Is tang sick

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

Just bought my tang today from my local fish store I was wondering if it looks ok or if it sick if so with what

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

It looks like it might have ich.
Would like a more close up picture for someone more experienced if you can get one.

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

it does not look 'normal' but Ich should not show up within hours of bringing it home. So - seems like whatever it had, it had at the store? I would talk to them about a refund. A copper quarantine, otherwise, would be the next step - followed by prazipro - there is a sticky on the top of the fish disease forum

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

randomfishdude said:
It looks like it might have ich.
Would like a more close up picture for someone more experienced if you can get one.

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

MnFish1 said:
it does not look 'normal' but Ich should not show up within hours of bringing it home. So - seems like whatever it had, it had at the store? I would talk to them about a refund. A copper quarantine, otherwise, would be the next step - followed by prazipro - there is a sticky on the top of the fish disease forum

It’s been in the tank for about 3 hours should I be worried for my other stock??

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

That's definitely ich.
I've got the same thing going on in one of my tanks. New tang brought it in and it spread to the foxface and other tang.

joselmedina said:
It’s been in the tank for about 3 hours should I be worried for my other stock??

If it has only been 3hrs you should get the fish out asap and you should be fine.

I would recommend getting a uv If you don't alrety have one.

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

joselmedina said:
It’s been in the tank for about 3 hours should I be worried for my other stock??

Assuming that the spots are on the fish, not the glass - it looks like ich - and I would contact the place you bought the fish, and yes - you may need to treat the rest of the fish

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

randomfishdude said:
That's definitely ich.
I've got the same thing going on in one of my tanks. New tang brought it in and it spread to the foxface and other tang.

If it has only been 3hrs you should get the fish out asap and you should be fine.

I would recommend getting a uv If you don't alrety have one.

This is (IMHO) incorrect. The fish should all be treated for Ich. The fact that it was 3 hours is not an issue.

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

MnFish1 said:
This is (IMHO) incorrect. The fish should all be treated for Ich. The fact that it was 3 hours is not an issue.

Even just 3 hours!?!?

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

MnFish1 said:
This is (IMHO) incorrect. The fish should all be treated for Ich. The fact that it was 3 hours is not an issue.

how should I go about this take the tang out treat the other fish and the tang in a separate tank

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

Just added a uv filter to my main tank and separated the tang added copper fix and primafix should I be good to go now ?

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

joselmedina said:
Just added a uv filter to my main tank and separated the tang added copper fix and primafix should I be good to go now ?

Probobly. Watch the other fish.
You might be fine. You might not.
If someone else says something probobly do what they say.

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

randomfishdude said:
Even just 3 hours!?!?

Yes. Even just 3 hours. Now - the likelihood is 'low', but the answer is it's possible. Kind of like when people don't QT coral - its also unlikely to spread fish parasites but its possible

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

joselmedina said:
how should I go about this take the tang out treat the other fish and the tang in a separate tank

that would be the recommendation. You can treat all of them together

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

joselmedina said:
Just added a uv filter to my main tank and separated the tang added copper fix and primafix should I be good to go now ?

Primafix is not likely to help this issue - it's an anti fungal treatment. If you're treating fish with copper, you need to document the levels are correct.

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

MnFish1 said:
Yes. Even just 3 hours. Now - the likelihood is 'low', but the answer is it's possible. Kind of like when people don't QT coral - its also unlikely to spread fish parasites but its possible

Yea.
I didn't even know qt coral was a thing pepole acaully did.

I don't really worry about it since I get almost all coral at my lfs(which is where I work) and the coral tank is completely separate there.
I got a few acro from a freind but thoes are clean systems.

MnFish1 · Nov 28, 2023

randomfishdude said:
Yea.
I didn't even know qt coral was a thing pepole acaully did.

I don't really worry about it since I get almost all coral at my lfs(which is where I work) and the coral tank is completely separate there.
I got a few acro from a freind but thoes are clean systems.

You're correct if the coral tank is fishless for >60-76 days - there is no risk

joselmedina · Nov 28, 2023

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MnFish1 said:
Primafix is not likely to help this issue - it's an anti fungal treatment. If you're treating fish with copper, you need to document the levels are correct.

I have a anemone and cleaner shrimp in the tank if I add copperfix will that affect them or no

randomfishdude · Nov 28, 2023

MnFish1 said:
You're correct if the coral tank is fishes for >60-76 days - there is no risk

This summer when I move I am planning to run the new tank fishless and with corals inverts and old rock while I treat fish in my current tank. Which will become a qt. With a tank as big as I'm planning on I feel like not qt is a big risk. And why not add a little area where I can put a qt when delighting the house.