Need Help with Sick Fish

[EricTheRed]

Hi everybody,

I have a Chevron Tang purchased 3 days ago that went straight into QT. (Had to be a Chevron and not some $5 damsel!!)It is not eating and is swimming very erradically, like doing barrel-rolls. It's mouth is stuck wide open. The tank is medicated with prazi & metro and also Cupramine. The first day I had the fish it was acting normal. I even saw it try to eat. On day 2 I added the Cupramine (per instruction). I don't know if it is related to the Cupramine or if the timing is coincidence.

Here's the sysmtoms -

No visible spots on skin/gills
Breathing heavy
Mouth stuck wide open
Lost appetite
Lays on bottom of tank most of the time
Occasionally swims and when he does it is erradic, did a few barrel rolls, swims like he's drunk

This QT is fully cycled. I just had a Regal Angel in there for 60 days and also added a Christmas Wrasse on the same day as the Chevron. The wrasse is perfect. I tested ammonia and it is zero. Nitrates were about 15-20 ppm, but I've been feeding often to see if he'll take some food. I did a 20% wc this am, fwiw.

Anyone help with a diagnosis? Could it be a reaction to the Cupramine....?

 

[Saltgator]

Any chance of too much med dose? IMO (I'd run fresh carbon asap to remove anything in the water column that might be causing his illness). I only treat my qt fish if needed. Also, are you running a grounding probe?

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[EricTheRed]

I deworm all fish and treat all tangs with copper and I've never seen this happen before. Unless someone can sugest a disease then I'm going to assume it is a bad reaction to one of the meds and run carbon.

Anyone else with any disease related ideas?

 

[EricTheRed]

Rip

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Unfortunately, I think this was a reaction to the meds. Cupramine can be harsh for many fish.

 

[hermesfansf]

Unfortunately, I think this was a reaction to the meds. Cupramine can be harsh for many fish.

Prazipro can also be the reason as well....some fish are just not ready to handle too much meds all at once.

 

[EricTheRed]

Yeah, it stinks. I started running gac but it was too late.