Blue Tang with Swollen Fins

[Tommy29486]

Hello All,
I'm new blue hippo tang owner. I just noticed this morning that its fins are swollen. Any ideas why? I have searched the internet and I have not been able to find any pics or info on the possible cause. My water chemistry is: Ammonia - 0ppm, nitrate - 0ppm, nitrite - 0ppm. Any thoughts and or suggestions?
Thanks Tommy

 

[14 foot reef]

does the tank have white spots on it ? From the pics it looks like it has ich.

 

[Tommy29486]

Yes. I've been treating it for ICH with Herbtana. I read its pretty common with blue tangs. Its gotten better and it seems that we are on the tail end of the disease. I just noticed the fins this morning. The fish is still swimming and eating. I just don't know what caused the fin issue.

 

[14 foot reef]

you do understand that your system has ich and additions of any other fish will be very difficult to impossible right?

 

[Tommy29486]

The system has been up for 2 years. I just bought the tang from my LFS. It has ICH now. None of my other fish are showing any issues Not sure what to do about the fins. Im not worried right now about the tank as I will not be adding new fish for a while. Any thoughts on what is causing thr fins to balloon like that?

 

[Arabyps]

I am looking to purchase a blue tang but very weary of the ich issues that appear to be so prevalent with certain tangs. Question for you - did your LFS quarantine the fish for 30+ days with remedial medication before offering it for sale? If not, did you?

 

[14 foot reef]

i do not believe any LFS can correctly Quarantine fish, as they always have new fish coming in.
This is where you are going to find truly quarantined fish

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[bevo5]

Hey op. I’d read up in the ich threads. Herbtana isn’t going to cure your fish. The ich lifecycle makes it appear like it’s gone but it’ll be back. Now whether you decide to try and manage it or solve it is up to you. But that’s a ton of ich on the fish. Could be velvet. I’d at least do a fw dip.

no clue on the fins though.

 

[Arabyps]

i do not believe any LFS can correctly Quarantine fish, as they always have new fish coming in.
This is where you are going to find truly quarantined fish

Saltwater Fish for Sale | Buy Marine Aquarium Fish | Marine Collectors

Handpicked Marine Life for the true marine aquarist! The online shop for healthy, quality saltwater pets. We specialize in quarantine, hand-selected healthy fish, and the rare, one of a kind fish for the hobbyist and industry professional.

marinecollectors.com

You may be right or not. But you may also get quarantined fish here as well:

(1) TSM Aquatics: From tsnaquatics.com "We don't take the responsibility for the care our live animals lightly! We have made significant investments into infrastructure and staff to assure that we have that absolute best fish or coral available to introduce into your aquarium. After arriving in our facilities, all fish must undergo a 30 day quarantining process before they will enter our sales systems. The fish are thoroughly examined for any known health problems with that species, we look for any signs of disease, and even take scrapes that are examined under microscope by our biologists. We assure a healthy eating fish that you will enjoy in your home aquarium."

(2) Divers Den. https://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=425

 

[Tommy29486]

Thanks to you both for the responses. The fins have me stumped. I will try a fw dip today.

 

[Qasimja]

not to start anything but everyone keeps talkin about the ich thats not what the OP was asking about

 

[Tommy29486]

I am looking to purchase a blue tang but very weary of the ich issues that appear to be so prevalent with certain tangs. Question for you - did your LFS quarantine the fish for 30+ days with remedial medication before offering it for sale? If not, did you?

Unfortunately, I did not. I've learned my lesson though