Hippo tang flashing

Rickybobby · Dec 18, 2020

hey everyone. I just acquired a young dory. Was the best fish at the lfs. First one to eat. Doesn’t play shy etc. Acclimated her for 2 hours. Doing well now swimming with a few others in qt. She started flashing a few hours later. But is eating like a pig. So question. No fish in qt have ich or any diseases. Dory and her classmates looks perfect. So. My qt has no meds in it. Should I put copper in since she’s flashing but shows no signs of any parasites?

Rickybobby · Dec 18, 2020

A pic of how small she is. Maybe 1.5 inches

ThePurple12 · Dec 18, 2020

Might be trying to exert dominance over the other fish (or maybe submitting). I've seen it in freshwater fish.

schuby · Dec 18, 2020

I think Hippo tangs are extremely sensitive to copper. If you do use it, go very slow and watch her diligently.

Rickybobby · Dec 18, 2020

schuby said:
I think Hippo tangs are extremely sensitive to copper. If you do use it, go very slow and watch her diligently.

Will do. She never flashed at the store however she had nothing but a fake plant or two. My at tank is cycled ans full of live rock and caves and she seems to like it.

Rickybobby · Dec 20, 2020

Before the tang police hits me. Dory is a tiny and in a 30qt. Than going into a 4 foot tank after qt. I have a plan. See a guy on YouTube that I’m trying to block says I have no clue. But dory will either get a much bigger tank when time comes or she’s getting re homed and I already have that taken care of. I just want her to make it through qt

Jay Hemdal · Dec 20, 2020

Rickybobby said:
Before the tang police hits me. Dory is a tiny and in a 30qt. Than going into a 4 foot tank after qt. I have a plan. See a guy on YouTube that I’m trying to block says I have no clue. But dory will either get a much bigger tank when time comes or she’s getting re homed and I already have that taken care of. I just want her to make it through qt

Flashing isn't a primary symptom of protozoan diseases, and that's what copper treats best. Flashing can often be a sign of flukes, so treating with General Cure or Prazipro is probably warranted.

That said, you really should treat this tang for protozoans at some point, as they are prone to ich. I've used coppersafe on these many times with no issues. Your other two options would by TTM or hyposalinity.

Jay

Rickybobby · Dec 20, 2020

Jay Hemdal said:
Flashing isn't a primary symptom of protozoan diseases, and that's what copper treats best. Flashing can often be a sign of flukes, so treating with General Cure or Prazipro is probably warranted.

That said, you really should treat this tang for protozoans at some point, as they are prone to ich. I've used coppersafe on these many times with no issues. Your other two options would by TTM or hyposalinity.

Jay

Ok jay thanks. Here in Canada I do have coppersafe