Yellow tang red mouth
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You may want to in a seperate small container fill 3 or 4 media bags with porous substrate and inoculate with a maufactured bacteria culture such as fritzyme, biospira, or dr Tim's branded bio cultures . I let them soak in the solution overnight at least so that the cultures permeate the substrate . I toss a bag in with every tank change or new treatment change . This so that you don't have a nitrogen spike . You are not alone for that has happened to me . Can you do a FW dip to see if you can knock off the skin or gill flukes. I would also consider doing the TTM method if you are familiar with it. In addition to your current copper treatment . Doing a complete change of tank eliminates the high nitrogen waste buildup . With the TTM every 3 days the N toxicity can be minimalized . Is the tang eating?
scooter31707
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if nirites are high that means you got some ammonia going on. I bet the redness and breathing heavy is coming from ammonia. I try and dose some Prime and continue daily water changes
Shark888
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Im using small sponge that stayed weeks in my sump display tank and adding new bacteria every other day. They should be plenty of bacterias inside, I do not have ammonia (Seachem badge and salifert test) only nitrites are going high, the sponge should be same as your solution with substrate. Maybe Cupramine is killing all bacterias, I see only this.
Yes I did a 5mn FW dip during the 100% water change and there was plenty or "things" left in water. Today the Tang is looking much more better, not scratching anymore but not eating yet.
Im doing Cupramine treatment, I will continue daily water changes for the moment
You are in a tough spot . How long has the tang not been eating and how is body fat/ fullness look . Don't know how else to describe it . But if hollowed belly and not eating = not good . Is the tang swimming or hiding in the tank ? Does he look confident or skittish ? The reason I ask is I have had tangs go down this road before . If they are skittish and hiding they won't want to eat . I have had to darken the sides to my 40 gall breeder and put in rock work and substrate to help calm them down . I know that is not what a hospital tank looks like but when tangs don't eat and they don't have much reserves then they may perish suddenly . Especially difficult with all the usual commotion of HT: dipping , moving and treating . Copper can also be an appetite suppressant . Keep us posted