Sick Fish

[Tee]

Hi all,

I just bought a nice Tang. He was healthy when I took him home. I aclimate him over 1.5 hour byt the dripping method. I turn off the light to reduce the tress. The LFS is only about 40 min away.

The first couple days he was fine, and swimming very active. Yesterday he has some white spot on hime. THe white spot grow a lot more today. I use the Ich medicine as instruction.

Are there anything else I can do? Should I quarantine him. Please help, and thank you very much in advance. I live in Burke, off of Braddock and Burk Lake. If there is some one close by, please stop by my house to give me some advice, I really appreciate that.

So sad,

 

Tee

Edited June 10, 2007 by Tee

[fab]

Should I quarantine him.

Yes. Quarantine him for the entire treatment.

 

fab

[davelin315]

Before doing that, describe your system to us. If you have already introduced the fish into the tank, pulling it now may not be of any use as you've now introduced this into your system. Tell us what type of system you have and any other occupants, that will allow you to get better advice. For instance, if you have a fish only system and this is the only fish in there, I'd simply put the whole system into hyposalinity. If you have lots of other fish in the system and this one was so stressed out that ich was able to attack it, pulling it and putting it into a quarantine system may only add to the stress. Lots of great advice is waiting, but it's always best to look at the big picture first.

[Tee]

Before doing that, describe your system to us. If you have already introduced the fish into the tank, pulling it now may not be of any use as you've now introduced this into your system. Tell us what type of system you have and any other occupants, that will allow you to get better advice. For instance, if you have a fish only system and this is the only fish in there, I'd simply put the whole system into hyposalinity. If you have lots of other fish in the system and this one was so stressed out that ich was able to attack it, pulling it and putting it into a quarantine system may only add to the stress. Lots of great advice is waiting, but it's always best to look at the big picture first.

 

I have fish only system, 55gal. I have only 1 damsel, 1 Maroon Cloud, snail hermit crab and this Tang. My Nitrite, Nitrate and Amonia are normal. It will be hard to me to take him out, because he hide in the rock most the time. I already put two doses of medication in the tank.

Thanks a lot for your advice,

Tee

[davelin315]

Sorry, but the word "normal" means nothing! Levels that are considered to be safe are not always the most conducive to healthy fish. If you have tested lately, let us know what the levels are at. Also, watch out for your snails and crabs, not sure how they will react to treatment.

[Lee Stearns]

Tee,

I live in Burke. PM me and I will give you my address and we can talk basics of reef keeping- I have nursed many fish through ich. but bottom line is you have it in your system now and sounds like you are treating your system. Just do not use a copper based tretment or you system will almost never be able to support most inverts and eps. snails.

Regards,

Lee

[Tee]

Tee,

I live in Burke. PM me and I will give you my address and we can talk basics of reef keeping- I have nursed many fish through ich. but bottom line is you have it in your system now and sounds like you are treating your system. Just do not use a copper based tretment or you system will almost never be able to support most inverts and eps. snails.

Regards,

Lee

 

Lee,

My man, thanks a lot for the offer, but it's too late. My fish just passed away this morning :(.

I'll PM you, and hope to stop by your place to check out your tank.

Tee