oh darn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nycsicktank]

omg my flame angle had popeye and HLLE more than a month ago and now he has ick(in qt).........what the hell is going on?????????? i mean is this possible or did i get bad fish? can someone qt for me? :wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::wall::w all::wall::wall::wall::wall:

[NeonFlux]

online qt!!

[Lady G]

OMG....poor you, have no idea what to tell ya to do, but poor you:)

[nycsicktank]

duh! yeah poor me -_-

[Blossom112]

omg so sorry ...................i cant wait till it happens to me ........:liar:

[nycsicktank]

hah as long as you dont get angels in the beginning =). i learned my lesson the hard way. thank you blossom

[Lady G]

Ahhhh, and you taught me something without me having to ask!!!!:silly:

[nycsicktank]

anything that eats algae. you should wait 6 months. i had a feeling you going to get flame angel and few of my wrasses :grinno:

[Reefscape]

omg my flame angle had popeye and HLLE more than a month ago and now he has ick(in qt).........what the hell is going on?????????? i mean is this possible or did i get bad fish? can someone qt for me?

Short answer, very possible...Any fish can succumb to ailments i'm afraid...

[Lady G]

anything that eats algae. you should wait 6 months. i had a feeling you going to get flame angel and few of my wrasses :grinno:

LOL, yeah thanks for that info!! So, how is your fishie today?

[salty420]

ack im sorry that this is happening, such a beautiful fish, it's a shame...

[Amphiprion]

That fish can't win, can it? Have you checked and double checked parameters in quarantine (pH and ammonia come to mind). It seems it is about time for you to start a hyposalinity treatment...

[Lady G]

So how is your fish doing NYC? :confused:

[nycsicktank]

all my water parameters are great. i keep the water on top alert. :thumbsup:
the ick went away however he aint coming out of the qt for awhile.

[Catpicklesdog]

I can't believe how much bad luck you're having with him! Fingers crossed he gets sorted!

[nycsicktank]

yea i know cpd. i really think i had a bad fish in the first place. this fish isnt something to begin with. :headshake2:

[Catpicklesdog]

You're probably not going to want to hear this but I've just come across this in "PocketExpert Marine Fishes"

........(Sadly, in recent years some individuals have failed to survive more than a month; the reason for these mortalities is not known, although collection or shipping problems are suspected by some observers.) ........

I know it's not the answer you're looking for but thought it might put your mind at rest if you know it's not something you've done!

HTH

[nycsicktank]

thank you for pointing that out for me. i hope he makes it, i had it for 2 months and i am so attached to him :cry:

[nycsicktank]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/fkyounggs/DSCN1803.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/fkyounggs/DSCN1802.jpg

he has no ick in his faces but he has them in his tails. now he shows sign of twitching! i am right doing hypo now.

[nycsicktank]

i took out my AC 50 filter and replaced with 2 diy sponges i made just now. dang this sponges are dam loud!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/fkyounggs/th_DSCN1801.jpg (http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b221/fkyounggs/?action=view&current=DSCN1801.flv)

[mandy21]

those dang flame angels are cursed! I hope after you battle this ich bout that he stops getting ailments!

My potters is doing so much better than my flame. And to think, I was not hesitant in the flame but was with the potters.

[nycsicktank]

mandy how about we both go search for healthy ones ourself? :shark:

thanks goodness atleast one of your angels isnt killing you lol

[salty420]

oh i hope it gets better for you, you've sure given it every chance :)

[nycsicktank]

i couldnt sleep for the past two months cause of this guy; waking up every 6 hrs just to check if hes alive. doing 50% w.c everyday. trying to figure how to feed him nori(no luck still) gosh, im tired already. he better get better; all this people wanting to see back in full strength =)

[Lady G]

i couldnt sleep for the past two months cause of this guy; waking up every 6 hrs just to check if hes alive. doing 50% w.c everyday. trying to figure how to feed him nori(no luck still) gosh, im tired already. he better get better; all this people wanting to see back in full strength =)

How long do you sleep if your waking every SIX hours:confused:, wow 6 straight hours of sleep would be amazing! LOL

You seem to be doing everything you can, I'm sure in the end it will pay off...he is a very pretty boy BTW!

