MY TANG IS DYING HELP PLEASE

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

2 emergency in one day cool I know
My new tang is NOT well he is hardly moving and I just got him. Water is perfect. No visible sign except this weird line( video below from early with that line)
the ONLY thing I can think of is that he got into a minor fight with a powder blue but it didn’t seem to crazy. I just add the powder blue today and they fought and then chilled out. Also he was allowing me to touch him - I put him in a Breeder box. PLEASE HELP

fishguy242 · Apr 17, 2022

EMERGENCY - WHAT IS THIS ON MY FISH

I don’t k ow but my last tang had it before he died. Also coral beauty was picking at it but the tang is dominate so I don’t know. Here’s a video in 4K. Please help I got these fish and spent a lot

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animatedcorals · Apr 17, 2022

Maybe setup a separate tank temporarily to give the powder blue some time to relax? Or even the Yellow. But probably stressing him out. Hope all gets better

vetteguy53081 · Apr 17, 2022

ReefGuy1234 said:
2 emergency in one day cool I know
My new tang is NOT well he is hardly moving and I just got him. Water is perfect. No visible sign except this weird line( video below from early with that line)
the ONLY thing I can think of is that he got into a minor fight with a powder blue but it didn’t seem to crazy. I just add the powder blue today and they fought and then chilled out. Also he was allowing me to touch him - I put him in a Breeder box. PLEASE HELP

The line as in another post is likely HLLE and not from fighting. If there is fighting which should be temporary, it is imperitive to separate the two bullies or the fish that is being picked on. An acclimation box would be ideal for this

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
The line as in another post is likely HLLE and not from fighting. If there is fighting which should be temporary, it is imperitive to separate the two bullys or the fish that is being picked on. An acclimation box would be ideal for this

Yes I did that. However the fighting only happened when I added the powder blue. I assume the were Figuring out dominance between the two. After that they were fine. Someone else mentioned flukes in another post so I FW dipped to be safe he seems better after the dip. During the dip tho his swim bladder seemed off. Another thing it could be is that his swim bladder got messed up. I don’t know but he isn’t doing good.

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

This is all he’s doing.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 17, 2022

ReefGuy1234 said:
Yes I did that. However the fighting only happened when I added the powder blue. I assume the were Figuring out dominance between the two. After that they were fine. Someone else mentioned flukes in another post so I FW dipped to be safe he seems better after the dip. During the dip tho his swim bladder seemed off. Another thing it could be is that his swim bladder got messed up. I don’t know but he isn’t doing good.

Fish in video looks stressed. While FW dip can be at times of benefit, important that the water is same temp as display tank and signs of flukes would be heavy breathing, yawning behavior, shaking head side to side, itching gills and more.
Best thing the fish can get right now is relaxation from stress and handling and be it known. . . powder blues are plain Jerks. Mine can be one at times

Tamberav · Apr 17, 2022

How did you QT him?

He looks stressed to me. I think he needs a nice quiet spot to himself... the breeding net is pretty small. I have a fuge about 15-20g where I have put fish that needed rest and recovery.

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

Tamberav said:
How did you QT him?

He looks stressed to me.

he's in QT right now. He's only been in QT for 2 days. Which is sad that I'm already having problems

Tamberav · Apr 17, 2022

ReefGuy1234 said:
he's in QT right now. He's only been in QT for 2 days. Which is sad that I'm already having problems

how big is the QT where he was with the powder?

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Fish in video looks stressed. While FW dip can be at times of benefit, important that the water is same temp as display tank and signs of flukes would be heavy breathing, yawning behavior, shaking head side to side, itching gills and more.
Best thing the fish can get right now is relaxation from stress and handling and be it known. . . powder blues are plain Jerks. Mine can be one at times

Thanks for your help. As of now theres nothing I can do. I've FW dipped, tested everything, did a water change, and separated them.

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

Tamberav said:
how big is the QT where he was with the powder?

QT is 10 gallon which is very small I'll admit but it gets the job done for QT. He was with the powder in the QT when I added him. The initially had a mini fight and then were fine.

Tamberav · Apr 17, 2022

ReefGuy1234 said:
QT is 10 gallon which is very small I'll admit but it gets the job done for QT. He was with the powder in the QT when I added him. The initially had a mini fight and then were fine.

Ya that is too small for TWO tangs... a powder can be especially mean.

Often they seem okay at first because they are stressed and not really 'thinking' about fighting or territory. Then if they calm down a bit... attitudes shift and you basically just started a dog fight.

If he recovers from the fight.. you probably need a second QT tank so you have one for each tang.

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

Tamberav said:
Ya that is too small for TWO tangs... a powder can be especially mean.

Often they seem okay at first because they are stressed and not really 'thinking' about fighting or territory. Then if they calm down a bit... attitudes shift and you basically just started a dog fight.

If he recovers from the fight.. you probably need a second QT tank so you have one for each tang.

Yes I agree but they did really have a crazy crazy fight. When they fought the Cole eye was actually the aggressor and Powder blue wasn't fighting back but it was only when the powder blue whipped him with his tail that he may have got injured. If he did get hurt from fighting he is still savable so what do I do about that.

Tamberav · Apr 17, 2022

ReefGuy1234 said:
Yes I agree but they did really have a crazy crazy fight. When they fought the Cole eye was actually the aggressor and Powder blue wasn't fighting back but it was only when the powder blue whipped him with his tail that he may have got injured. If he did get hurt from fighting he is still savable so what do I do about that.

I don't see anything visibly wrong. It looks like a stressed fish who doesn't want to be in a 10g with another Tang

So get him his own QT.

Sometime stress kills, lets hope it doesn't. They don't make Xanax for fish. Best you can do is his own safe tank with dim lighting and tons of hiding spots.

ReefGuy1234 · Apr 17, 2022

Tamberav said:
I don't see anything visibly wrong. It looks like a stressed fish who doesn't want to be in a 10g with another Tang So get him his own QT.

Sometime stress kills, lets hope it doesn't. They don't make Xanax for fish. Best you can do is his own safe tank with dim lighting and tons of hiding spots.

All I got is a 5 1/2 gallon tank for him. I struggle in the hobby because I'm not old enough for a job there for I don't have access to money. My point is that I got to work with what I got so should I add him to the 5 gallon?

Edit - I am old enough just can't for unexplainable reasons