Yellow Tang possibly dying

[buruskeee]

This yellow tang is about a little older than 2 years old in age, it caught that infamous red blotches bacterial infection (or whatever it was) a year ago and a couple months after that it’s swim bladder has a negative buoyancy problem.

I’ve isolated this tang from the rest of the pack to direct feed and get it fat again as it’s not able to compete for food as well. Yesterday it was on the sand bed laying down, but as soon as I fed mysis, it quickly got up and ate great. Today it’s laying around more and more like taking a break before swimming erratically again. I’ve now isolated it in a box.

Any ideas? Is it just slowly dying naturally? Any way to save it?

Everything in my tank was QT’d the full humblefish certified protocol from High Tide in Oakland.

I’ve linked a video.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This yellow tang is about a little older than 2 years old in age, it caught that infamous red blotches bacterial infection (or whatever it was) a year ago and a couple months after that it’s swim bladder has a negative buoyancy problem.

I’ve isolated this tang from the rest of the pack to direct feed and get it fat again as it’s not able to compete for food as well. Yesterday it was on the sand bed laying down, but as soon as I fed mysis, it quickly got up and ate great. Today it’s laying around more and more like taking a break before swimming erratically again. I’ve now isolated it in a box.

Any ideas? Is it just slowly dying naturally? Any way to save it?

Everything in my tank was QT’d the full humblefish certified protocol from High Tide in Oakland.

I’ve linked a video.

Unfortunately in this state of health, its moribund and will likely not eat or swim normal going forward. You can add air stone if you havent already and see if it perks up but outlook looks grim, hate to say

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

This yellow tang is about a little older than 2 years old in age, it caught that infamous red blotches bacterial infection (or whatever it was) a year ago and a couple months after that it’s swim bladder has a negative buoyancy problem.

I’ve isolated this tang from the rest of the pack to direct feed and get it fat again as it’s not able to compete for food as well. Yesterday it was on the sand bed laying down, but as soon as I fed mysis, it quickly got up and ate great. Today it’s laying around more and more like taking a break before swimming erratically again. I’ve now isolated it in a box.

Any ideas? Is it just slowly dying naturally? Any way to save it?

Everything in my tank was QT’d the full humblefish certified protocol from High Tide in Oakland.

I’ve linked a video.

I think it is still negatively buoyant and is using too much energy trying to swim. In its weakened state, it just lays down until feeding time. Sorry, but there isn’t anything you can do to treat negative buoyancy in a swim bladder. I’ve even tried inflating it with a syringe, but that doesn’t work.

 

[buruskeee]

This yellow tang is about a little older than 2 years old in age, it caught that infamous red blotches bacterial infection (or whatever it was) a year ago and a couple months after that it’s swim bladder has a negative buoyancy problem.

I’ve isolated this tang from the rest of the pack to direct feed and get it fat again as it’s not able to compete for food as well. Yesterday it was on the sand bed laying down, but as soon as I fed mysis, it quickly got up and ate great. Today it’s laying around more and more like taking a break before swimming erratically again. I’ve now isolated it in a box.

Any ideas? Is it just slowly dying naturally? Any way to save it?

Everything in my tank was QT’d the full humblefish certified protocol from High Tide in Oakland.

I’ve linked a video.

Unfortunately in this state of health, its moribund and will likely not eat or swim normal going forward. You can add air stone if you havent already and see if it perks up but outlook looks grim, hate to say

It’s still kicking and still eats when I feed, but its side is starting to get roughed up from laying down (it prefers only one side when it lays down). Still does its routine, lays for 10 mins, then will swim for 5.

I will update in the morning.

Would antibiotics help at all? Maybe an internal worm or something is stealing all its calories (on top of the extra swimming it has to do because of the bad bladder)?

 

[bluemon]

It’s still kicking and still eats when I feed, but its side is starting to get roughed up from laying down (it prefers only one side when it lays down). Still does its routine, lays for 10 mins, then will swim for 5.

I will update in the morning.

Would antibiotics help at all? Maybe an internal worm or something is stealing all its calories (on top of the extra swimming it has to do because of the bad bladder)?

Internal parasites won’t do that

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s still kicking and still eats when I feed, but its side is starting to get roughed up from laying down (it prefers only one side when it lays down). Still does its routine, lays for 10 mins, then will swim for 5.

I will update in the morning.

Would antibiotics help at all? Maybe an internal worm or something is stealing all its calories (on top of the extra swimming it has to do because of the bad bladder)?

Generally, meds will have no effect. Having worms, fish will show other signs such as weight loss, pinched head as examples

 

[larrysaltisfun]

Sorry your fish is going through this and you have to watch. I know how hard it is and I know how much you care for it.

 

[buruskeee]

Sorry your fish is going through this and you have to watch. I know how hard it is and I know how much you care for it.

I’ve done all I can with my experience of fish keeping. I have it to someone else that is trying to nurse it back. Got an update earlier this evening from him, it is spending more time laying around, but it did eat some. He is giving it cipro baths as a Hail Mary.

I really hope he has some type of success, even seeing a couple more years in his tank would make me happy about it.

 

[winxp_man]

Sadly its a goner. Long shot with cipro. I would have put it down with some clove oil. And given it a proper burial. Buried my fair share with disease outbreaks because skipping QT. No longer a thing for me since I QT everything now.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sadly its a goner. Long shot with cipro. I would have put it down with some clove oil. And given it a proper burial. Buried my fair share with disease outbreaks because skipping QT. No longer a thing for me since I QT everything now.

Cipro best left for human use and an alternative, often not a solution. Sorry for loss
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/p...s-and-other-antibiotics.955634/#post-10888106

 

[larrysaltisfun]

Sorry your fish is going through this and you have to watch. I know how hard it is and I know how much you care for it.

I’ve done all I can with my experience of fish keeping. I have it to someone else that is trying to nurse it back. Got an update earlier this evening from him, it is spending more time laying around, but it did eat some. He is giving it cipro baths as a Hail Mary.

I really hope he has some type of success, even seeing a couple more years in his tank would make me happy about it.

It’s so tough I empathize with you I have dogs, cats and fish. The hardest decisions to make are those which are for the benefit of our four legged and finned companions. Sometimes we make decisions because it’s too hurtful to ourselves to let somebody go. But it truly is an act of love When we peacefully let our pets pass painlessly because it no longer has a quality of life., I share your pain.