Is my fish a goner? hurry!

[thriceanangel]

Hes a yellow tang, and he came down with ich. I treated him with methylene green & formalin. He got a bacterial infection- Tail rot and the red streaks. He also stopped eating and hasn't eaten for days now. I got some maracyn 2 to treat him but it was for freshwater so I just upped the dosage by a third. He has gotten worse, and is laying on his side breathing. But when I touch him with the net or something to see if there is a response to stimulus he gets up and starts swimming around as best as he can, which is pretty good all things considered. But when I come back in a couple hours he is back on his side, so I decide to leave him there to conserve his energy, hoping that the treatment will make him feel p to eating. I have offered both seaweed salad, and mysis shrimp but he hasn't eaten anything. Maracyn 2 says that it will help fish that aren't eeating.

 

[fishykid9212]

Well if it looks like he is going to die try giving him a freshwater dip, but make sure the PH and the temp are the same. or if you have a quaranteen tank, use water from the tank you have now and start using copper ASAP that has worked in my case many times. But I would try the freshwater dip. Good Luck

 

[BTTRFLYGRL]

I replied to your other post..



http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=841468


Don't do a freshwater dip, it does nothing for ich and if he is as bad as you say, it may kill him.. I would also stay away from any more meds [unless antibiotics]

 

[billsreef]

I got to agree with Kim's advice on the other thread you started. I'll close this duplicate thread to avoid confusion