Achilles tang help!

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

he is getting skinny, dont eat, only swim in circles by the powerhead

HotRocks · Jun 28, 2018

jinbing0905 said:
he is getting skinny, dont eat, only swim in circles by the powerhead

How long have you had this fish?

Do you QT new fish?

Did you QT the Achilles?

When did it stop eating, and prior to, what was it eating?

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

i have this about 3month.
i alway been eating seaweed on the tank, i dont qt my fish
just recently maybe three day now i see he is getting skinny

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

also what is Hille? is it common in tang?

4FordFamily · Jun 28, 2018

I see definite ich and perhaps brook on your Achilles tang. This is a fish that cannot thrive without proper qt of ALL fish and tank inhabitants. We need less blurry photos.

Achilles stop eating when so badly afflicted with parasites they just quit.

I also see infections of the fins, perhaps from flukes infestations. No disrespect intended but please use this as a one time experience that quarantine is a must...

Also they’re not a fish to be kept in pairs, that will not end well.

HotRocks · Jun 28, 2018

jinbing0905 said:
i have this about 3month.
i alway been eating seaweed on the tank, i dont qt my fish
just recently maybe three day now i see he is getting skinny

Swimming in front of the powerhead can be a sign of velvet.

HLLE can be common in tangs. That doesn't look like HLLE, it appears to be the backbone showing since the fish is skinny.

Have you recently added any new fish?

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

gem tang only but it has benn qt

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

4FordFamily said:
I see definite ich and perhaps brook on your Achilles tang. This is a fish that cannot thrive without proper qt of ALL fish and tank inhabitants. We need less blurry photos.

Achilles stop eating when so badly afflicted with parasites they just quit.

I also see infections of the fins, perhaps from flukes infestations. No disrespect intended but please use this as a one time experience that quarantine is a must...

Also they’re not a fish to be kept in pairs, that will not end well.

i only have one dont have in pair,

4FordFamily · Jun 28, 2018

jinbing0905 said:
i only have one dont have in pair,

Ok I see now it is a reflection

Cjud7982 · Jun 28, 2018

As mentioned above, it is critical this day in age especially, that any fish must be properly quarantined and treated immediately on receiving. Especially a system supporting fish as expensive and beautiful as an Achilles (I really want one myself). I am not going to harp because I fell victim to not qt'ing my fish when I first started. Also, as @HotRocks said, swimming in front of a power head is a very good sign of velvet, which is super common in newly acquired fish and can be fatal in just days... That being said, I have to ask, what other fish are in the system? do you have the ability to get a seperate qt tank? If not, I would start looking for a friend or maybe a lfs that can help you, because if it is velvet, it can take out more than just the infected fish if not all of them over time. If what we see is actually ich, they can often times live with it, as long it is "controlled". I am sorry to bear bad news and I feel bad for the little archilles, but I learned that if you are in the hobby, a separate qt system is essential. I have attached a couple links that might be able to help you. But if it was me, I would be reacting very quickly to have the best chances of saving/keeping all your live stock fat and healthy.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-disease-index-pictorial-guide.285708/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fallow-periods-going-fishless.190324/

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

Cjud7982 said:
As mentioned above, it is critical this day in age especially, that any fish must be properly quarantined and treated immediately on receiving. Especially a system supporting fish as expensive and beautiful as an Achilles (I really want one myself). I am not going to harp because I fell victim to not qt'ing my fish when I first started. Also, as @HotRocks said, swimming in front of a power head is a very good sign of velvet, which is super common in newly acquired fish and can be fatal in just days... That being said, I have to ask, what other fish are in the system? do you have the ability to get a seperate qt tank? If not, I would start looking for a friend or maybe a lfs that can help you, because if it is velvet, it can take out more than just the infected fish if not all of them over time. If what we see is actually ich, they can often times live with it, as long it is "controlled". I am sorry to bear bad news and I feel bad for the little archilles, but I learned that if you are in the hobby, a separate qt system is essential. I have attached a couple links that might be able to help you. But if it was me, I would be reacting very quickly to have the best chances of saving/keeping all your live stock fat and healthy.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-disease-index-pictorial-guide.285708/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fallow-periods-going-fishless.190324/

ok thank you for the information

Humblefish · Jun 28, 2018

This fish needs to be QTd ASAP, as he looks to be in very bad shape. Have you ever seen stringy white poop come out of this fish??

jinbing0905 · Jun 28, 2018

Humblefish said:
This fish needs to be QTd ASAP, as he looks to be in very bad shape. Have you ever seen stringy white poop come out of this fish??

no i have not?
what should i put in the qt tank

Humblefish · Jun 29, 2018

jinbing0905 said:
no i have not?
what should i put in the qt tank

I would give him a 5 min FW dip (to check for flukes + temporary relief of velvet): https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Afterwards, a 90 min bath using acriflavine/Ruby Reef Rally: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/

And then into a QT for closer observation/further treatment based on the results of the FW dip.

jinbing0905 · Jun 29, 2018

Humblefish said:
I would give him a 5 min FW dip (to check for flukes + temporary relief of velvet): https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Afterwards, a 90 min bath using acriflavine/Ruby Reef Rally: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/

And then into a QT for closer observation/further treatment based on the results of the FW dip.

thx i will start it tomorrow

Humblefish · Jun 29, 2018

jinbing0905 said:
thx i will start it tomorrow

No offense, but you may not have until tomorrow if he has velvet: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

jinbing0905 · Jun 29, 2018

Humblefish said:
No offense, but you may not have until tomorrow if he has velvet: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

he been like that for couple day already

Cjud7982 · Jun 29, 2018

Humblefish said:
No offense, but you may not have until tomorrow if he has velvet: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/

Agreed, These things must be acted on immediately. Ive seen, read, and had myself before done this and generally always results in waking up to a fish that has died...

Mark 750 · Jun 29, 2018

I added 1 beutiful fat Achilles tang to my display once!!! Within 18 hrs he was covered in ich, within 48 hours it was infecting my other fish and even though I have 2 tanks I ended up losing several fish including the Achilles, a Chevron, yellow tang, hippo, a naso and a goldflake angel. BIG MISTAKE! I am now very careful with my display and at everything. It's hard and i think most of us are guilty of impulse buying and going straight into the display.