Tang injured. Advice please.

[Rafty]

Hi

My powder blue Tang has injured itself, most likely on rocks chasing a new tank mate, and has a small laceration behind its gill. Looks otherwise okay, eating and swimming well. Is this likely to become a problem and is there anything I should be doing?




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[dkeller_nc]

If the fish is otherwise healthy, I'd do nothing other than make sure that it's getting plenty of nutritious food (for a tang, that would include vegetable-based foods like Nori).

It might not be a bad idea to have some antibiotics on hand in case the laceration becomes infected and you need to remove it to a QT for treatment.

 

[RioReefr]

It might not be a bad idea to have some antibiotics on hand in case the laceration becomes infected and you need to remove it to a QT for treatment.

How would you give a fish an antibiotic?

 

[nereefpat]

How would you give a fish an antibiotic?

Add it to the water column in a quarantine (hospital) tank.

 

[RioReefr]

I am asking because I have a lawnmower blenny who is not looking good. He just has been laying around and looks like he is breathing heavy. I also do not see him eating.

What type of antibiotic and how much do you add? Could I use some Cipro eye droplets?

 

[Dmorty217]

I am asking because I have a lawnmower blenny who is not looking good. He just has been laying around and looks like he is breathing heavy. I also do not see him eating.

What type of antibiotic and how much do you add? Could I use some Cipro eye droplets?

Heavy breathing and not eating aren't something that a antibiotic is going to help with. What you describe sounds more like ich or flukes.

 

[RioReefr]

Sadly, I found my lawnmower blenny belly-up on the bottom of the SB this morning. I examined all his fins and did not find any damage. His belly looked bloated -- which isn't surprising as he ate all the time. I did not see any white specks or anything.
I have no idea what could have happens except maybe he ate too much. He lasted for 8 months and seemed fine, no aggression from other fish.

 

[Uncle99]

Sadly, I found my lawnmower blenny belly-up on the bottom of the SB this morning. I examined all his fins and did not find any damage. His belly looked bloated -- which isn't surprising as he ate all the time. I did not see any white specks or anything.
I have no idea what could have happens except maybe he ate too much. He lasted for 8 months and seemed fine, no aggression from other fish.

The bloated Belly is a normal thing, while good algae grazers, generally don't last long, say maybe a year at best. I also have no idea why these particular fish are good one day and gone the next...

 

[PCguy21]

My exper8ence is lawnmower blennys never get ich.. mine never got a spec even when my tank was infested and tangs or angels were riddled. Same with flame hawks and damsels.

My lawnmower blenny was fine for like 5 months. Then slowely starved as the easy to get algae went away... he toucjed no foods either.

I like em but they dont get enough to eat at least he didnt in my 55 hexagon.

Might be different in my 135 6ft tank but ya

 

[Rafty]

Full recovery.


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[Uncle99]

Great news!