I am so disappointing in myself for not taking things a bit slow. I have had my 20 gallon for 8 months and my 4 fishes are doing perfectly fine. Made a 72 bowfront about 2 month ago and all seems well until....i became hasty and added a new fish.
I had a small yellow tang, 2 true percs and a spotted hawkfish in the 20 for a good amount of time. I transferred everything over to my 72bow and it was great. I knew about hospital tanks and I should've followed what all reefers said. I had a hospital tank b4 but have been busy and did not set it up. I figured that since all my fishes are healthy and doing well, they would fight off diseases easily. Boy was i wrong.. I think one of you guys should come to my house and smack me in the head for negligence.
A few days ago i added a sailfin tang after being convinced by my coral shop that i have bought from since the 8 month i started reefing. He convinced me that the fish is fine and its healthy. I threw it in my tank. Now i see white specs floating all over my water and i Know that it isnt dust or sand particles since there wasnt any for the past 1-2 month of starting up this new glass cage of wonder. My yellow tang now has 10000000000000 white spots all over its body. The sailfin has as well but not as much. I know that it is the sailfin that brought about this to the tank. I can't catch the yellow tang, he outwitted me inside the rocks knowing that i would not tear apart the rockscape to get him. As for the sailfin, he gave up without a fight and fell into my net as i scooped it out of the water. It's currently in my 10 gallon that i JUST SET up 30 minutes or so ago. Will begin hyposalinity treatment through the course of 48 hours or so as i gradually lower the sg. I dont want to do that yet because i want to throw the yellow tang in there too. My clowns and hawkfish hasnt gotten any dots yet and never did actually. I can easily catch the percs but just like the yellow tang...the jerk spotted hawkfish is just as quick into hiding and smaller which makes him nearly impossible to catch. ANY ideas on how i can net these punks???? I need help. Ive grown too attached to my 4 fish and wish that i could've followed reefing laws before attempting to add a fish. I dont want the yellow tang to die. What do you guys suggest for me to go about luring him in. I could use a fishing line with a shrimp bait, just kidding!"
I had a small yellow tang, 2 true percs and a spotted hawkfish in the 20 for a good amount of time. I transferred everything over to my 72bow and it was great. I knew about hospital tanks and I should've followed what all reefers said. I had a hospital tank b4 but have been busy and did not set it up. I figured that since all my fishes are healthy and doing well, they would fight off diseases easily. Boy was i wrong.. I think one of you guys should come to my house and smack me in the head for negligence.
A few days ago i added a sailfin tang after being convinced by my coral shop that i have bought from since the 8 month i started reefing. He convinced me that the fish is fine and its healthy. I threw it in my tank. Now i see white specs floating all over my water and i Know that it isnt dust or sand particles since there wasnt any for the past 1-2 month of starting up this new glass cage of wonder. My yellow tang now has 10000000000000 white spots all over its body. The sailfin has as well but not as much. I know that it is the sailfin that brought about this to the tank. I can't catch the yellow tang, he outwitted me inside the rocks knowing that i would not tear apart the rockscape to get him. As for the sailfin, he gave up without a fight and fell into my net as i scooped it out of the water. It's currently in my 10 gallon that i JUST SET up 30 minutes or so ago. Will begin hyposalinity treatment through the course of 48 hours or so as i gradually lower the sg. I dont want to do that yet because i want to throw the yellow tang in there too. My clowns and hawkfish hasnt gotten any dots yet and never did actually. I can easily catch the percs but just like the yellow tang...the jerk spotted hawkfish is just as quick into hiding and smaller which makes him nearly impossible to catch. ANY ideas on how i can net these punks???? I need help. Ive grown too attached to my 4 fish and wish that i could've followed reefing laws before attempting to add a fish. I dont want the yellow tang to die. What do you guys suggest for me to go about luring him in. I could use a fishing line with a shrimp bait, just kidding!"
