Petco rescue, two tangs
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They weren't but the powdery look and swimming into the power head is what's concerning me. I'm on my way to the lfs right now to get qt tanks
4FordFamily
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Well swimming in to powerhead means a lack of oxygen to the fish’s gills. Often that’s velvet or badly damaged gills but it could also be other things such as bacterial blooms consuming the oxygen in the water (typically cloudy water is very easy to identify and the water often smells “foul”).
As far as treatment plans, 14 days in copper 2.0-2.25 (chelated such as copper power), Prazi in the water doses day 10 and day 14. Day 14 also give the fish a Prazi bath per the instructions on the bottle. Let it cover an hour or two, give it a freshwater bath, then transfer to a new, completely sterile quarantine.
That’s how I’ve handled Prazi resistant flukes and ich/velvet in the past.
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Thank you! I'll start getting set up
AquaLifeStudio
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For a blue tang to constantly swim into a powerhead would also lead me to believe of something effecting the gills. I dont find that to be "normal blue tang behavior".
Now, for my Achilles tang on the other hand, swimming into the powerhead is the "tread mill" section in its daily triathalon around my tank which also includes figure 8's around the nori clips and the carousel around the rockwork while chasing or being chased by the Goldrim tang.
Everyday is the same thing, since January! Never gets tired.
Now, for my Achilles tang on the other hand, swimming into the powerhead is the "tread mill" section in its daily triathalon around my tank which also includes figure 8's around the nori clips and the carousel around the rockwork while chasing or being chased by the Goldrim tang.
Everyday is the same thing, since January! Never gets tired.
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Let’s hope the other guy fights it off. Last thing you need is 2 different QT going. I would lose track of which tank needs what.
Yell at your other tang and tell him to get his act together and not get sick. Then fed him tons of worms and other healthy food.
I understand what you are saying about looking like has a fine dust. I am hoping it is just it’s coat. My purple looks the same. At certain angles he looks covered. He did have ich a week or so ago, but it is gone and he is fine now. Hope same thing in your case.
Yell at your other tang and tell him to get his act together and not get sick. Then fed him tons of worms and other healthy food.
I understand what you are saying about looking like has a fine dust. I am hoping it is just it’s coat. My purple looks the same. At certain angles he looks covered. He did have ich a week or so ago, but it is gone and he is fine now. Hope same thing in your case.
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Thank you everyone!
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I'm hoping I'm just overly paranoid. Worst case I'll at least be eradicating ich from my system!
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Here's the start of my qt on a budget. My wife doesn't seem to think that this fits with her country theme in the living room, I told her it's very back woodsy
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I almost did it again, I stopped at a different petco than where I got baby Dory because I needed more biospira. They had a blue hippo tang there that looked horrible, they would only offer 75% off so I didn't get her. I didn't want to give them another dime for a sick fish and perpetuate the problem
mmw64
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Sending good thoughts your way.
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It was hard to walk awayYeah it's tough. Also you can't save every fish every time but it's nice when you can
Here's the start of my qt on a budget. My wife doesn't seem to think that this fits with her country theme in the living room, I told her it's very back woodsy
Nice. Btw....That’s one heck of a sturdy tank stand!
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So far it seems to be holding up!
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You're absolutely right
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