Tang after FW dip

Schnizzle · Apr 30, 2019

Everyone else went through the same process. Came out of copper tank, <5 minutes in RODI marching temp with an air stone, then into the sterile tank. Firefish, clowns, blenny, and goby went great. Royal Gramma was lazy for an hour but now fine. Wrasse still looks a little dazed but may be trying to sleep. The tang however looks horrible. Slime coat coming off, eyes were going back and forth like a seizure but have calmed down, still laying on his side and breathing very rapidly. Any suggestions before I just give them a night? Nothing worth nothing was found in the freshwater. Everyone looked great before the dip/transfer. Copper and sterile tank parameters were nearly a perfect match aside from nitrates being 0 in sterile tank.

HotRocks · Apr 30, 2019

I have had this similar behavior from an achilles tang in the past. Lights off and let the fish rest. I have never had the slime coat come off. I have seen fish take a few hours to bounce back after a dip.

Schnizzle · Apr 30, 2019

That makes me feel better. Lights are off. This tank is in the bedroom so it’ll stay dark until sunrise.

drstardust · Apr 30, 2019

If he was fine before the dip I wouldn't panic. Make sure aeration is plentiful.

Schnizzle · Apr 30, 2019

I’ll add an air stone for good measure.

Schnizzle · May 1, 2019

I woke up to find him belly up on the intake tube. It’s low flow so I’m certain that’s not what took him. He looks normal otherwise. I’m at a loss. Everyone else looks fine aside from the wrasse but I think that’s just sleep mode.

Frtdrmrose7 · May 1, 2019

Schnizzle said:
I woke up to find him belly up on the intake tube. It’s low flow so I’m certain that’s not what took him. He looks normal otherwise. I’m at a loss. Everyone else looks fine aside from the wrasse but I think that’s just sleep mode.

Sorry for your loss

drstardust · May 1, 2019

Sorry to hear it, man

Marco S · May 1, 2019

I lost a couple fish to a freshwater dip as well. My problem was that I did not match the PH. Haven't lost another that way since I started doing that. I did loose a Powder Brown to a bad bacterial infection though.

Sorry for your loss.

Schnizzle · May 1, 2019

pH shock would be my only guess. It still blows my mind that he was third through in a string of 9 fish and everyone else was happy(?) and hungry this morning.