Help Wonderful Powder Tang Very Sick

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

I have a blue powder tang that is very special with lots of personality. Last night he was eating like crazy and seemed fine. However this morning I noticed that he would not come out to eat. I looked at him and he had a white coating over one side of his face and a few with spots. In the tank with the blue lights they looked like black spots. I took him out gave him a freshwater dip. I rushed to Petco purchased a 10 gallon tank and an airstone. I placed him in the tank with Rid ich. What else should I be doing to save him. He is still alive HELP! He was the most acitive fish in the tank. How did this happen over night?

truben1010 · Nov 3, 2018

Lisa Cain said:
I have a blue powder tang that is very special with lots of personality. Last night he was eating like crazy and seemed fine. However this morning I noticed that he would not come out to eat. I looked at him and he had a white coating over one side of his face and a few with spots. In the tank with the blue lights they looked like black spots. I took him out gave him a freshwater dip. I rushed to Petco purchased a 10 gallon tank and an airstone. I placed him in the tank with Rid ich. What else should I be doing to save him. He is still alive HELP! He was the most acitive fish in the tank. How did this happen over night?

Did you add anything last night or recently? Could be a sudden stress that caused him to become weak and maybe caused him to get ich or velvet. Do you have any pictures?

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

truben1010 said:
Did you add anything last night or recently? Could be a sudden stress that caused him to become weak and maybe caused him to get ich or velvet. Do you have any pictures?

No I added a torch that I purchased. I will take pictures... Should I take him out and put him in Neoplex for a few minutes.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

He was eating like cray last night.

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 3, 2018

A picture would help in giving advice

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

Picture of my fish.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

The gray white stuff is on him. I will try to take a clearer picture.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

Better Picture

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

He is in a 10 gallon Sick tank.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

The strange thing is that last night I saw none of this. and he was swimming and eating fast.

ScooterV · Nov 3, 2018

How long was the FW dip? I'm FAR from expert, but looks like a major case of flukes to me. They are really white though, like they turn after a FW dip but maybe it was too short to take them all out?

Edit: That's a hippo, aka regal, aka blue tang and not a powder blue. Hope it makes it though. If someone can confirm what it is at least it's already in QT.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

ScooterV said:
How long was the FW bath? I'm FAR from expert, but looks like a major case of flukes to me. They are really white though, like they turn after a FW dip but maybe it was too short to take them all out?

I gave him two freshwater baths. The first for 4 minutes and the second for about 3 minutes.

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 3, 2018

I agree it looks like flukes, is that picture taken in fresh water? That's what flukes would look like in a fw dip

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

He actually looks a little better but not sure what else to do and I have to leave him overnight here at home with my oldest son because I have to go to a business meeting in Austin, Texas.

Lisa Cain · Nov 3, 2018

GoldeneyeRet said:
I agree it looks like flukes, is that picture taken in fresh water? That's what flukes would look like in a fw dip

He is in saltwater (sick tank). The picture is taken in slat water. It was like that when I put him in the freshwater but worse. Should I give him another freshwater bath?

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 3, 2018

Is that picture taken in fw? Thats what flukes look like in a fw dip.

If it is flukes, that's a lot of them and should be treated with prazi.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/flukes-–-general-guidelines.224423/

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 3, 2018

Get prazipro or general cure and treat. Repeat treatment in a week.

ScooterV · Nov 3, 2018

If it's only flukes, and not something else in addition, at least Prazi is something that can usually be used in a DT and they are in there as well. With two dips already I wouldn't do another right away, but you need either Prazipro or General Cure if you don't have one on hand.