FREAKING OUT - HELP!

nopassn · 08-16-2001, 03:11 PM

I had 4 damsels, and added a tang. I've now lost 2 damsels and the Tang has a brownish spot on his forehead and I think he is getting sickly now too - he is/was fine this am when I left for work - anythoughts?? Do I need ot medicate? and if so what to use???

Thanks,
Roy

Drew · 08-16-2001, 06:44 PM

What size tank, how old, how much rock?

MontanaRocknReefer · 08-16-2001, 06:48 PM

How big is your tank? This will tell us if you have too many fish or your system is new!
You need at least a 55 gallon tank although a 75-100 gallon tank would be alot better for a tang. It may be getting stressed out if your tank is to small or new. Please let us know your set-up. Johnny

Alice · 08-16-2001, 09:52 PM

Please describe the brown spot. How big? Does it look like a bruise? Raised? Over-all brown coloring but like a rash?

Any other symptoms? Breathing hard?

Let us know Roy, we want to help!

nopassn · 08-16-2001, 10:31 PM

I dunno if any of you guys are still on - bear with me a sec - i'll go fetch a picture and post it up so you can see for yourselves. The Tank is an 80 gallon - 60 lbs of live sand - the tang and 2 damsels and 1 piece of dead/decorative coral. back in a sec with a pic

nopassn · 08-16-2001, 10:41 PM

ok here we go with pics - ot very good - he wasn't cooperating but i think you will be able to make it out. also I've had the Tank up and going for 7 weeks now and it has been cycled for almost 3 weeks - I can't figure out how to post pics - help please, i'll put them up in the morning if someone will tell me how.

Thanks,
Roy

Drew · 08-17-2001, 12:10 AM

OK Roy, go to www.webshots.com, set up an account, then upload the pic to an "album" next open up the pic in your browser, right click on the pic, go to properties, copy the address (URL) and then come back here, click on the Image button under the "Instant UBB Code" and paste the address there. Whew, I hope you get all that, if not, we are here to help.

Drew

nopassn · 08-17-2001, 07:26 AM

Ok guys here we go - don't open the porsche picture - it's huge :-)my sick fish album

Spanky · 08-17-2001, 07:39 AM

Roy, have you noticed any signs of parasites? Heavy breathing, cloudy looking skin, etc.
From what I can see on the tang, it looks like a bacterial infection probably brought on by ammonia burn or unstable water prams. But then I don't have my glasses on either.
When you test your water, are you testing for Alk? Using a lot of buffer is one indication of a new unstable system. Also, you could be having ammonia spikes that you're not able to catch.

Jerel

nopassn · 08-17-2001, 07:52 AM

All my water params are stable - I check every 3 days - maybe I am missing something though, i'm not testing alk. - also the 2 damsels that died had heavy breathing but the tang seems fine - he just has that spot on him and i'm worried he will die - that would suck.

Peter_ · 08-17-2001, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nopassn:
I had 4 damsels, and added a tang. I've now lost 2 damsels and the Tang has a brownish spot on his forehead and I think he is getting sickly now too - he is/was fine this am when I left for work - anythoughts?? Do I need to medicate?

Yes, heavily.

But leave the tank alone.

[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: Peter ]