Sick yellow tang

[CoralClasher]

I’ve had this little guy for more than a year. I’ve been trying the bacteria bloom method for battling Dino witch is two types of Dr. Tim’s and vodka. I’ve done three rounds of this method without any fish loss and now I’m two weeks after last round and the yellow tang has some red streaks in the fins. Is this something that back to a good Diet will help or does he need more help?

 

[Malifry97]

lets get you some help #reefsquad @HotRocks

 

[DLHDesign]

Is this something that back to a good Diet will help

When you say "back to a good diet", is that because you've changed the feeding schedule or volume for the tank?

Also; please check your salinity. A sudden rise in salinity can cause problems of this nature. Returning the salinity to normal levels should lead to recovery. (And then making slow upward adjustments if needed.)

 

[CoralClasher]

When you say "back to a good diet", is that because you've changed the feeding schedule or volume for the tank?

Also; please check your salinity. A sudden rise in salinity can cause problems of this nature. Returning the salinity to normal levels should lead to recovery. (And then making slow upward adjustments if needed.)

Yeah I cut back on feeding for the treatment of Dino

 

[CoralClasher]

But the last week now they have had lots of food

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Bacterial infection. Do you have QT?

 

[CoralClasher]

When you say "back to a good diet", is that because you've changed the feeding schedule or volume for the tank?

Also; please check your salinity. A sudden rise in salinity can cause problems of this nature. Returning the salinity to normal levels should lead to recovery. (And then making slow upward adjustments if needed.)

Normally my salinity is 1.026, right now for some reason it’s 1.025

 

[CoralClasher]

Bacterial infection. Do you have QT?

Actually I set up a QT two weeks ago hoping to get a new fish this weekend.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Okay I'd hold off on getting your fish and put him in QT and administer kanaplex + furan2 + metroplex through the water column for 2 weeks.

Check out this link below.

Antibiotics

"Antibiotics, in and of themselves, do not cure a fish. Antibiotics merely control the population growth of bacteria in a fish long enough for its immune system to eliminate them." Antibiotic treatment (updated 1-12-23) What It Treats: Bacterial infections, which are oftentimes “secondary” to...

humble.fish

 

[CoralClasher]

Okay I'd hold off on getting your fish and put him in QT and administer kanaplex + furan2 + metroplex through the water column for 2 weeks.

Check out this link below.

Antibiotics

"Antibiotics, in and of themselves, do not cure a fish. Antibiotics merely control the population growth of bacteria in a fish long enough for its immune system to eliminate them." Antibiotic treatment (updated 1-12-23) What It Treats: Bacterial infections, which are oftentimes “secondary” to...

humble.fish

Not going to be easy catching him is there anything I can try in the DT?

 

[LAReefer4Life]

What are your water parameters? If you cant QT the fish you will need to approach this by providing the highest level of nutrition and super pristine water conditions. You can also try feeding kanaplex + furan2 + metroplex + focus which will bind these medications to the fish food making it reef safe. I suggest adding garlic guard and selcon to the food.

 

[CoralClasher]

Are bacterial infection Contagious to other fish?

 

[CoralClasher]

What are your water parameters? If you cant QT the fish you will need to approach this by providing the highest level of nutrition and super pristine water conditions. You can also try feeding kanaplex + furan2 + metroplex + focus which will bind these medications to the fish food making it reef safe. I suggest adding garlic guard and selcon to the food.

In the last two weeks I’ve done two 30% WC my parameters are right on and have been watching nutrients very close.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

It depends on the conditon of the fish and the type of bacteria you're dealing with. If the bacteria are avaricious and your other fish have poor nutrition or are stressed from water quality issues, etc... then they are but If the fish are in good health then odds are much better.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Have you added anything recently to the tank? What are your parameters?

In the last two weeks I’ve done two 30% WC my parameters are right on and have been watching nutrients very close.

 

[CoralClasher]

Last fish was over a month ago.
Alk 7.6
cal 457
mag around 1440
phosphate 0.06
nitrogen 4ppm
pH 8.0

 

[CoralClasher]

I just recently started skimming again after a year without

 

[CoralClasher]

I have seen the yellow tang and purple tang fight and the yellow has had some battle wounds but never turns red.

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Okay thanks good to know. It possible that one of the wounds became infected and the infection spread. Again there's not much you can do if you cant QT the fish. You're best course of action is super pristine water conditions and vitamin enriched foods with the addition of kanaplex + furan2 + metroplex + focus.

 

[rkpetersen]

I agree, red streaks can indicate a bacterial infection.
Best to treat in a quarantine tank if possible.
Get a fish trap and catch him with that.
Bacterial infections aren't contagious in the same way that parasitic infections are.
But if the bacterial concentration or type is sufficient to infect one fish, it could also affect others.