911 - My Powder Blue Tang has the white markings of death on it

[Cleo642]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/treatment-options-102.189658/
Here is one of his threads on different fish treatments. I'll see if I can find more later.

 

[vedros74]

I don't know what your qaurantine procedure is or what meds you use but if I could share my experience I use Copper Power to qaurantine. It's supposed to be 60 times less toxic than cupramine and I have used it on many sensitive fish like powder blue tang,potters wrasse, and scotts wrasse. One of my friends uses it also and he has an Achilles,lineautis,and tamarin wrasse he has used it on. One of our top LFSs in our area uses it. Great product. I also have a black leopard,jeweled wrasse and swallowtail angel in it at the moment doing great

 

[Cleo642]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/frustrated-no-idea-whats-going-on.207446/#post-2370072
Here is a post where he told someone how to treat for velvet and how to run your DT fallow.
Humblefish is the expert so this will help.

 

[dh350twin]

Yes, he past on and after looking at his body it was not a carpet sting - he has the white stuff from picture on his fins as well.

It wasn't ich so the only other logical explanation is velvet

Sorry for your loss. Velvet is the nastiest I've ever experienced. It wiped out all my prized fish. I am just now starting over.

 

[Cleo642]

Sorry for your loss. Velvet is the nastiest I've ever experienced. It wiped out all my prized fish. I am just now starting over.

Did you clean out and sanitize your tank after or let it run fallow for six weeks?

 

[dh350twin]

Did you clean out and sanitize your tank after or let it run fallow for six weeks?

I relocated the tank to a different room. It's a 300 gallon full reef. I moved all the rock and corals into a 150 gal stock tank then cleaned the tank and all equipment and let dry for 72 hours or more. Then set it back up as new. I'm using the live rock in my new sump to seed the tank but will run fallow for 10 weeks.
I am quarantining five tangs right now and will start qt on 5 more in a different Qt set up next week when they come in. I will qt for the 10 weeks

 

[Cleo642]

I relocated the tank to a different room. It's a 300 gallon full reef. I moved all the rock and corals into a 150 gal stock tank then cleaned the tank and all equipment and let dry for 72 hours or more. Then set it back up as new. I'm using the live rock in my new sump to seed the tank but will run fallow for 10 weeks.
I am quarantining five tangs right now and will start qt on 5 more in a different Qt set up next week when they come in. I will qt for the 10 weeks

That's excellent, I hope you never have to go through the that again. Best of luck with your tank.

 

[dh350twin]

That's excellent, I hope you never have to go through the that again. Best of luck with your tank.

Thank you. I don't wish that on any fellow reefer. It's very sad! To see such loss of life.

 

[Tahoe61]

Did the fish ever develop open ulcerations/wounds? Was the fish flashing? Have you added new fish?

I would try to get some Flagyl/metronidazole on hand just in case you're seeing Uronema or Brooklynella. Both spread and fast and fish die fast.

 

[ca2or]

I would raise temp to accelerate cycle and implement a UV sterilizer

 

[Velocity]

Thank you. I don't wish that on any fellow reefer. It's very sad! To see such loss of life.

Cleo642 has been a huge help during this entire thing

I was left with the tough decision like Dh35otwin - I started the process of tearing down the tank trying to get the Naso and Hippo out; during the process it was getting a little over whelming and stopped before I created more problems.

So now it's been 3 days since the fish was removed; he past on Thursday and during that time everything in tank looks normal with no signs - I turned off my sump and will be doing a 40% water change in the next hour or so

I will keep everyone posted and Thanks to ALL YOU GUYS

 

[Velocity]

Did the fish ever develop open ulcerations/wounds? Was the fish flashing? Have you added new fish?

I would try to get some Flagyl/metronidazole on hand just in case you're seeing Uronema or Brooklynella. Both spread and fast and fish die fast.

they didn't look like open wounds but honestly it was hard to tell - vote would be no

I haven't and won't add new fish for at least 2 mths most likely

I already used MegaFix the first day and haven't used anything since or re-dosed

Will Flagyl/metronidazole hurt anything if I used it as a precaution ?

 

[4FordFamily]

they didn't look like open wounds but honestly it was hard to tell - vote would be no

I haven't and won't add new fish for at least 2 mths most likely

I already used MegaFix the first day and haven't used anything since or re-dosed

Will Flagyl/metronidazole hurt anything if I used it as a precaution ?

I wish I knew more about fish meds to make a suggestion.

If it were me I would just keep up good husbandry and watch closely, ready for quick action. Adding stuff to be adding it is not a good idea, IMO.

 

[Velocity]

I wish I knew more about fish meds to make a suggestion.

If it were me I would just keep up good husbandry and watch closely, ready for quick action. Adding stuff to be adding it is not a good idea, IMO.

Yea I won't be adding anything for a while for sure.

 

[4FordFamily]

Yea I won't be adding anything for a while for sure.

I meant adding medications, sorry. Fish too! Lol

 

[Velocity]

I meant adding medications, sorry. Fish too! Lol

Lol, doing this water change and hoping everything will work it's self out

 

[dh350twin]

Have you only lost the powder blue tang?

 

[dh350twin]

My tank has been completely re located and set up, now it will run fish less for 10 weeks. I have 3 qt tanks full of tangs being treated and closely monitored to get ready to add to the display tank after ten weeks.

 

[Velocity]

Have you only lost the powder blue tang?

Yes - he is the only one

Yea my Q tank is used before I put them in but again he has been in main tank for 2 mths with nothing added since him. I keep all fish in Q tank for a week before adding them, some do it longer but I figure after a week with no issues then it's probably my faught at that point

 

[ca2or]

Sad for the loss. Didn't read that part before posting