The God Murphy Strikes Again

I just upgraded to a 125gal tank and now have a little room to add more fish. I was planning on going in and picking up some sub's and long finned comets this next weekend so I set up my 15 gal quarantine tank yesterday. I don't have any room for it in the house so I set it up in the garage and was planning on buying a heater for it today (it's holding about 65 degrees out there).

This morning murphy strikes. One of my favorite long finned comets who is normally attacking my hand when I feed him was sluggish. I was immediately concerned and took a closer look at him. Its a bacterial flesh infection near his dorsal fin. I've had this fish for 4 years now and it has never had a disease. As soon as I set up the quarantine tank though.. bamm!!! Murphy strikes.


Dangit, off the the pet store because of course I can't find my malachite green and I'm out of antibiotic feed.

Mostly healed up with just a few scales missing, out of quarantine, and chasing the female who's decided to plump up in the new tank. He got a little constipated after all of the antibiotics but nothing a little elodea and lettuce couldn't tank care of. (he spits peas out)

Quarantine taank now contains 2 sub's, 1 long fin comet, one funky looking comet (he's got a black mohawk that looks like it might stay), and 4 white clouds. After a precautionary tretment of salt, malachite green, and antibiotics they are all disease free and begging for food everytime they see me.