Urgent!!! Sick lavender tang

[Foxy-88]

I setup a 10 gallon quarantine tank for my lavender tang because it looked like he was getting ich. One day he had this giant white spots on him that same day they were gone. This was before I put him quarantine a week and a half later because I was trying g to establish some bacteria on a filter for the qt. He went in with very little to almost hardly noticeable spots on him and now a week after looks horrible. I treated him the same way I treated my clownfish and firefish when they got it last year. Here's some pictures of what he currently looks like. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated I don't want lose this tang

 

[prsnlty]

@4FordFamily

 

[prsnlty]

First check to see what he has here https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/285708/

 

[Foxy-88]

Here's some better pictures

 

[prsnlty]

Here are ways to treat different illnesses https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/283450/

 

[prsnlty]

How did you treat before?

 

[Jofiel]

I treated him the same way I treated my clownfish and firefish when they got it last year.

How exactly?

Are you using copper, CP, or TTM?

 

[prsnlty]

@Humblefish @melypr1985

 

[Foxy-88]

How did you treat before?

I removed the fish, put it into a quarantine tank, and used an ick remedy by marineland. Treated both the clown and 2 firefish I had.

 

[Foxy-88]

I'm using this because I had it on hand from when I treated the other fish

 

[prsnlty]

So do you know which disease it was/is? Not all are the same or can be treated with the same meds. Is it bacterial, fungal or parasites?

 

[Foxy-88]

First check to see what he has here https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/285708/

I looked at this and its either ich or velvet. I noticed it scratching on the sand.

 

[Jofiel]

I removed the fish, put it into a quarantine tank, and used an ick remedy by marineland. Treated both the clown and 2 firefish I had.

You probably just controlled the ich but did not eradicate it. It will keep coming back until you do. I suggest using one of the treatments methods in the thread Prsnlty linked.

 

[prsnlty]

Please look through those links and find which best describes what your fish has. Then you can properly treat him with the best solution

 

[Foxy-88]

You probably just controlled the ich but did not eradicate it. It will keep coming back until you do. I suggest using one of the treatments methods in the thread Prsnlty linked.

The last time I had ich was a year and a half ago and since then the clownfish and other firefish have moved tanks from 24 to my 75. They never showed signs after that and I had all the fish in quarantine the last time so the 24 sat empty for quite for like 2 months before I put them back in

 

[prsnlty]

Tangs do best with a copper medication IME. Coppermine or coppersafe but you must purchase a test kit for copper and treat as stated on the package

 

[Jofiel]

The last time I had ich was a year and a half ago and since then the clownfish and other firefish have moved tanks from 24 to my 75. They never showed signs after that and I had all the fish in quarantine the last time so the 24 sat empty for quite for like 2 months before I put them back in

Give this a read https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-eradication-vs-management.265330/

I'm sure the experts will be along to help you out but you will be one step closer if you read that and the disease treatment thread.

 

[Maritimer]

Victoria Green and Nitromersol are the active ingredients in that bottle.

I don't know what those are, or what they do. Maybe they work well against freshwater ich. Maybe they're useful ... maybe they're not.

I do know that for treating saltwater ich or velvet, nothing else works as well as either Chloroquine Phosphate or copper. (I'm using CopperSafe, with an API test kit to confirm that levels are therapeutic.) I would strongly suggest that you get hold of some of either one, and quickly. That may not be velvet (which kills - tangs especially - very quickly), but this little fellow is in rugged shape, no matter what he's got.

~Bruce

 

[Foxy-88]

Tangs do best with a copper medication IME. Coppermine or coppersafe but you must purchase a test kit for copper and treat as stated on the package

Ok. I'll go to a lfs and see what they have I got like 2 right by me. I'm assuming a purple tang is a lavender tang. It said it the treatment link that zebrasoma tangs can be intolerant of copper

 

[Foxy-88]

Victoria Green and Nitromersol are the active ingredients in that bottle.

I don't know what those are, or what they do. Maybe they work well against freshwater ich. Maybe they're useful ... maybe they're not.

I do know that for treating saltwater ich or velvet, nothing else works as well as either Chloroquine Phosphate or copper. (I'm using CopperSafe, with an API test kit to confirm that levels are therapeutic.) I would strongly suggest that you get hold of some of either one, and quickly. That may not be velvet (which kills - tangs especially - very quickly), but this little fellow is in rugged shape, no matter what he's got.

~Bruce

And it happened in like 3 days. I'll grab some copper and a test kit for copper tomorrow.