I have this naso tang for close to a month now in QT. I know the QT tank is too small and tomorrow if it lives until then im setting up a 55g tank just for it to be in QT. It was just fine when i got it a month ago. It was eating great. I did a week of prazi after it was in the tank. it did just fine. Then a few days after that I started cupramine. After 1 day it stopped eating started breathing heavy. The copper never even made it to the recommended lvl yet I did half the recommended dose. After keeping an eye on it and kept checking it every hour or so it was suddenly on the bottom of the tank on its side basically dying. I immediately did about a 90% water change to get the copper out. It then stopped laying on its side and was starting to recover. I was really greatful at this point knowing if i didnt happen to be there that soon it was a goner for sure. I also added another air stone right when i did the water change. There was one in the tank the whole time but I added a second and a small power head to try and get more oxygen in the tank.
It has now been probably about the 10 day range since that day. Ive done another water change since then. But it because will not eat anymore. I think I rarely see it eat a small piece of Larrys frozen food. It is basically starving itself and will die but I dont know what else to do. I just ordered the other day some Selcon and some Bright well aquatics garlic concentrate to try it.
It has been breathing heavy for awhile now and im not sure what to do to be honest. Yesterday it seemed to be getting a little white under its gills. But it actually seems a little more active.. Today its not spending most of its time like floating vertical. The white under its mouth may be a little bit bigger. Im guessing it must have swim bladder or something now with it swimming verticle. I just dont really know what to do... Should I be trying to treat it with something? Ive seen this one time before a few years ago with a clown fish and it died in about 2 days once it started this. Is there anything I can do to help it? I'm getting the bigger tank tomorrow morning if it survives until then. But then I wonder if Im setting up this bigger tank for it to only live for like another day. It is currently in a 29g tall tank. Which i know it NOT ideal for this fish but i was told for QT it would be fine. Any help would be welcome if there is something i can do to save this fish.
It has now been probably about the 10 day range since that day. Ive done another water change since then. But it because will not eat anymore. I think I rarely see it eat a small piece of Larrys frozen food. It is basically starving itself and will die but I dont know what else to do. I just ordered the other day some Selcon and some Bright well aquatics garlic concentrate to try it.
It has been breathing heavy for awhile now and im not sure what to do to be honest. Yesterday it seemed to be getting a little white under its gills. But it actually seems a little more active.. Today its not spending most of its time like floating vertical. The white under its mouth may be a little bit bigger. Im guessing it must have swim bladder or something now with it swimming verticle. I just dont really know what to do... Should I be trying to treat it with something? Ive seen this one time before a few years ago with a clown fish and it died in about 2 days once it started this. Is there anything I can do to help it? I'm getting the bigger tank tomorrow morning if it survives until then. But then I wonder if Im setting up this bigger tank for it to only live for like another day. It is currently in a 29g tall tank. Which i know it NOT ideal for this fish but i was told for QT it would be fine. Any help would be welcome if there is something i can do to save this fish.
