Petco rescue, two tangs

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He's in the bath now, how often can/should I do the bath until they get better?

I don’t think I’d do more than once a week or so unless it’s medically needed. Let’s get @ngoodermuth opinion though.
 
I don’t think I would worry about a second bath quite yet... just give it some time and see how they do.
Thank you, I want to do everything I can but I also don't want to over do it and end up killing them with the treatments
 
I dropped the temp to about 73(room temp) based on the salvage protocol, should I leave it there or bring it back up?
Maintain Steady temperature. 73 is quite low. Plenty of oxygen, FW dip and liquid vitamins and teramyacin or similar will be a good start
 
Maintain Steady temperature. 73 is quite low. Plenty of oxygen, FW dip and liquid vitamins and teramyacin or similar will be a good start
The freshwater dip has been done, I dropped the temp based on the article @Big G shared from Humblefish about last ditch efforts to save a fish to try to get them through the first night. I slowly ramped the temp back up to 76 today. For now I'm feeding pe mysis and nori, selcon is on the way from Amazon and should be here tomorrow. So far they're both doing better. I have an air pump delivering quite a bit of air and I added pure oxygen last night until my tank ran out
 
The freshwater dip has been done, I dropped the temp based on the article @Big G shared from Humblefish about last ditch efforts to save a fish to try to get them through the first night. I slowly ramped the temp back up to 76 today. For now I'm feeding pe mysis and nori, selcon is on the way from Amazon and should be here tomorrow. So far they're both doing better. I have an air pump delivering quite a bit of air and I added pure oxygen last night until my tank ran out
way to go. Sounds like you have followed advice and are on top of it. Hopes for success
 
Not many people would do what you are doing for these fish. For some reason people don’t see fish as pets or think the don’t have personalities “they just swim around”. Every fish I’ve had as a personalities (IMO). I had a McCosker Wrasse that was the smallest in the tank. My daughter named him Rocky because he claimed one end of the tank. He had no problem chasing off the fish, especially the Tang. It was so funny because every time he did, he would swim back and forth over his territory and flash. He thought he was king of the tank. Reminded us of the scene where Rocky finally made it up the stairs and started jumping around[emoji4]
Good luck!!!
 
I woke up to a hungry blue tang swimming around for the first time. The yellow tang is continuing to looking better too.

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HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 21 33.3%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 9 14.3%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 9 14.3%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 13 20.6%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 14.3%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 11 17.5%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 3.2%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 4 6.3%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 2 3.2%
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