Silver spot tang hiding a lot with shredded fins and not swimming properly

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

I will send a video at nine when I get back in 2 hours okay

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

No new fishes have been added The parameters are fine an I have had him for 2 and a half to three weeks

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

I will send a video in two hours

MnFish1 · Nov 7, 2023

And I'm assuming he was not quarantined (with medication)? If your local store has ruby reef rally pro, it might be a good idea.

Its impossible to tell you what to do without more information

Sharkbait19 · Nov 7, 2023

Sounds like a victim of aggression without any better pictures - being in a 15 gallon with multiple tangs and a clown doesn’t make that surprising.
What is the qt for? Have you treated anything or is it strictly observational?
I wouldn’t move the fish into the dt and risk exposing anything there to disease, but it likely will only do worse unless separated somehow.

MnFish1 · Nov 7, 2023

To @tanglover13 - I'm sorry - when I posted several of your posts were (somehow) - not visible. I cannot tell from the pictures what's going on with the tang - however as @sharkbait said - I see multiple aggressive fish.

As to whether you should use copper, I can't see the lesions on the fish. If you haven't treated your fish you could use the QT protocol on a sticky of the fish disease forum. I'm not familiar with ESHA copper. Additionally, if there are flukes, or something not treated by copper, this will not help.

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

Yes but when I stand back or put a camera near the tank and have look he comes out swimming happily sometimes he even bully’s my little springeri damsel he is like the king of the tank from the videos

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

My fish have gone too sleep by the time I came back

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

I think it is a disease or something like that it is definitely not bullying from the video tape or me looking at it . He is actually the king of the tank. Do you know what disease or is it a parasite . Any idea of what it might be

MnFish1 · Nov 7, 2023

tanglover13 said:
I think it is a disease or something like that it is definitely not bullying from the video tape or me looking at it . He is actually the king of the tank. Do you know what disease or is it a parasite . Any idea of what it might be

No I don't know what disease or parasite it is based on the information you've given. It could be an injury from shipping, etc - that has developed into an infection, flukes, another parasite like velvet or ich. I.e. it could be anything.

tanglover13 · Nov 7, 2023

Okay tomorrow morning I. Will send you a video it is just that he is scared of me so when I go to the tank he will mostly hide unless I put some shrimp in there then he comes out to eat

MnFish1 · Nov 7, 2023

tanglover13 said:
Okay tomorrow morning I. Will send you a video it is just that he is scared of me so when I go to the tank he will mostly hide unless I put some shrimp in there then he comes out to eat

OK - I apologize if this sounds harsh. The problem is - when a fish has a parasitic or a severe bacterial illness - time is of the essence especially in a non-quarantined situation. Lets re-review - is the fish eating (still) - not nibbling, but eating. I don't think there is much on the rocks in your tank. ?

Jay Hemdal · Nov 7, 2023

tanglover13 said:
Shall I move him to my 200 gallon tank asap

Don’t move a fish that you suspect might be sick - that would put the fish in your 200 gallon at risk.

I’ll check back in tomorrow morning to see if you were able to post a clear video.

Jay

tanglover13 · Nov 8, 2023

The fish has not come out of the high hole for the hole day not even for food time

tanglover13 · Nov 8, 2023

He also has a black face from what it looks like in the hide hole any chance you can think of what he has so it would be hard gettting a video. OF him should I remove the hide hole to see if he comes out