[nycsicktank]

:hitting: im up again! =D

[mandy21]

mandy how about we both go search for healthy ones ourself? :shark:

thanks goodness atleast one of your angels isnt killing you lol

haha, that's the only fish that isn't under hypo right now. :wall:

At least you know if something happens and he doesn't live a long life in your tank, you did everything you possibly could do.

[nycsicktank]

haha, how are your fishes doing?

[mandy21]

a lot better than I am. I have 70g of trashcans, one for RO water, one for water mixed around 1.009 for hypo, and another at 1.026. my life revolves around them. I might start sleeping with my refractometer haha. thanks for asking.

[nycsicktank]

good to hear your fishes are doing fine.
haha all we need is refractometer and a red bull. it looks like we're going to talk again soon. ttyl hahaha

[nycsicktank]

dang it, i just killed one of my baby bristle worm. bleh i never knew it was there until i did hypo. my hypo is at 1.008. ick came off his body. 8 weeks to go.........dang another 2 months

[nycsicktank]

RIP Flame angel at 3:21 Am
:(

[Reefscape]

Really sorry to hear that you lost the FA mate...such a shame....

[journey0820]

I'm sorry NYC...that is really tough.

[mandy21]

I'm sorry to hear :( But you know, like I said before, you went above and beyond. You did all that could have been done.

[nycsicktank]

thanks all...2nd fish lost...

[Catpicklesdog]

Sorry to hear you lost it. Like Mandy said, you certainly did everything you could to try and save the little guy!

[nycsicktank]

thanks cpd. i just cant believe i had this fish for 2 months in qt as a newbie lol =D

[salty420]

aww that sucks. im sorry :(

[nycsicktank]

:mwave:

[Grins]

Sorry to learn about the flame.

[nycsicktank]

oh dont worry he flamed himself up like this :FIREdevil: haha

[mandy21]

Must be something with them. Mine was dead this morning as well, with no visible issues, was eating well, swimming around fine, all params in QT were fine. I think we got a bad batch of flames.

[nycsicktank]

awww man, sorry to hear this. im telling you mandy we need to look for it ourself!
most of these flames comes with bad internal bacteria slowing killing them i heard. how long did you had it for?

[Blossom112]

Now im really afraid to get fish !
Afriend has a powder blue tang ,i would like to buy and a yellow tang .
but after all this im not sure now

[nycsicktank]

Now im really afraid to get fish !
Afriend has a powder blue tang ,i would like to buy and a yellow tang .
but after all this im not sure now

this fish is not for beginner i must say. :)

[Blossom112]

tes i know but he has taught them to eat and has had them with no illness for a long time !

[Catpicklesdog]

Now im really afraid to get fish !
Afriend has a powder blue tang ,i would like to buy and a yellow tang .
but after all this im not sure now

Yellow Tangs are the hardiest of the Surgeonfish when it comes to keeping them in captivity, but surgeons such as the Powder Blue and the Regal are the most prone to Ich.

That's why I only have a Yellow Tang, I'm too scared to try the others:grinyes:

[mandy21]

awww man, sorry to hear this. im telling you mandy we need to look for it ourself!
most of these flames comes with bad internal bacteria slowing killing them i heard. how long did you had it for?

I had him for a month or so, not positive when I bought him, but on my little timeline it's been roughly a month. I'm going to hold off replacing him with something until I move.

Blossom, just be careful when choosing fish. If you're a beginner, go for beginner fish. Save ones that are a little bit less hardy for when you have a bit of experience under your wings.

[nycsicktank]

Yellow Tangs are the hardiest of the Surgeonfish when it comes to keeping them in captivity, but surgeons such as the Powder Blue and the Regal are the most prone to Ich.

That's why I only have a Yellow Tang, I'm too scared to try the others:grinyes:

you know you want power blue :grinyes:

I had him for a month or so, not positive when I bought him, but on my little timeline it's been roughly a month. I'm going to hold off replacing him with something until I move.

Blossom, just be careful when choosing fish. If you're a beginner, go for beginner fish. Save ones that are a little bit less hardy for when you have a bit of experience under your wings.

i hear alot of complains over at RC flame dying so quickly :headshake2:
am i consider a beginner too?:)