Curt2199
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I have a 125g QT system that had a few fish doing well. I had been running Chloroquine Phosphate because I had a flame angel as well as a few other more sensitive fish. I had a disease breakout from no symptoms to full blown with fish dying within 24-36 hours. The only thing that had changed was that I added a large 10" Mata Tang that I bought from another person. I noticed crypto cysts on him after I added him but they were gone in a couple days and he was looking better. Fast forward a week and I have lost 4 fish including 3 nice tangs and a large moorish idol (that was eating well).
The mata tang is of most concern now because he is show size and I paid $$ for him. The symptoms of the disease were like crypto, velvet, and black ich. It's possible that there are multiple infections here. I immediately did a 50% water change when I caught it and then siphoned the tank to the drain, letting the topoff continually fill it until I had dropped the salinity to 1.012-13 to help with oxygen and parasite concentrations. I then dosed prazi pro followed by cupramine and I believe I have gotten the concentration to around 0.25-0.35 however I have lost my color chart. I'm attaching a pic of the last test if someone could help me confirm the level. The Mata has been shedding slime for the past 3 days now and had cysts all over him. He appears to have a thick layer that is shedding and I'm not sure what disease this is consistent with.
Any help would be appreciated. He is now 2 days on cupramine and although he looks horrible he is actually swimming around now compared to hovering at the bottom like yesterday. He is still breathing rapidly.
The mata tang is of most concern now because he is show size and I paid $$ for him. The symptoms of the disease were like crypto, velvet, and black ich. It's possible that there are multiple infections here. I immediately did a 50% water change when I caught it and then siphoned the tank to the drain, letting the topoff continually fill it until I had dropped the salinity to 1.012-13 to help with oxygen and parasite concentrations. I then dosed prazi pro followed by cupramine and I believe I have gotten the concentration to around 0.25-0.35 however I have lost my color chart. I'm attaching a pic of the last test if someone could help me confirm the level. The Mata has been shedding slime for the past 3 days now and had cysts all over him. He appears to have a thick layer that is shedding and I'm not sure what disease this is consistent with.
Any help would be appreciated. He is now 2 days on cupramine and although he looks horrible he is actually swimming around now compared to hovering at the bottom like yesterday. He is still breathing rapidly.
