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niger trigger
07-28-2005, 02:29 PM
I am still a beginner If anyone can give any suggestions i would appreciate it. I just lost all my fish I whent on vacation came back and they were really sick and died. I have had my fish tak for 4 months and was doing great. I cleaned my tank really good and washed all the fake coral, not my live rock. I waited for a week and put in a niger trigger fish. It did ok for 3, and it got cloudy eyes and would not eat, I don't know what to do i don't want to put any more fish until I know it is good for my fish don't want any more fish to die. I am still treating my 100 gallon tank, some tablets that my fish store sold me.What should I do.
Thanks 
Vicente
jerryc
07-28-2005, 02:54 PM
If you have only had the tank 4 months and had the fish 3 months
 you may have got in to big a rush to put in the fish?
A tank needs time to mature.
Whit did you do for the tank while you was on vacation
did you have someone looking out for it [you]
Have you got test kits [ Ammonia - Nitrite - Nitrate - Ph ] 
 
First thing you have to do for someone to help you is run your test
to find out if you have a water problem
niger trigger
07-28-2005, 03:27 PM
I went by the guidlines the pet store gave me. I have a test kit all my leverls are cheking out good. I even took it the pet store were i get my fish and they checked everythign as well and sait it was good. I even now the water is testing at normal levels. I had food pre packaged in amounts for my cousing so all he had to do was put the food in on a daily basis, and would not over feed the fish. I had a stripped puffer, 1 yellow tang, 1 black voliten-lion fish. The niger trigger was added after i talk to the people at the fish store and they looked at the water and said that it would be ok to add him tothe tank. I added the fish at different times so I would not stress the other fish by putting to many at one time.
ph 8.3
amonia-0
nitrite-0
nitrate- 10
salineti-.0121
jerryc
07-28-2005, 03:48 PM
Around hear the state we have both good and bad LFS but i don't trust ether to
 do my testing for me. Thea or their to make money [not a bad thing] Thea
have to make a profit
Whit was the result of your test
Some of the fish don't look to be compatible but don't thank that is the problem
or you'd see the carnage
After i changed over from fresh to salt i had the same problems lost my fish 
after a few weeks stile thank it was from me getting in to big a rush
niger trigger
07-28-2005, 04:29 PM
what are your recomendations on fish to get now and how log should i wait till I start getting the fish i am looking to get.  1 Stripped  puffer fish, 1 Purple Or yellow tang, 1 Black voliten, 1 Niger trigger. I have a 100 gallon aquarium.
Your thoughts on it.
jerryc
07-28-2005, 06:34 PM
Will whit i do is go hear    http://www.liveaquaria.com/   and use their compatibility chart.
I thank if it was me Waite about 30 days doing my test and water changes and
go from their
also make shorer you have good test kits i usual recommend theis
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_test_kits_salifert.asp?CartId=
Reptoreef
07-28-2005, 11:34 PM
IMO, you got a sick fish(possibly with an internal parasite) whatever it was, it was enough to infect rather quickly. Your tank may be hosed for the potential of a future reef due the the med use( what kind... any copper???). Aside from my opinion, Jerry's got the rest covered. Good luck and welcome to Captive Reefing!!!
Jason
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