Sick yellow tang

[mattb2989]

Yes - I was basing my comment on Jay's recent recommendations - I did not know when you started - up to 2.5 - as others have said - do it And hope everything goes well

Sadly the yellow died this morning. Was removed and left in a tub of tap water as i was at work. Found these on the bottom of the tub. Look like dead flukes or jist part of the fish breaking down

 

[mattb2989]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

The tang has a pretty severe case of ich. Once fish have begun to die from a case, it is sometimes difficult to stop it. One thing you need to do is get to a full dose of copper right away. 2.0 ppm. Since you have a Hanna checker you can ensure you don’t dose too high.
Jay

Hi mate. Added some pics. Do these look like dead flukes to you

 

[MnFish1]

Sadly the yellow died this morning. Was removed and left in a tub of tap water as i was at work. Found these on the bottom of the tub. Look like dead flukes or jist part of the fish breaking down

Sorry about this. I dont know what others would say - Thi - you had a really virulent strain of CI. Either way - its a sad situation - I totally agree with Jay - it looks like CI.

Dosed the tank as per the online calculator. Its a little hard as usg and its litres in the uk but managed to get it to 2.32 and testing after 45 mins. So wont add anymore tonight to give it time to fully mix in. 1 thing ive found with the hanna checker is i add the reagent salts and it just sits on the bottom even after inverting slowly 5 times and gently swirling. Have you any input how to rectify this?

The thing is - even getting the dose up to 2.5 - is not going to work immediately. The copper will kill the offspring - will not necessarily help the parasites attacking your fish. I'm sorry if I didnt recommend a quick up to 2.5 soon enough.

 

[JGT]

Going back to look at your pic, it looks to me like you had both: Ich and flukes. If you look at the dorsal fin, you can see 3-4 irregular circles that looks like flukes.

 

[MnFish1]

Going back to look at your pic, it looks to me like you had both: Ich and flukes. If you look at the dorsal fin, you can see 3-4 irregular circles that looks like flukes.

Do you think that flukes kill that quickly? and btw I agree

 

[JGT]

Do you think that flukes kill that quickly? and btw I agree

No, would think ich is what did him in but the flukes certainly didn’t help.

 

[mattb2989]

Sorry about this. I dont know what others would say - Thi - you had a really virulent strain of CI. Either way - its a sad situation - I totally agree with Jay - it looks like CI.

The thing is - even getting the dose up to 2.5 - is not going to work immediately. The copper will kill the offspring - will not necessarily help the parasites attacking your fish. I'm sorry if I didnt recommend a quick up to 2.5 soon enough.

Hi mate. No thank you. You have been a great help and i really appreciate your help.

 

[mattb2989]

No, would think ich is what did him in but the flukes certainly didn’t help.

Thank you for all your help also buddy.

 

[JGT]

Not a prob. Sorry we couldn’t save him.

 

[mattb2989]

Not a prob. Sorry we couldn’t save him.

No not your fault. It was mine. After alot of research i felt happier using copper power over cupramine. Delivery from the states with the copper power took longer than what was expected.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi mate. Added some pics. Do these look like dead flukes to you

Those don’t look like flukes to me. The only one you can really see without a microscope is Neobenedenia - it looks like white oval fish scales.
Jay

 

[mattb2989]

Those don’t look like flukes to me. The only one you can really see without a microscope is Neobenedenia - it looks like white oval fish scales.
Jay

Thanks for your input jay and thank you for your help buddy