Purple Tang Need Help!

Terri Caton · Nov 25, 2019

Ok. If no one else will ask I will. Where in the world did you get that fish? Who neglected it so badly? If that was a horse or dog or something they’d be arrested!

I really hope he makes it! We n Ed a before and after rescue thread on here. Think I’ll start one.

Fábio Cruz · Apr 12, 2020

Updates of treatment? Worked? Tomorow I Will receive a Purple Tang with Fin Rot and would like to get some directions. Thx

vetteguy53081 · Apr 12, 2020

Fábio Cruz said:
Updates of treatment? Worked? Tomorow I Will receive a Purple Tang with Fin Rot and would like to get some directions. Thx

Melafix and clean water conditions should help this get healed up

fyler83 · Apr 13, 2020

Gem tang I was treating Made a good recovery. Still time for fins to grow completely but they are on the right path. Found that after about a month in quarntine I found sand at bottom of tank. I believe this is what caused the fin rot. He must of been eating it and caused a blockage and infection. Combination of medications and time with a healthy diet he passed the sand thru and fins began growing again

Fábio Cruz · Apr 13, 2020

fyler83 said:
Gem tang I was treating Made a good recovery. Still time for fins to grow completely but they are on the right path. Found that after about a month in quarntine I found sand at bottom of tank. I believe this is what caused the fin rot. He must of been eating it and caused a blockage and infection. Combination of medications and time with a healthy diet he passed the sand thru and fins began growing again

Good notice! Have pics to share the results?

Rmckoy · Apr 13, 2020

I just added a purple to my dt today .
My juv emperor has picked at him all afternoon .

Fábio Cruz · Apr 14, 2020

I just received the fish and he is being treated with antibiotics. he was at a friend's sump in his dental office. He didn't know what to do because do not having a hospital tank. I believe that due to the restriction of people circulation the fish was not receiving food every day, he is a little lethargic. I will do my best to try to recover it.