Sick Chevron Tang

[4theloveofish]

Water quality is great. But woke up to find him looking like this.

 

[tp686kydup]

Help! What is this on my fish? It happened overnight.

 

[Ineedhelp]

Anything knew added to the tank?

 

[4theloveofish]

No

Anything knew added to the tank?

 

[Brew12]

Help! What is this on my fish? It happened overnight.

My first thought is that it might be Velvet or a bacterial infection, but then I saw the eyes. The eyes make me think Flukes.

How long have you had this fish and did you do anything to quarantine it before adding it to your display?

#mods
Can we get this moved to the fish disease section?

 

[seastar]

Do you have a QT tank? I'd do a quick freshwater dip to provide some temp relief and then get him into a QT if you have one. I was just at one of the big box pet stores yesterday and they're having the $1/gallon tank sales. A quick call locally should be able to confirm which one for you and that would get you up an running on the cheap for a QT if you don't already have one #reefsquad should be able to direct you in the correct treatment.

 

[stevo01]

This fish looks very sick! Looks like more than one thing now; parasitic and bacterial. QT asap. #reefsquad

Do you have QT, meds and test kits?

 

[stevo01]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sick-fish.281236/

 

[stevo01]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sick-chevron-tang.281235/

 

[4theloveofish]

No just a QT tank. Have had our tank for 3 years and have never had any problems. What test kits should we get?

 

[redfishbluefish]

@Humblefish , @melypr1985 , @4FordFamily

 

[melypr1985]

That looks a lot like brook. Odd for it to show up now, but it doesn't effect other fish the same as it might a clownfish. It could also be an infection - a severe one. Nothing new was added to the tank? Hermits, snails, coral, macro? Anything wet? Say within the last 3 or 4 months?

 

[4theloveofish]

We did add some snails and shrimp about 2 months ago

 

[stevo01]

That looks a lot like brook. Odd for it to show up now, but it doesn't effect other fish the same as it might a clownfish. It could also be an infection - a severe one. Nothing new was added to the tank? Hermits, snails, coral, macro? Anything wet? Say within the last 3 or 4 months?

I was thinking brook as well but didnt want to miss diagnose.

 

[stevo01]

@melypr1985 , at this point should a few meds be used?

A formalin baths, and metroplex.

 

[jsker]

@melypr1985 , at this point should a few meds be used?

A formalin baths, and metroplex.

Good Call @stevo01

I would start metroplex, vitamin M, combined with seachem focus in the frozen ASAP.

 

[4theloveofish]

Thank you everyone my husband is on his way to our closest fish store to get meds, which is 4 hours away. Our Tang is now in the QT and hopefully he can hang in there for the meds to arrive.

 

[melypr1985]

Brooklynella (clownfish disease)

This is some more info on Brook. Take a look at the pictures and read about the symptoms. See if they match with what you are seeing in your tang. You can always do a formalin or freshwater dip. I prefer a freshwater dip followed by acryflavin... but you use what you have. At that point you can treat the QT with metroplex (put it in the water not the food). Watch him and see if he improves.

Edit to say: if it's brook and not just a bacterial infection, then all fish need to be treated in QT. The tank would need to be left fallow (fishless) for 6 weeks.

 

[Humblefish]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sick-fish.281236/

Threads merged.

I would treat this fish in a QT with Metroplex (for Brook) and Kanaplex (for infection). I think adding Furan-2 to that mix would also be helpful.

A formalin or acriflavine bath before placing the fish in QT would be optimal for providing temporary relief.

 

[Humblefish]

Thank you everyone my husband is on his way to our closest fish store to get meds, which is 4 hours away. Our Tang is now in the QT and hopefully he can hang in there for the meds to arrive.

Here is a list of medications he will need:

• Seachem Metroplex
• Seachem Kanaplex
• Furan-2

Getting one of these would also be very helpful:

• The following products contain formalin: Formalin-MS, Quick Cure, Aquarium Solutions Ich-X, Kordon Rid-Ich Plus.
• The following products contain acriflavine: Acriflavine-MS and Ruby Reef Rally.