well, what a week this has been for me. First, I lost two angelfishes due to (in all probability) poisoning from Windex. Given the fact that they died so suddenly, and given that they didn't have any phyical signs of disease, I'm almost certain that is what caused it. Even worse, though my yellow tang survived the ordeal (along with my clownfish), it obviously affected him, as he had red lines on his body, and didn't look/behave quite right. Yesterday morning, I noticed he was breathing heavy, and was coated in a fine white powder. He quickly deteriorated (before I could treat him) and I put him to sleep last night. This morning I, along with a friend at my LFS, were able to determine that velvet is what killed him (brought on by amonia from windex and of course stress.)
Now all I have left is my clownfish, who is doing perfectly. This leads to my question---how long should I wait before introducing new fish? My friend at the LFS said that, as long as my clownfish stays healthy, he shouldn't be affected by velvet and in a weeks time the velvet/parasite should completely die off, in which I then can start adding fish to my tank. Does this sound about right or not? Are there any other precautions I should take? Most importantly, I want to make sure I completely rid my tank of any kind of parasites so that any new fish won't be affected by such diseases.
Now all I have left is my clownfish, who is doing perfectly. This leads to my question---how long should I wait before introducing new fish? My friend at the LFS said that, as long as my clownfish stays healthy, he shouldn't be affected by velvet and in a weeks time the velvet/parasite should completely die off, in which I then can start adding fish to my tank. Does this sound about right or not? Are there any other precautions I should take? Most importantly, I want to make sure I completely rid my tank of any kind of parasites so that any new fish won't be affected by such diseases.
