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    Reef Crystals/Instant Ocean Sale at PetSmart

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    160 gallon RC bucket for $39.99
    160 gallon of regular IO for $37.99
     
    Order more than 1 or add a filler for 20% off $40 and free same-day delivery (Door Dash)
    or if you haven't autoshipped it before, you can get 30% off your first autoship (which you can cancel anytime). 

    Good looking out!!


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    You can add the epsom salt now. I would wait on the antibiotic until you finish the prazi.
     
    edit... and yes you can do 100% water change to remove the prazi. Carbon also helps, but probably not needed if changing out all the water and need to start a round of antibiotics.

    Nice, I will add the epsom salt now.

    I’ll do the water change on day 8. Followed by kanaplex...fingers crossed thanks again!


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    Sorry your fish isn’t doing well. You can try Epsom salt (1 tablespoon per 5g) to help reduce the swelling. It might also help if the fish is having swim bladder issues. I notice it has its head down in both pictures and it might explain what you mentioned about swimming erratically and bumping into things. I still suspect the eye issue is due to an injury. Also, since you have Kanaplex go ahead and try that too. Might want to point a powerhead towards the surface, or add an air stone in case you encounter a bacterial bloom and need extra oxygen.
     
    Make sure you maintain good water parameters e.g. stable salinity, no ammonia or nitrites etc.

    Awesome! Good to see a reply!

    Yeah, it’s been tough seeing him like this for so long...

    Can I do the epsom salt with the prazi? I know I cant start the kanaplex u til the week of prazi is over right? Also, I planned to do a 100 percent water change after prazi before starting the kanaplex is that the right thing to do?

    Finally, yes he doesn’t swim at all, and when he tries just goes right back to the bottom with his head down. I will point the power head up when starting the kanaplex as well. Thank you for your help!


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    Wanted to provide an update to my hippo tang...This guy has still not gotten any better... I have transferred him to a ten gallon QT and added 1/2 teaspoon of prazi pro but, I’m not noticing him gaining any weight. Haven’t seen him eat either but nori is just about gone in 24 hrs. I started dose on 3 JAN.

    I also have kanaplex that I was going to try 9 Nov after a week of the prazi.

    Any other ideas? I could use the help.

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    Wanted to show the light coming through him to show how skinny he is...


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    i just did a quick search and found this thread on reef2reef which seems similar, and suggests some sort of gas bubble disease. Do you have a lot of micro bubbles or are bubble scrubbing?

    https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/air-bubble-over-eye.687412/


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    Thanks for researching this. My son raised this to my attention last night as well.

    Even when they were all in the QT, I never had micro bubbles in the tank. However, I did keep it aerated very well due to copper meds. But, all the other fish didn’t get this.

    I’m going to go grab kanaplex tomorrow and do a week treatment in the 10g to see if that helps.


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    erythromycin would probably be my first recommendation (maracyn). Kanaplex or maracyn2 are also potentials. Determining the type of infection is tough, so definitely do some more research to try to decide which would be best


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    Okay, thank you. I have never used either of these so, I for sure need to do some research.


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    did you ever treat with prazi? the bubbles are likely infection, which can be caused by flukes. Either way, do you have a hospital tank that you can treat with antibiotics? I’d still do the fresh water dip before transfer just to check for flukes


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    No, never treated with prazi. I do have a 10g that is free at the moment.

    What antibiotics do you recommend, and would this explain the fish being lethargic and thinning out?


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    try a fresh water dip to see if there are flukes. Look up proper procedure (match temp and heavily aerate fresh water before dip, 5 min max in dip). Probably also secondary infection


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    Thank you for your response.

    I don’t think it is flukes due to going through 30 days of hypo salinity and copper power and cupramine.

    They also look like bubbles and flukes are flat...


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    What’s This on my Hippo Tangs eye??

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    Hello-Anyone want to take a stab a naming what is going on with my hippo tangs eye?? Some might say bacterial infection...
     
    It has been acting weird like running into rocks and acting blind when attempting to eat, maybe it is blind?
     
    Also, I will note this tang and all my fish that include 4 clownfish, fire fish, and 4 other tangs went through a 4-month fight with ich...it’s a long story but, they are all ich free and back in the main display doing awesome, but not the hippo :-( it stays at the bottom all the time and does switch to the other side of the tank from time-to-time and has been malnutrition for over a month now...barely eats and never swims to get flakes, pellets or even LRS.
     
    Any advice to saving my hippo would be greatly appreciated. Especially if you have gone through what I have with both types of copper and hypo salinity finally being the “I” word destroyer!
     
    Thank you in advance!!
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    What is Going On Here???

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    Well, I now have I think is a blind Hippo Tang that got attacked by a red legged hermit crab. The Tang never comes to eat so I have to pretty much target feed the nori to him. Kinda stuck trying to figure out what to do about it?? It just sits at the bottom of the tank all the time...

    What would you do? I have a video I took of the hermit crab attacking the hippo tang, so sad... this poor fish has been through it all after battling the “I” word for 4-months... yeah we don’t say the full word in this household lol!!


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    What is Going On Here???

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    WAMAS Family,

     

    Quick question.... from the pictures

    is this aptasia eating a piece of my anemone???

     

    I guess another question would be how did the anemone loose a tentacle!?!?

     

    Thanks for your expertise in advance.

     

    -Tony

     

     

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    Coralife 72 inch aqualight pro Issues

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    Update. I figured out the problem, after removing the reflectors and getting to the ground and power wires, I have found there were burnt wire caps to explain the exact two lights I was having issues with... replaced both wiring nuts and as good as new!

    Only issue I’m thinking’s out now is.... how did they burn!?


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    Coralife 72 inch aqualight pro Issues

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    Hello all. Just replaced my bulbs and now 2 out of the 3 lights won’t come on?

     

    The specifics on this light are 4 x 96w Compact Fluorescent Actinics, 3 x 150w HQI Metal Halide and 4 Blue Moon Glow LED Lights.

     

    Another thing I noticed is the light come on and flicker really fast in the “off” position of the ballast!?!?

     

    I tried switching the plug for the middle light to the 3rd light ballast and that ballast did the same thing “in the off position, the light flickers very fast,” but nothing other than the fan comes on in the “on” position?!

     

    Anyone have experience with this light?

     

    Thank you in advance!

     

     

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    Clownfish Pregnant?

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    How old is the fish, or how long has it been in your system?  To me, it still looks a little young (almost like a non-reproducing male).

    Not sure how only it is, but I have only had it for about three months. It is the bigger of the pair.629b736e58a575f1cba56f19530382d3.jpg


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    Clownfish Pregnant?

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    I appreciate the guidance for sure. I’m looking forward to the research and time it takes to raise them.

    I’ll post the eggs if I find them and the process I use.


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