reefergyrl
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Hi everyone,
I'm hoping to get some assistance in diagnosing the disease my Hippo Tang has. Let me explain my situation. I bought a 130 gallon tank about 6 months ago when my Blue Hippo Tang got to be about 2.5" in the 29 gallon tank (also had a Clown fish in it). The tank cycled for 2 months with 150 pounds of live sand and 30 pounds of cured live rock. The first fish into the main tank was a yellow tang I bought and put in a 10 gal quarantine tank for just over a month. The yellow tang did wonderful. Next in was my 8 year old Clown fish 6 weeks later which also did well. I finally gathered the courage to move my favorite (the Hippo Tang) into the tank 2 weeks ago.
The first week, the tang did nothing but hide. She and the Yellow tang did not get along for a few days. 2 days ago I noticed little white spots that looked like salt on her (maybe 12-15 of them). I thought it was classic Ich so I removed her to a 44 gallon rubbermaid container (the dark walls keep her much calmer than a clear tank without the need for a buddy) for quarantine and to start Kordon Rid Ich (formalin and malachite green).
Yesterday, the spots looked like they had flattened so I figured the parasites had fallen off. Today, she looks like a different fish! The spots are gone completely and in their place is a white film. Her eyes are also slightly cloudy, she's lethargic, can hardly swim, is gasping (despite extra aeration), and mostly lays at the bottom of the quarantine container. I used water from the main tank for quarantine. I've included a picture of her (I had to move her to a clear container to get a decent picture). I'm sure she's going to die shortly and it breaks my heart! I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what she might have, if it's contagious to my other fish, if I should continue treatment and what could have caused it. This isn't stress from me moving her is it? I don't know what to do for her or my other fish. Please help!
Reefgyrl
I'm hoping to get some assistance in diagnosing the disease my Hippo Tang has. Let me explain my situation. I bought a 130 gallon tank about 6 months ago when my Blue Hippo Tang got to be about 2.5" in the 29 gallon tank (also had a Clown fish in it). The tank cycled for 2 months with 150 pounds of live sand and 30 pounds of cured live rock. The first fish into the main tank was a yellow tang I bought and put in a 10 gal quarantine tank for just over a month. The yellow tang did wonderful. Next in was my 8 year old Clown fish 6 weeks later which also did well. I finally gathered the courage to move my favorite (the Hippo Tang) into the tank 2 weeks ago.
The first week, the tang did nothing but hide. She and the Yellow tang did not get along for a few days. 2 days ago I noticed little white spots that looked like salt on her (maybe 12-15 of them). I thought it was classic Ich so I removed her to a 44 gallon rubbermaid container (the dark walls keep her much calmer than a clear tank without the need for a buddy) for quarantine and to start Kordon Rid Ich (formalin and malachite green).
Yesterday, the spots looked like they had flattened so I figured the parasites had fallen off. Today, she looks like a different fish! The spots are gone completely and in their place is a white film. Her eyes are also slightly cloudy, she's lethargic, can hardly swim, is gasping (despite extra aeration), and mostly lays at the bottom of the quarantine container. I used water from the main tank for quarantine. I've included a picture of her (I had to move her to a clear container to get a decent picture). I'm sure she's going to die shortly and it breaks my heart! I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what she might have, if it's contagious to my other fish, if I should continue treatment and what could have caused it. This isn't stress from me moving her is it? I don't know what to do for her or my other fish. Please help!
Reefgyrl
