My Flame Angel just died of ICH inside of my display tank. What do I do now to ensure my tank is safe for new fish and my existing fish?
I purchased two new fish at the LFS an Anthias and a Flame Angel. Anthias died 4 days after entering new tank... (did not look like it had ich but it did have white marks/streaks on its body) My flame was doing great.. and then I noticed she was swimming funny.. and had two white spots on her. I tested my tank parameters to ensure they were pristine.. and they were. I did nothing as I was sure she would recover. The next day my flame was laying on its side breathing very very heavy. I cancelled a work meeting and went back to the LFS. They were great but I think it was just to late? I gave her a freshwater dip in a desperate attempt to give her some relief. The fact that I could catch her in my display tank says it all. I practically caught her with my hand. She died minutes after the freshwater dip. I did obtain a cleaner shrimp / and purchased a fire shrimp at the LFS in hopes they would help with the ich clean up? I have always had cleaner shrimp in my tank and I have never had an ich outbreak before?
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50 Gallon bowfront FOWLR and Inverts: Power Compacts / HOB filter / HOB coralife Skimmer / 50 pounds live rock / 20 pounds live sand / 2 power heads / 2 clown fish / yellow goby / cleaner shrimp / fire shrimp / clean up crew / tons of mushrooms / (hoping to get scotts wrasse and I want to try a flame angel again?)
50 gallon planted Freshwater tank / soil substrate covered with river rocks / 2 HOB /
I purchased two new fish at the LFS an Anthias and a Flame Angel. Anthias died 4 days after entering new tank... (did not look like it had ich but it did have white marks/streaks on its body) My flame was doing great.. and then I noticed she was swimming funny.. and had two white spots on her. I tested my tank parameters to ensure they were pristine.. and they were. I did nothing as I was sure she would recover. The next day my flame was laying on its side breathing very very heavy. I cancelled a work meeting and went back to the LFS. They were great but I think it was just to late? I gave her a freshwater dip in a desperate attempt to give her some relief. The fact that I could catch her in my display tank says it all. I practically caught her with my hand. She died minutes after the freshwater dip. I did obtain a cleaner shrimp / and purchased a fire shrimp at the LFS in hopes they would help with the ich clean up? I have always had cleaner shrimp in my tank and I have never had an ich outbreak before?
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50 Gallon bowfront FOWLR and Inverts: Power Compacts / HOB filter / HOB coralife Skimmer / 50 pounds live rock / 20 pounds live sand / 2 power heads / 2 clown fish / yellow goby / cleaner shrimp / fire shrimp / clean up crew / tons of mushrooms / (hoping to get scotts wrasse and I want to try a flame angel again?)
50 gallon planted Freshwater tank / soil substrate covered with river rocks / 2 HOB /