Sick Puffer

[charles-n-charge]

The entire system has it now. Every fish has little spots showing up on them.

The system is 375 gallons, has inverts, has corals, and has a ray.

I have no idea how I'm supposed to fix this


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[doveandgrenade]

You need to find out what's stressing out the fish. Raising the temperature is going to increase the reproduction rate of ich which is why you'll see it show up so fast. If the fish is healthy and you find out the stress then it can fight off the ich. Every marine tank has it, just the fish fight it off.

I'd try to get everything back to normal and figure out the stress. Did you test your waters? Also be careful with copper. I believe puffers are sensitive to it.


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[charles-n-charge]

http://youtu.be/B6D5e519PbU

I moved the ray, corals, live rock, and inverts to a 55 gallon quarantine tank with a 60g HOB filter, heater, and a powerhead with a UV sterilizer on it.

I'm hoping that now I could really focus on eliminating the ich in the main system while there's only fish in it.
Although I really am feeling uneasy about all of this and am scared I'm about to kill half of my fish. And I have no clue what type of treatment to go with.


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[charles-n-charge]

The ray and all the inverts seem to be doing fine in the 55. They're all eating and the ray is still active.

All the fish in the main system look a little better today then they did yesterday.
I'm beginning to slowly bring the salinity down in the main system, and am trying to conserve the removed saltwater in containers, where the ich can die off and the water can eventually be used again.

I also am feeding all the fish garlic soaked brine shrimp, and am allowing the temp to drop to about 74f to hopefully slow the ich down.


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[charles-n-charge]

As for the puffer. I'm not sure he's going to make it. He looks terrible right now, won't eat, is too weak to swim. I'm thinking he may be done, but I'm still trying my hardest to get him through it


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[charles-n-charge]

After two days of treatment, the puffer seems to be ich-free. But his eyes are cloudy and he won't swim, and is breathing kinda heavy.

I'm doing a 50% water change with water from the main system and stopping his medication for now to see if he returns to normal


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[charles-n-charge]

I'm now treating the system. I'm only using 150 gallons worth on the whole system though, because its already cleared up for the most part.


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[charles-n-charge]

The puffer just died.

Hopefully I can at least save the rest of the system.


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[doveandgrenade]

Sorry bout your loss. Hopefully the rest do well.


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[Marlin85]

I know this is late, but the puffers cloudy eyes were likely due to a secondary bacterial infection or Flukes. Both can cause cloudy eyes. Flukes usually cause frayed fins as well though. I usually treat all of my fish that first come in with cupramine and furan, at the same time. Sometimes prazi pro as well. You can mix al 3 together safely. I know the cupramine will reduce the affectiveness of the prazipro some, but it has always worked for me. I ALWAYS do that with caribbean fish.