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Purchased new small tang a couple of weeks ago. He was doing great eating and pecking on rocks. Second day not eating - under ledge - breathing looks labored. He is in a quarantine tank. Any input appreciated!
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The lighting in my quarantine tank is terrible. Not many fish vets around here. Took a stab at it and am dosing with Prazipro. Fingers crossed. Read dipping in fresh gives temp relief for breathing,but didn't know if that stress would be worse? Pray I made the right call. Thanks for taking a look.
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Rapid breathing can be from protozoan gill disease, water quality issues or flukes. Prazipro only helps with the last cause. Because the onset was so fast, if the water tests out ok, it may well be a protozoan infection. Coppersafe ids one option for that, dosed in a bare treatment tank though.
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Amonia- 0/Nitrates-5/Nitrites-0/
pH-8/Phos- 0.14/Alk-7.8/Mag 1350/Cal-450
Salinity 1.025
I did call the aquatics store I purchased him from and they were leaning towards the Prazipro. Thanks for the info. I will read up and hope he makes it through the night. This is a first time using any medications. Sick fish are stressful....
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Looks like a non-parasitic flatworm.
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Have you dosed the prazi yet?
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Yes 24 hours ago. He is still breathing but on bottom of tank on side
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Just read you can't dose panacur with prazipro which i dosed in the qt tank. If my main tank needs to be treated (where i found the worm) could I move him back in main tank in an isolation box?
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Sorry I'm getting confused and panicking trying to Google on the fly and not thoroughly reading. So if he has a flatworm then what I have dosed him with should work ...if anything will? This learning curve is terrible. I really appreciate all the input.
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Sorry - now I’m confused. The worm in the picture does not look parasitic, so doesn’t need to be treated for.
I’m still worried your fish has a protozoan disease that prazi won’t help with.
I’m still worried your fish has a protozoan disease that prazi won’t help with.
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My tang didn't make it through the evening last night. I know very little about treating or diagnosing illness. I had acted on what the fish store suggested I do about medication. I had tried to call several vets with no luck. You were correct in your assessment. I wish I would have seen your post first prior to dosing, and the reason you thought it to be a different problem than the fish store. Very sad lesson for me and a frustrating chain of events. I wish I would have researched and sought more information before acting because it was impossible to undo quickly enough.
Anyway, thank you and everyone on this forum making time to share their experience.
Anyway, thank you and everyone on this forum making time to share their experience.
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