Petco rescue, two tangs

[Mjrenz]

I just want to start off by saying that Baby Dory is still doing great!

I do have another problem that I haven't had the time or money to deal with yet but I'm going to need to do something today. Ngoodermuth has already given me some guidance but I think I may have a new problem that requires immediate attention. Below is a pic of my other blue hippo, I know I'm already managing ich and I saw some spots on her yesterday that are gone today. I also noticed that it looks like she may have a fine dust on her when looking at the correct angle and she has been scratching on the rocks and swimming into the wave maker so my concern is velvet. To add to the problem I already know that I have prazi resistant flukes as well. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid but I could really use some help setting up a treatment plan. If my new tank is not available today I'm going to get some other tanks somehow and get qt's set up for all the fish and begin a fallow period. I have copper power & a Hanna checker, CP, fenbendazole, API fungus cure, and a bunch of other meds on hand (I just don't have the tanks yet but will have something within a few hours.

Page 54 of this thread has the conversation between @ngoodermuth and myself. If she's not around right now I could really use some guidance from @HotRocks or @4FordFamily .

Thank you everyone!

Also, I already am aware that cp is not an option for the blue hippo or the wrasse I have

 

[Cohibaman]

IMO, if the spots are too numerous to count, it is likely velvet and treatment should begin immediately.

I’ll leave it to the experts to advise on proper treatment for a Hippo & Wrasse

 

[Mjrenz]

IMO, if the spots are too numerous to count, it is likely velvet and treatment should begin immediately.

I’ll leave it to the experts to advise on proper treatment for a Hippo & Wrasse

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]

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

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.

 

[Mjrenz]

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.

Thank you! I'll start getting set up

 

[AquaLifeStudio]

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.

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Good luck. Mjrenz .

 

[MombasaLionfish]

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.

Funny.

 

[drawman]

Love this thread! I've done my own petco rescuing so I will definitely be following. Wonderful work!

 

[Mastiffsrule]

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.

 

[Mjrenz]

Thank you everyone!

 

[Mjrenz]

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.

I'm hoping I'm just overly paranoid. Worst case I'll at least be eradicating ich from my system!

 

[Mjrenz]

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

 

[Mjrenz]

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

 

[drawman]

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

Yeah it's tough. Also you can't save every fish every time but it's nice when you can :)

 

[mmw64]

Thank you everyone!

Sending good thoughts your way.

 

[Mjrenz]

Yeah it's tough. Also you can't save every fish every time but it's nice when you can :)

It was hard to walk away

 

[Cohibaman]

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!

 

[puffy127]

It was hard to walk away

You need to stop going there then.

 

[Mjrenz]

Nice. Btw....That’s one heck of a sturdy tank stand!

So far it seems to be holding up!