HELP!! What does my yellow tang have and how can I cure it

[Jahn0614]

 

[Crabs McJones]

Looks like a bacterial infection. Qt and run antibiotics

 

[Jahn0614]

Looks like a bacterial infection. Qt and run antibiotics

What can I give it I have methynane blue and nitrofurazone and kanaplex.

 

[Crabs McJones]

What can I give it I have methynane blue and nitrofurazone and kanaplex.

Kanaplex and metroplex with furan2 would be best in this case seeing as you already have kanaplex. NFG would be best as it covers darn near everything

 

[Jahn0614]

Kanaplex and metroplex with furan2 would be best in this case seeing as you already have kanaplex. NFG would be best as it covers darn near everything

Are these reef safe?

 

[Big G]

Are these reef safe?

No. They all should be used in a quarantine tank.

 

[Jahn0614]

No. They all should be used in a quarantine tank.

What can I do if I don’t have one?

 

[Big G]

What can I give it I have methynane blue and nitrofurazone and kanaplex.

Just to be clear, do you have Furan2 or NFG (aka nitrofuracine powder)

 

[Jahn0614]

Just to be clear, do you have Furan2 or NFG (aka nitrofuracine powder)

No I have nitrofurazone

 

[Big G]

No I have nitrofurazone

Furan2 is a commonly packaged product that contains just nitrofurazone;
NFG contains nitrofurazone + small amount of methylene blue + salt

NFG works great on those types of red areas your tang is displaying. And it works the fastest on those infections.

Furan2 + Kanaplex will work well on both gram positive and gram negative infections.

Time is often of the essence here. Those "red areas" once they show are not good. Rapid treatment is advised.

 

[Jahn0614]

Furan2 is a commonly packaged product that contains just nitrofurazone;
NFG contains nitrofurazone + small amount of methylene blue + salt

NFG works great on those types of red areas your tang is displaying. And it works the fastest on those infections.

Furan2 + Kanaplex will work well on both gram positive and gram negative infections.

Time is often of the essence here. Those "red areas" once they show are not good. Rapid treatment is advised.

So do I dose the tank right away?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Never treat in your main tank. You need to set up a hospital tank to treat in.

 

[Jahn0614]

Never treat in your main tank. You need to set up a hospital tank to treat in.

What can I do if I don’t have a spare tank?

 

[Crabs McJones]

What can I do if I don’t have a spare tank?

Not much you can do. There isnt really a reef safe antibacterial as it'll also target the good bacteria in your tank and live rock as well potentially causing ammonia spikes and deaths. I would run to your LFS and pick up at minimum a 20 gallon long kit (the ones that come with power filters heater, and cheap lights) a bottle of bacteria (bio spira preferably) and fill it with fresh saltwater and move the tang over to treat.
For this reason I keep a 40 breeder in my basement ready to go for either quarantine of new fish or if the occasion should unfortunately arise treatment of current fish.

 

[Jahn0614]

Not much you can do. There isnt really a reef safe antibacterial as it'll also target the good bacteria in your tank and live rock as well potentially causing ammonia spikes and deaths. I would run to your LFS and pick up at minimum a 20 gallon long kit (the ones that come with power filters heater, and cheap lights) a bottle of bacteria (bio spira preferably) and fill it with fresh saltwater and move the tang over to treat.
For this reason I keep a 40 breeder in my basement ready to go for either quarantine of new fish or if the occasion should unfortunately arise treatment of current fish.

Ok thank you

 

[Crabs McJones]

Ok thank you

You bet, and good luck!

 

[Jahn0614]

You bet, and good luck!

Some one told me a nutrient deficiency is that true?

 

[Big G]

Some one told me a nutrient deficiency is that true?

Here's an excellent posting by @Humblefish on bacterial infections. Scroll down to the 3rd pic or so where you can see some pictures of a Yellow Tang with bacterial infection. Hope this helps a bit.

TANK TERROR: Bacterial Infections In The Reef Tank

Editor’s Note: The reef aquarium hobby is not for the faint of heart. Maintaining a complex ecosystem can be a daunting task with many variables in play that all have effect on one another. However, beyond the effort to maintain the ecosystem and...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[LAReefer4Life]

No It is bacterial. Not sure of the cause but you will need to QT asap

 

[Jahn0614]

No It is bacterial. Not sure of the cause but you will need to QT asap

Can bacterial infection be cause from not doing a wc in a long time?