'the Slow Burner' - Pics & Vid 21/08

[ZoddyZod]

I recommend that you do because if you have one aggressive one, then it will help spread the aggression out over more individuals. If it was me, I would quarantine the new angel for 4 weeks, then swap the aggressive juvenile and the new one so that the aggressive one is out of the main tank while the new one settles in, then introduce the aggressive one back after a week or so.

For quarantine to be effective, it needs to last for at least 4 weeks. I usually recommend that 4-6 weeks as optimum and some people will quarantine for up to 24 weeks to be absolutely sure.

Sounds like a plan. Once the new external arrives I can free-up my internal to create a quarantine tank again.

I thought 2 weeks was a pretty standard quarantine time, I do hope whatever caused the death does not become a problem for the rest of the inhabitants.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Another of the juvi angels is showing the same symptoms. I've posted in the Emergencies section for some advice

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/371613-unwell-angel/

 

[markandhisfish]

bummer about the angel loss . tanks looking lovely tho

 

[ZoddyZod]

Second angel found dead in the quarantine tank this morning.

The filter i was running on th Q tank normally runs on the 320. Is there a risk that the filter is now contaminated by the parasite and i should refrain from moving it back to the main tank?

 

[KittyKat]

Second angel found dead in the quarantine tank this morning.

The filter i was running on th Q tank normally runs on the 320. Is there a risk that the filter is now contaminated by the parasite and i should refrain from moving it back to the main tank?

Most parasites can not survive for over 2 weeks without a fish host, so there is probably no problem with using the filter in the main tank after a period of two weeks. If you're worried about it, bleach it and media for a couple of hours in a mild solution, then soak it in tap water with a lot of dechlorinator (swirling the media and filter about a bit; some blue dechlorinators will go purple while bleach is present in the water, so keep adding dechlorinator until water goes blue).

I do recommend that you wait at least 4 weeks now before adding new fish, to make sure current fish are not infected already.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Most parasites can not survive for over 2 weeks without a fish host, so there is probably no problem with using the filter in the main tank after a period of two weeks. If you're worried about it, bleach it and media for a couple of hours in a mild solution, then soak it in tap water with a lot of dechlorinator (swirling the media and filter about a bit; some blue dechlorinators will go purple while bleach is present in the water, so keep adding dechlorinator until water goes blue).

I do recommend that you wait at least 4 weeks now before adding new fish, to make sure current fish are not infected already.

I will just leave the filter media out to dry then. I only keep it in the main tank for cases such as this anyway. By the time I come to add fish again I will have been able to run the media for several weeks in my external, seeding it once again for any quarantine needs.

still no signs of it developing on the other fish, so fingers crossed.

 

[KittyKat]

Most parasites can not survive for over 2 weeks without a fish host, so there is probably no problem with using the filter in the main tank after a period of two weeks. If you're worried about it, bleach it and media for a couple of hours in a mild solution, then soak it in tap water with a lot of dechlorinator (swirling the media and filter about a bit; some blue dechlorinators will go purple while bleach is present in the water, so keep adding dechlorinator until water goes blue).

I will just leave the filter media out to dry then. I only keep it in the main tank for cases such as this anyway. By the time I come to add fish again I will have been able to run the media for several weeks in my external, seeding it once again for any quarantine needs.

I think it would be better to leave it running in the quarantine tank then. Some parasites (at certain stages of their life cycle) can become dormant if the environment is not suitable for "hatching"/whatever.. so it's better to let them get to the stage when they need a fish host, fail to find one and die without reproducing.

I do not know if this is the case for Flagellates or not, but I think it will be safer to leave the filter running while you're on holiday.

 

[Tizer]

#136### how did i miss this journal :\ nice take mate, looks ace

 

[ZoddyZod]

Well after the rather sad last couple of weeks in which I've lost two of the angels (and one is still struggling with the internal infection)......I get this rather pleasant turn of events.

The rather aggressive juvi turned out to be a female. She has paired up with my (newly discovered) male.....twice her size. They started cleaning a piece of wood yesterday and then I spotted this about an hour ago....

Not sure how well the eggs will fare though. The third and final does of the anti-pararsite treament goes in tonight. Will have to see how it turns out.

Since I've been typing this they appear to have finished after coating the top of the stump with eggs. The female is now attending to them and the male has moved to the opposite end of the tank.

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Awwww that is so lovely after all the bad stuff that's happened. Even if nothing this time because of the treatment, they'll lay again.

 

[minnnt]

Awwww that is so lovely after all the bad stuff that's happened. Even if nothing this time because of the treatment, they'll lay again.

+ a million!! Thats a lovely end to a sad story!

Now for the aggression...

 

[ZoddyZod]

Cheers both!

Seems the aggression can now be linked to her protecting her man

 

[minnnt]

Haha. Loving the size difference too... Very comical!

 

[ZoddyZod]

Lights have just gone off........she is eating them! Doh.

 

[minnnt]

It's to be expected with the first few batches mate... Some more will be there within a week!