Blue Tang not eating or moving

[rickyb]

My Blue Tang has not eaten for about 2 weeks, laying on her side and hiding. I moved her to quarantine to start medication.
I've done freshwater dips and 1 treatment of API General Cure. This has made the fish more alert but is still not eating or moving much. She is wedging herself between the glass and a rock upright. I did a water change yesterday along with another freshwater dip and noticed redness on one side of her tail.
I'm thinking of doing a treatment of API Primafix or another treatment of General Cure; thoughts or suggestions?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry to hear, this probably isn’t going to have a good outcome. Fish refuse food for a variety of reasons, some treatable, some not. I’d skip the Pimafix, that is just a tonic for external issues, and this is more likely internal. The general cure has metronidazole in it and that can help with internal protozoan issues.

Here is an article I wrote on the subject some time ago, but it is still fairly current:

Chronic Anorexia in Aquarium Fishes

Don't fall into the trap of assuming the fish will begin feeding when it gets hungry enough, or conclude it must be eating something, just not when you are watching.

reefs.com

Jay

 

[rickyb]

Thank you so much for your feedback. Your article is amazing.
I’m sad that it isn’t much I can do but I’ll try target feeding.

 

[rickyb]

The blue tang died yesterday