Blonde Naso QT Help

[Camps23]

Hi all,
Picked up a very nice blonde Naso tang today. Before the tang police attack, there is a game plan behind this! He is only 3" and I'm hoping to be able to keep him in my 140G for a year or so. After that I have a friend with a 220G that agreed to take him over once size became an issue. At the store I saw him eat pellets and nori. No signs of any issue what so ever. Once bagged I had a 2hr drive. When I got home he already showed signs of stress with white dots on his sides. I have a 20G QT setup with 1.025 salinity. The store water is 1.024. I'm drip acclimating him now. I plan on hyposalinity treatment over the next 48hrs. Do you recommend a full 4wk QT? My Qt tank is in my "fish room" where my sump is located. I have a light over the fuge that comes on for 8hrs a night and lights up the room a far amount. Is this enough light for the QT or do I need to set something else up? Where do I get garlic to soak his food in ? Any suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks

 

[Camps23]

Help ?

 

[ogiler]

It is a young fish and it is stressed i dont recommend you to keep it in qt much treat white spot without light raise the tempature slowly.Keep it in good contions without any medical treatment for now you have to get it out of stress that is the issue.And change water from deep where white spot parasites hide that way you remove any new born parasites.

 

[kdrof]

You can usually get the garlic liquid at the fish stores. I got the kent garlic and add a few drops to food each day.

 

[ogiler]

you can crush some garlic akn dip the food in it.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

Hikari S or A pellets (diff is size) soaked in Kent Zoe

a mixed clip of ON green/red/and brown seaweed selects...my nasos love it and I've read alot of literature that suggest they need brown seaweed for longterm success.

 

[Camps23]

It is a young fish and it is stressed i dont recommend you to keep it in qt much treat white spot without light raise the tempature slowly.Keep it in good contions without any medical treatment for now you have to get it out of stress that is the issue.And change water from deep where white spot parasites hide that way you remove any new born parasites.

Much?
How long is much ?

 

[ogiler]

1 week will be enough i think but depends on naso s condition.

 

[ssavader]

Camps23, with all due respect, I think your getting some bum advice. If the white spots are ick, or less likely marine velvet, then your fish is infected. Period! All the supplemental nutrition in the world won't cure him, and once in your DT, the infection will spread to all your fish. Depending on their overall health, they may not demonstrate active disease, but as soon as a stress event occurs in your tank, the infection will openly manifest itself and you could suffer a wipeout. It is better to lose a fish in QT, than to lose all your DT fish due to poor QT practices. Do a search on RC since this topic was recently addressed in great detail. Bottom line- your going to need a 6-8 wk QT with hyposalinity and prazipro, or copper and prazipro. No way around it.

 

[jjk_reef00]

Camps23, with all due respect, I think your getting some bum advice. If the white spots are ick, or less likely marine velvet, then your fish is infected. Period! All the supplemental nutrition in the world won't cure him, and once in your DT, the infection will spread to all your fish. Depending on their overall health, they may not demonstrate active disease, but as soon as a stress event occurs in your tank, the infection will openly manifest itself and you could suffer a wipeout. It is better to lose a fish in QT, than to lose all your DT fish due to poor QT practices. Do a search on RC since this topic was recently addressed in great detail. Bottom line- your going to need a 6-8 wk QT with hyposalinity and prazipro, or copper and prazipro. No way around it.

+1 you need to identify the disease and medicate. A big problem here is that your qt may be too small for this fish. See if someone has a 40 breeder or a 55 gallon qt they would let you borrow.

Did you cycle your qt ahead of time? If not you may have ammonia spikes and you need to do very large water changes to keep ammonia and nitrite at 0.

 

[Curious George]

Omega One has a new Flake that has a Garlic additive--It was the only thing I could get a recent purchase to start eating--and eating well.

 

[Camps23]

Yes my QT was cycled by leaving my sponge for my filter in my DT for the last few months. I'm willing to keep him in QT for as long as needed. The spots are large white blotches in a few areas near face and belly. I was able to get him to eat some green nori today. I will take pics tomorrow, I wanted to leave him alone today.

 

[mil hse]

First off post a pic. When I first got mine it turned black with white spots. I thought the same things u are. But what I later realized was they will change colors. Once mine settled in it turned back blonde. And it will turn black at night, or when I introduce another fish into my tank. just my.02

Good luck. Its one of my fav fish to watch!!

 

[mil hse]

Sorry just noticed you said u were going to post a pic

 

[Camps23]

Got the Naso to eat garlic soaked nori today. Didn't get a chance to snap a pic but I will tomorrow.

 

[Camps23]

ok, he is looking alot better today with alittle bit of blotchy skin but thats it. He is eating red/green nori soaked in garlic without issue. I have him just in Hypo no meds. Here is a few pics, let me know what you think....
Not the best pics but lighting in my fishroom isnt the greatest.

 

[SkullV]

It is a young fish and it is stressed i dont recommend you to keep it in qt much treat white spot without light raise the tempature slowly.Keep it in good contions without any medical treatment for now you have to get it out of stress that is the issue.And change water from deep where white spot parasites hide that way you remove any new born parasites.

you can crush some garlic akn dip the food in it.

1 week will be enough i think but depends on naso s condition.

No offense, but this is terrible advice and you shouldn't post it. If you are going to QT your fish with medication you have to QT all of them this way or it doesn't matter. QT isn't just for meds though. I make sure whatever fish I put into my QT tank is eating well in fresh saltwater before any meds go into the tank.

Once the fish is eating then you can start your medication regimen. This is a waste of time though if any of the fish in your tank have not been QT prior as they likely have carried the parasite you are fighting into the display tank anyway.