Help! Kole Tang is sick

[justmee]

Hi all, I came home and notice my kole tang not moving much at the bottom corner of my tank... I don't know what wrong with him. He's breathing a little heavy. I was able to catch him with no struggle, and put him into my sump. Is there any medication I can use to help? I appreciate anyone who has experienced this with any tang/fish that can help. Thanks!

 

[Mical]

Pics? Any recent changes to tank? (lighting, flow, dosing) What are your current params? How long has it been in your tank & what other inhabitants do you have in your tank?

 

[justmee]

Forgot to hit reply...

 

[justmee]

Pics? Any recent changes to tank? (lighting, flow, dosing) What are your current params? How long has it been in your tank & what other inhabitants do you have in your tank?

- Sorry, no pics, but don't see any injury markings on him
- No changes to the tank
- It's been in my tank for 2 years
- Params are the same as two weeks ago which I checked this past weekend, my tank is 10 years old
- I have 2 clowns, 2 anthias, powder blue tang, hippo tang, yellow tang, mandarin, diamond goby, bi-color blenny, swallow tail angel, banggai cardinal, and a chromis which all have been in my tank for 2+ years
- I have a mixed reef tank which has anemones, bubble, torch, hammer, frogspawns...

He would sometimes fight with my other tangs which I see some pretty deep fight marks but he would be okay...

I hope he didn't accidentially eat a bristle worm that sometimes get into my seaweed feeder...

Appreciate your help Mical.

 

[justmee]

bump...

 

[Aussiemarine]

Any pics now? How is he doing since being moved in to the sump?

 

[justmee]

Any pics now? How is he doing since being moved in to the sump?

he’s a little better. Talked to a LFS and might place him in a QT with some medication if he doesn’t improve.

 

[N8 the Gr8]

he’s a little better. Talked to a LFS and might place him in a QT with some medication if he doesn’t improve.

Is he eating?

 

[justmee]

Is he eating?

No

 

[Aussiemarine]

Moles are notorious for being finicky eaters what have you tried to feed him??

 

[Greg P]

I see you've had the Kole tang for 2 years, and you've been keeping fish for 10 years.
Have your tried a freshwater dip? Sometimes this will perk up fish when they have parasitic problems.
I don't feel this is your problem, so not much help.

What is your fish diet?
Sometimes Tangs will be deficient in greens and lack a proper diet. Sorry, I'm not up on the proper terminology. Lacking nutrients and such.

 

[justmee]

Moles are notorious for being finicky eaters what have you tried to feed him??

He's been eating anything and everything, so it's not his eating habits, there's just something not right about him...

 

[justmee]

I see you've had the Kole tang for 2 years, and you've been keeping fish for 10 years.
Have your tried a freshwater dip? Sometimes this will perk up fish when they have parasitic problems.
I don't feel this is your problem, so not much help.

What is your fish diet?
Sometimes Tangs will be deficient in greens and lack a proper diet. Sorry, I'm not up on the proper terminology. Lacking nutrients and such.

I feed my tangs with a sheet of nori twice a day with pellets in the evenings, and mysis shrimp ever other day with vitamin C supplements, so I don't think it's any lack of nutrients... Also, I don't think there's any parasite in my tank since I haven't added anything in like 6 months...

I think my Kole Tang might have either accidentally got slightly stung by one of my corals, or ate some sort of crap that just made him a little not right.

Thanks for everyone trying to help.