Perhaps another less than intelligent question on my part. But is there a greater risk for illness if a fish eats an ill fish? My humu picasso trigger just ate an ill gobie. Should i be expecting something? The gobie looked to either have a case of severe ich or fungus and i had just began to medicate the entire display tank using paraguard. I had cleared the tank of most of the live rock, which left the gobies with less places to hide, which then made them easier prey. So it was a double edged sword. But the tank had to be treated, and there was no other way for me to do it. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
trigger just ate a sick fish
- Thread starter capo larzo
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without a hospital tank your only method is to monitor the tank for several week's as ich will live for some time in a free floating form when it lay's it cyst's. I would continue to treat and just keep a close eye on the tank and fish. And, will your doing that invest in a 20 gallon tank, heater, sponge filter, air pump and some 3 to 4 inch PVC pipe piece's for a place to hide and a regular light and start using that as a hospital tank so you don't have to go through the whole ordeal of removing live rock and moving invert's and this and that it will be the best $125.00 you spend.
mr.reef24
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haha the sad thing is i already i have a hospital/quarantine tank. So many of the fish were ill by the time i was ready to treat that it was easier for me to do what im doing now. Its all a pain in the ass. I will never not quarantine again. Even live rock will be getting re-cured and quarantined from now on haha
capo larzo;3157360; said:
I preach quarantining new arrival's all the time you might wanna add a UV sterilizer to your main display to help with killing parasite's.
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