Tangs with like scabs?

[rowhockey]

I have a few tangs in qt with like scabs/leisions. What am i looking at and whats the treatment?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a few tangs in qt with like scabs/leisions. What am i looking at and whats the treatment?

This looks like scars from scratching which may be associated with flukes . If it is..... some signs you would see are rapid breathing, fish acting lethargic or swimming near the water surface, hiding in the corner of tank or behind rocks, loss of appetite, shaking its head, flashing/darting, develop clamped fins, , or scratching against objects. They may also exhibit what looks like yawning from gill irritation develop, cloudy eyes and loss of color.

 

[W31Olds]

Please provide more background information on what fish are affected and what other Tangs and do you have pics of the others?

 

[rowhockey]

This looks like scars from scratching which may be associated with flukes . If it is..... some signs you would see are rapid breathing, fish acting lethargic or swimming near the water surface, hiding in the corner of tank or behind rocks, loss of appetite, shaking its head, flashing/darting, develop clamped fins, , or scratching against objects. They may also exhibit what looks like yawning from gill irritation develop, cloudy eyes and loss of color.

It’s not scars. It’s getting worse. Imagine like Crustys from your eye but on the skin of the tang. It’s raised white stuff and it comes off when you net him

 

[rowhockey]

There’s more photos

 

[vetteguy53081]

There’s more photos

Pics fuzzy but appears as bacterial and would recommend isolation in a separate tank or container with air stone added and treated with Seachem Kanaplex

 

[rowhockey]

Pics fuzzy but appears as bacterial and would recommend isolation in a separate tank or container with air stone added and treated with Seachem Kanaplex

Im in canada pretty sure i cant get meds like that?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Im in canada pretty sure i cant get meds like that?

Check with Pet drug Mart in Montreal or canadian fish vet in Ontario who should have this or similar

 

[W31Olds]

First thing I would do is remove him and put him into a QT Tank with fresh saltwater, airstone , and a heater. Could it be excess Mucus and silt and mulm sticking to him? Clearly sick because he's not moving and breathing hard.

 

[rowhockey]

First thing I would do is remove him and put him into a QT Tank with fresh saltwater, airstone , and a heater. Could it be excess Mucus and silt and mulm sticking to him? Clearly sick because he's not moving and breathing hard.

i moved him into qt thats why, currently swimming and eating like a pig

 

[rowhockey]

Check with Pet drug Mart in Montreal or canadian fish vet in Ontario who should have this or similar

mtl store doesnt have any. canadian fish vet hasnt responded to me yet... in over 4 months

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a few tangs in qt with like scabs/leisions. What am i looking at and whats the treatment?

Try amazon and see what they can do otherwise this will be an issue as treatment is essential in this case

 

[rowhockey]

Try amazon and see what they can do otherwise this will be an issue as treatment is essential in this case

What about melafix i know its api which is controversial. or Fritz Bactershield Bio-Adhesive Supplement

 

[vetteguy53081]

What about melafix i know its api which is controversial. or Fritz Bactershield Bio-Adhesive Supplement

Melafix is horrible and Bactershield would be better than nothing

 

[rowhockey]

Melafix is horrible and Bactershield would be better than nothing

i figured it was ****... i can access bactersheild easilly

 

[rowhockey]

i figured it was ****... i can access bactersheild easilly

should i throw on a uv filter?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

should i throw on a uv filter?

Atypical Head And Lateral Line Erosion shows up on this species like that. How long have these fish been in captivity, have they been exposed to carbon filtration?

 

[rowhockey]

Atypical Head And Lateral Line Erosion shows up on this species like that. How long have these fish been in captivity, have they been exposed to carbon filtration?

no carbon and in my tank for 6 years

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

no carbon and in my tank for 6 years

The length of time certainly is correct for it being HLLE. I’ve seen sudden onset, but that is rare, generally it develops over months.

 

[rowhockey]

The length of time certainly is correct for it being HLLE. I’ve seen sudden onset, but that is rare, generally it develops over months.

this was over a 1 week span