HELP PLEASE.... FISH MESSED UP.

[RyanCSGO]

out of curiosity, what kind of shrimp?

I had a banded coral shrimp that used to try and attack a snowflake eel

 

[Jason mack]

Well the best advice for now is too get him in QT i think ..and give him Some antibiotics..I’m sure someone will say what sort is best

 

[jboone82590]

How did you quarantine the new tang?

It was in my friends 150g tank for a few months then he broke it down and gave it to me.

 

[jboone82590]

I agree with @Jason mack I had two percula clowns that killed everything and ate everything I put in the tank. They were wild and mean. Unless you have a hitchhike, like a crab that would be the only thing I can think of.

I havent added anything new to the tank for a while besides the 1 clown and the tang.
A few small frags but they where clean. Even let my 6 line check them out for me.

 

[jboone82590]

out of curiosity, what kind of shrimp?

I had a banded coral shrimp that used to try and attack a snowflake eel

Cleaner and i had a peperment. Havent seen it but it may be shedding.

 

[dbl]

Sorry I can't be too much help, but I would agree in getting it in a QT or hospital tank and treating with some antibiotics.

Let's tag @Humblefish and @melypr1985

 

[jboone82590]

Sorry I can't be too much help, but I would agree in getting it in a QT or hospital tank and treating with some antibiotics.

Let's tag @Humblefish and @melypr1985

Thats what i will do then.
Ill throw in a few PVC pipes for it and some stuff from the system.

 

[jboone82590]

Sorry I can't be too much help, but I would agree in getting it in a QT or hospital tank and treating with some antibiotics.

Let's tag @Humblefish and @melypr1985

What antibiotics should i use?

 

[jboone82590]

Params check came out good.
Alk 8.5
Cal 400
Mag is a pittle high at 1400
Ph is at 7. (May need to re calibrate the probe on that one)
Phos is 2PPB

 

[Jeff Hall]

How did you quarantine the new tang?

Why is this even important? Just curious.

 

[Jeff Hall]

Did you use live rock? Maybe a rogue mantis shrimp...

 

[jboone82590]

Did you use live rock? Maybe a rogue mantis shrimp...

Its been over a year. You really think it would be in there that long with out me knowing??
I even look at the tank in the middle of the night with a red flashlight.

 

[Kkittredge]

I would confirm your PH and check the other basics, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate to make sure your tank is keeping up with bioload of new tang. If PH is really at 7 then things are not o.k. How often do you do a water change?

 

[jboone82590]

I would confirm your PH and check the other basics, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate to make sure your tank is keeping up with bioload of new tang. If PH is really at 7 then things are not o.k. How often do you do a water change?

Its 150 gallon system. You really think 1 tang will do anything?

 

[jboone82590]

I would confirm your PH and check the other basics, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate to make sure your tank is keeping up with bioload of new tang. If PH is really at 7 then things are not o.k. How often do you do a water change?

Its also been a month since i added the tang. I thinkni would have seen something in my sps or other fish also.

 

[Maritimer]

I can think of a few possibilities here ...

He and his mate have been MIA - were they holed up in a cave somewhere, tending eggs? Could he have worn down his tail against the back wall of said cave?

Could the tail have been injured by anything - whether inverts, other fish, a falling rock, his own cranky girlfriend?

The problem could also be bacterial in nature - and in any case, may present bacteria with an entry to the fish's system.

Would recommend QT treatment with a broad-spectrum antibiotic or combo, either Metroplex/Furan-2/Kanaplex or Nitrofuracin-Green. Also, keep an eye out for his mate.

~Bruce

 

[kyleinpdx]

Why is this even important? Just curious.

You should always quarantine new fish, many pathogens can be present in new fish without visible symptoms. If you have a fish (old or new) who is exhibiting symptoms of a bacterial/viral infection or parasites shortly after introducing a new fish its important to know how the new fish was (potentially) treated. If new fish was properly quarantined and proactively treated at therapeutic levels with X then we can reasonably deduce that whatever X treats is not the cause of the ailment.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/

always quarantine

 

[jboone82590]

I can think of a few possibilities here ...

He and his mate have been MIA - were they holed up in a cave somewhere, tending eggs? Could he have worn down his tail against the back wall of said cave?

Could the tail have been injured by anything - whether inverts, other fish, a falling rock, his own cranky girlfriend?

The problem could also be bacterial in nature - and in any case, may present bacteria with an entry to the fish's system.

Would recommend QT treatment with a broad-spectrum antibiotic or combo, either Metroplex/Furan-2/Kanaplex or Nitrofuracin-Green. Also, keep an eye out for his mate.

~Bruce

That was my first guess was eggs.
After a few weeks i gave up and thought they where both dead.
That was weeks ago that i gave up.
They have caves in both rock structures.

 

[Kkittredge]

Did not see size of tank, still valid to check basic water parameters. Always good to confirm the basics that Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are in line so you can eliminate that as a potential issue. I would also want to confirm with a different test that the PH is really not 7.

 

[jboone82590]

Did not see size of tank, still valid to check basic water parameters. Always good to confirm the basics that Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are in line so you can eliminate that as a potential issue. I would also want to confirm with a different test that the PH is really not 7.

I dont have another test. Just threw 2 of them away.
I guess i could recalibrate my PH probe and see if that does. Its been a while since i have done that.