Sudden Altum Death

parriedog · 01-01-2013, 06:37 PM

My Altum suddenly passed away on 1st day of 2013......
What a sad day to begin....Super dishearten

No any sign nor unusal behaviour during New year Eve. All as per normal.
Next day, sink below.
Notice the body has some funny spots , how can we prevent or what is this Death ?

isa · 01-01-2013, 08:32 PM

Happened to me last week 4pcs of my Altum hit by sudden death syndrome maybe my mistake comm last batch 5pcs to my big main AA tank to early .What I do I put UV light 9v inside the tank to break the outbreak .Plus WC 30% with Prime and filter wool I changed .After 3-4 days all other AA doing well no more SDS and eating well .

Dyna · 01-01-2013, 09:35 PM

Sorry for both bros' losses.

parriedog · 01-01-2013, 09:47 PM

Currently I am going back to the initial quarratine method by lowering the PH day by day for the remaining mature altums. Hope that help
When the SDS hit , the water Ph was at 7.1 all other parameter are safe.
Still can't figure out what happen .....

Aquatalk · 01-01-2013, 10:57 PM

Bro, how long has this Altum been with you? Looks huge. The marks on the affected altum are pretty distinct. Do you observe same marks on other Altums?

itchy · 02-01-2013, 10:33 AM

Te markings on your 1st pic seems like external parasite infections?

Why subject te rest of your altums to low ph again? Perhaps will be better if you can observe carefully for ext parasites?

parriedog · 02-01-2013, 11:18 AM

It does look like External parasite, but it will be 1st time i came across external that kills a Big fish within a nite.

01-01-2013, 06:37 PM	#1
parriedog Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 91	Sudden Altum Death My Altum suddenly passed away on 1st day of 2013...... What a sad day to begin....Super dishearten No any sign nor unusal behaviour during New year Eve. All as per normal. Next day, sink below. Notice the body has some funny spots , how can we prevent or what is this Death ?

01-01-2013, 08:32 PM	#2
isa 2014 National Flowerhorn Competition 1st Prize Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,274	Happened to me last week 4pcs of my Altum hit by sudden death syndrome maybe my mistake comm last batch 5pcs to my big main AA tank to early .What I do I put UV light 9v inside the tank to break the outbreak .Plus WC 30% with Prime and filter wool I changed .After 3-4 days all other AA doing well no more SDS and eating well .

01-01-2013, 09:35 PM	#3
Dyna Arofanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 188	Sorry for both bros' losses.

01-01-2013, 09:47 PM	#4
parriedog Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 91	Currently I am going back to the initial quarratine method by lowering the PH day by day for the remaining mature altums. Hope that help When the SDS hit , the water Ph was at 7.1 all other parameter are safe. Still can't figure out what happen .....

01-01-2013, 10:57 PM	#5
Aquatalk Dragon Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 734	Bro, how long has this Altum been with you? Looks huge. The marks on the affected altum are pretty distinct. Do you observe same marks on other Altums?

02-01-2013, 10:33 AM	#6
itchy Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,159	Te markings on your 1st pic seems like external parasite infections? Why subject te rest of your altums to low ph again? Perhaps will be better if you can observe carefully for ext parasites?

02-01-2013, 11:18 AM	#7
parriedog Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 91	It does look like External parasite, but it will be 1st time i came across external that kills a Big fish within a nite.

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