scopas tang

rosa55 · Feb 6, 2019

hi, i have a new scopas tang, it been 2 weeks that he is in my main tank and now he is eating,but i saw last night that he scarch him self on the rock but he have no mark of ich or other stuff, should i put him in a 1o gallon quarentine with cupper or just wait???

Big G · Feb 6, 2019

Can you post a picture of the scrape so we can take a look and advise?

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 6, 2019

Big G said:
Can you post a picture of the scrape so we can take a look and advise?

I think he is saying he saw the Tang flashing on a rock.

If he’s not showing any spots or obvious signs off illness I’d try to catch him and do a FW dip to check for flukes. Do you have any pics of the fish??

rosa55 · Feb 6, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
I think he is saying he saw the Tang flashing on a rock.

If he’s not showing any spots or obvious signs off illness I’d try to catch him and do a FW dip to check for flukes. Do you have any pics of the fish??

yes i will send the picture soon, but if he have ich or other thing do other fish going to have that if i dont treat the main tank

Frtdrmrose7 · Feb 6, 2019

rosa55 said:
yes i will send the picture soon, but if he have ich or other thing do other fish going to have that if i dont treat the main tank

Unfortunately even if he has flukes the fish that are in the tank with him will need to be treated also.

rosa55 · Feb 6, 2019

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rosa55 · Feb 6, 2019

rosa55 said:

i think he have fluke, because he dont eat a lot and hide, im going to do a fw dip tomorrow. And if it is really fluke im going to treat my tank prazipro.
is that a good idea???

4FordFamily · Feb 7, 2019

rosa55 said:
i think he have fluke, because he dont eat a lot and hide, im going to do a fw dip tomorrow. And if it is really fluke im going to treat my tank prazipro.
is that a good idea???

Yes, if you find small “sesame seed” looking things at the bottom of the dip container. Use a dark container for ease of identification. If it’s not flukes, I’d quarantine with copper at a minimum — seems like nearly every fish carries ich or velvet these days unfortunately.