Purple tang

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

Not sure what’s wrong with both of my purple tangs leak of vitamins both of them have the same symptoms

nereefpat · May 3, 2020

Head and lateral line erosion seems to be common in purple tangs.

Give it a big, disease and stress free tank, and feed it lots of quality foods like nori and mysis. Some folks do think that vitamins like Selcon do help.

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

I do feed them quality food not sure what’s wrong with them

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

Currently they’re in the qt with copper display tank had a eck

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

nereefpat said:
Head and lateral line erosion seems to be common in purple tangs.

Give it a big, disease and stress free tank, and feed it lots of quality foods like nori and mysis. Some folks do think that vitamins like Selcon do help.

I do

AZMSGT · May 3, 2020

To much Copper can cause it.

vetteguy53081 · May 3, 2020

This generally happens with issues associated with water quality and insufficient dietary requirements (vitamin deficiency).
Salinity 1.024-1.026
PH range 8.1-8.3
Temperature- 78-79

Feed at minimum:
Nori basted with garlic extract
Formula 2 Flake and frozen
Mysis shrimp
Plankton
LRS Herbivore diet

- ADD GARLIC AND SELCON TO ITS' FOOD WEEKLY
- REDUCE COPPER AND DO RUN CARBON SUCH AS CHEMIPURE OR CHEMIPURE BLUE

Hydrored · May 3, 2020

My purple tang got the same in copper power, once out it healed up right away.

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
This generally happens with issues associated with water quality and insufficient dietary requirements (vitamin deficiency).
Salinity 1.024-1.026
PH range 8.1-8.3
Temperature- 78-79

Feed at minimum:
Nori basted with garlic extract
Formula 2 Flake and frozen
Mysis shrimp
Plankton
LRS Herbivore diet

- ADD GARLIC AND SELCON TO ITS' FOOD WEEKLY
- REDUCE COPPER AND DO RUN CARBON SUCH AS CHEMIPURE OR CHEMIPURE BLUE

Thank you for the post I try not to put to much copper 1.8

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

Hydrored said:
My purple tang got the same in copper power, once out it healed up right away.

My gem tang can’t tell

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
This generally happens with issues associated with water quality and insufficient dietary requirements (vitamin deficiency).
Salinity 1.024-1.026
PH range 8.1-8.3
Temperature- 78-79

Feed at minimum:
Nori basted with garlic extract
Formula 2 Flake and frozen
Mysis shrimp
Plankton
LRS Herbivore diet

- ADD GARLIC AND SELCON TO ITS' FOOD WEEKLY
- REDUCE COPPER AND DO RUN CARBON SUCH AS CHEMIPURE OR CHEMIPURE BLUE

Water is low

nereefpat · May 3, 2020

You're going to have to tell us a bit more.

How long have you had them? How long have they been in QT? What kind if copper , and at what strength?

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

nereefpat said:
You're going to have to tell us a bit more.

How long have you had them? How long have they been in QT? What kind if copper , and at what strength?

I am planning to keep them 80 days in qt end of may will be 80 days they been there for 2 months in qt I am using copper power

I made a mistake buying the Lr copper by Hanna it’s doesn’t really show you above 1.0 when I dose them I add 6-7 3ml I am assuming it’s 1.8

I am not sure what to do to make sure it’s 2.0

2.5ppm

vetteguy53081 · May 3, 2020

hyeclass said:
Water is low

yes. Diet and a few adjustments and you'll be in business !!

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
yes. Diet and a few adjustments and you'll be in business !!

Dealing with inaccurate results with cuz a lot of problems

Hanna checker is LR I got what should I do I mistakenly bought a wrong one any ideas

vetteguy53081 · May 3, 2020

hyeclass said:
Dealing with inaccurate results with cuz a lot of problems

Hanna checker is LR I got what should I do I mistakenly bought a wrong one any ideas

Probably. I would suggest take a good size water sample to trusted LFS and have them test for you for comparison and verification of parameters

Vette67 · May 3, 2020

AZMSGT said:
To much Copper can cause it.

My purple tang has been in quarantine with copper more times than I would like to admit. Every single time my purple went into copper, it got HLLE. And within weeks of going back into the display tank, HLLE is gone. Same food, same everything. Only difference is the copper. I’d make sure the parasite is dealt with, and keep the copper at therapeutic levels. The HLLE will resolve itself once back in the main tank.

hyeclass · May 3, 2020

Vette67 said:
My purple tang has been in quarantine with copper more times than I would like to admit. Every single time my purple went into copper, it got HLLE. And within weeks of going back into the display tank, HLLE is gone. Same food, same everything. Only difference is the copper. I’d make sure the parasite is dealt with, and keep the copper at therapeutic levels. The HLLE will resolve itself once back in the main tank.

Hanna checker only checks 1.0 Im

This is crazy I have to buy another one