Purple tang is sick, help me identify treatment please

[jbvdhp]

Man, I feel for you dude. I just lost three perfectly healthy leopard wrasses during my move (well one jumped), but before my move- all doing fine, eating, nothing going wrong/on. Being in the bins did something psychologically to them I bet because my large established ornate died, and while in the the new tank, and seemingly fine for 3 days, my larger of the two black leopards died. doing fine and eating the three days before, slept normal and everything.

I know yours are tangs, but perhaps its possible its still some type of bacterial infection. Do you have access to a better antibiotic? Maybe one that's for human use?

My Desjardini had some symptoms that looked like brook, but it wasn't (maybe it was?), but it wasn't getting that much better in the times I was doing TTM/formalin for it. Then I thought they may be secondary infections. I used a newer fluoroquinolone antibiotic that's made for ophthalmic use and treated it to what I felt was the right dosage, and it may be coincidental, but it cleared up after a week.

Point being, perhaps the antibiotics we use in the hobby are either outdated or not broad enough of a spectrum to kill what may be in the water. I know true NSW has nasty bugs in it, so it may be worth a shot getting your hands on better "human" grade antibiotics.

Sucks to know the SAME thing is happening to your tangs and you can't do anything about it...

 

[kouma]

I couldnt find Formalin-MS in Canada, however I was able to get my hands on this. I assume its the same thing and the directions that apply for Formalin-MS should apply to it.

 

[kouma]

Man, I feel for you dude. I just lost three perfectly healthy leopard wrasses during my move (well one jumped), but before my move- all doing fine, eating, nothing going wrong/on. Being in the bins did something psychologically to them I bet because my large established ornate died, and while in the the new tank, and seemingly fine for 3 days, my larger of the two black leopards died. doing fine and eating the three days before, slept normal and everything.

I know yours are tangs, but perhaps its possible its still some type of bacterial infection. Do you have access to a better antibiotic? Maybe one that's for human use?

My Desjardini had some symptoms that looked like brook, but it wasn't (maybe it was?), but it wasn't getting that much better in the times I was doing TTM/formalin for it. Then I thought they may be secondary infections. I used a newer fluoroquinolone antibiotic that's made for ophthalmic use and treated it to what I felt was the right dosage, and it may be coincidental, but it cleared up after a week.

Point being, perhaps the antibiotics we use in the hobby are either outdated or not broad enough of a spectrum to kill what may be in the water. I know true NSW has nasty bugs in it, so it may be worth a shot getting your hands on better "human" grade antibiotics.

Sucks to know the SAME thing is happening to your tangs and you can't do anything about it...

Thanks for the support I will try and see if I am able to find fluoroquinolone antibiotic

 

[jbvdhp]

Purple tang is sick, help me identify treatment please

Thanks for the support I will try and see if I am able to find fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Ciprofloxacin is a cheap one. Like $8 generic
I dosed 5 gallons with 10 drops per day. I just chose a number. No rhyme or reason...

 

[Naraku]

Funny thing is.....

My bannerfish had a sore which I thought was mycobacteria or uronema, so I treated with hospital grade levofloxacin (floroquinolone). Then it later developed those white blister spots while in levofloxacin bath.

It was not uronema, because fish acted fine up until those spots broke out.

Its either mycobacteria or a virus, I think.

 

[lmforbis]

Here is a thought. Could it be black Ich. I've only dealt with it on a yellow tang. I started with slightly raised bumps that eventually turned black. When the worm came off it left marks exactly like your fish have. I was super easy to see on a yellow but would be much harder on a darker fish.


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[krullshards]

I couldnt find Formalin-MS in Canada, however I was able to get my hands on this. I assume its the same thing and the directions that apply for Formalin-MS should apply to it.

Yeah, Formalin MS was sold out when I went to buy it so I got some similar stuff... I think that should work with the same dosage as Formalin MS.