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Thanks for the tag and response!
Mix diet - nori, pellets, mysis, Spirulina, reef frenzy. Plenty of algae (and pods) in tank though if he wanted to hunt too. Not sure if that’s sarcasm but it looks quite the opposite to me for a baby tang about 1.5” bigwhat you feeding it? Its looks mal-nourished.....
Know of any ways to infuse it into the foods?As for a cure, there are not many options. You'll read about Epsom salts, but that really needs to be in the fish's food and with it not eating, that's out.
Jay
ch- this can’t possibly be good
I haven’t seen it eat in at least a few days, though I just got it out of the DT into an acclimation box a few hours ago for better observation. Have someone coming to hospital tank it in a few hours so open to any ideas.Ou
ch- this can’t possibly be good
What foods are you feeding and is fish still eating today?
May be edema in which the fish cannot maintain its bodily fluids and have other internal issues going on. You can try kanaplex which is absorbed internally and externally but at this stage may or may not work.I haven’t seen it eat in at least a few days, though I just got it out of the DT into an acclimation box a few hours ago for better observation. Have someone coming to hospital tank it in a few hours so open to any ideas.
Prior to that, I was feeding the display tank nori, pellets, Spirulina, mysis, reef frenzy + algae on rocks. Cut back to once a day feeding about a week ago thinking it was constipated and over eating.
Know of any ways to infuse it into the foods?
This is not good and may be too much fats or bacterial infection. Has the fish produced feces the last 72 hours?I have this same thing happening to my yellow tang from biota. Bought it in September. Started getting the lumps in a couple weeks but I thought it was just fat and eating all the algae in my tank. It has gotten significantly worse and isn't eating. Think I'm going to put him in a quarantine and try the kanaplex and epsom salt or I think it will die.
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TDO pellets, nori, and frozen mixture (1-2x/wk with LRS, mysis, krill). It also grazed nonstop as soon as I put it in the tank.This is not good and may be too much fats or bacterial infection. Has the fish produced feces the last 72 hours?
What foods are you feeding ?
You only feed once or twice a week ?TDO pellets, nori, and frozen mixture 1-2x/wk (LRS, mysis, krill). It also grazed nonstop as soon as I put it in the tank.
I have not seen it poop in awhile.
Frozen 1-2x per week.You only feed once or twice a week ?
If eating as stated, stop pellets for now and feed brine shrimp which may help as a laxative in the event of blockage as I suspected no feces at least last 72 hrsTDO pellets, nori, and frozen mixture (1-2x/wk with LRS, mysis, krill). It also grazed nonstop as soon as I put it in the tank.
I have not seen it poop in awhile.
It's not eating unfortunately. What I listed above is what I used to feed it. It's been like this for awhile. I got it the beginning of September and started getting plump almost right away. I thought it was just grazing too much.If eating as stated, stop pellets for now and feed brine shrimp which may help as a laxative in the event of blockage as I suspected no feces at least last 72 hrs
Wow so this fish has had the bulge for about 2 months now?It's not eating unfortunately. What I listed above is what I used to feed it. It's been like this for awhile. I got it the beginning of September and started getting plump almost right away. I thought it was just grazing too much.