Yellow Tang Fast Respiration

[TX_REEF]

just updating here as i rarely see one of these threads come to a conclusion. Tang is still breathing rapidly, though perhaps a bit slower which i suppose is good. Top of the dorsal fin has what appears to be damage due to trauma, I'm assuming the coral beauty is continuing to be abusive to the weakened tang. Tang is still eating like a champ. Will stay the course and hope for the best, and run another dose of prazi after a water change on day 8.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

just updating here as i rarely see one of these threads come to a conclusion. Tang is still breathing rapidly, though perhaps a bit slower which i suppose is good. Top of the doral fin has what appears to be damage due to trauma, I'm assuming the coral beauty is continuing to be abusive to the weakened tang. Tang is still eating like a champ. Will stay the course and hope for the best, and run another dose of prazi after a water change on day 8.

The first dose of prazi should have resulted in slower breathing about 48 hours after the dose. If it didn't, then the problem isn't likely to be gill flukes. Still, stay the course for that second treatment.

You probably can't see it on a tang, but with some larger fish, if you look from behind, you can get a view of the fish's gills. they should be dark red. If they are light pink or white, that means anemia.

Jay

 

[TX_REEF]

Tango's breathing has slowed a bit this morning, and the dorsal fin trauma has healed nearly completely. Progress!

 

[TX_REEF]

Tango once again looking better today. Breathing is still a bit fast, but the fin damage has healed and he is eating even more voraciously.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Tango once again looking better today. Breathing is still a bit fast, but the fin damage has healed and he is eating even more voraciously.

Glad to hear he's on the mend!

 

[TX_REEF]

Day 8 since first prazi dose at 85% package recommendation. Tango appears more or less fully recovered, eating aggressively and exploring and picking at rocks and sand for snacks. Administered additional dose of prazi today out of abundance of caution, after a 10 gallon water change. Will update if there are any changes, or in 8 days to confirm success.

 

[TX_REEF]

So Tango’s health seems to be regressing… fast respiration has returned after 2 doses of prazi. I’ll do a water change and get parameters tonight… anymore idea based on video? He’s still eating well, appears healthy otherwise, and all other fish are fine…

 

[Jay Hemdal]

So Tango’s health seems to be regressing… fast respiration has returned after 2 doses of prazi. I’ll do a water change and get parameters tonight… anymore idea based on video? He’s still eating well, appears healthy otherwise, and all other fish are fine…

How long after the second dose is this?

 

[TX_REEF]

How long after the second dose is this?

This is day 8 after 2nd dose

 

[Jay Hemdal]

This is day 8 after 2nd dose

Hmmm, well, I'm not sure what is going on. If flukes had returned (it sometimes takers 3 to 5 treatments to eradicate really stubborn cases) it would not have started breathing so fast so soon.

 

[TX_REEF]

As a final update, I think we can call this a happy ending:

 

[Croftsy]

Hi there did you ever find out what happened or affected your YT? Same thing happened to mine last week but mine also stopped eating and hiding. Couldn’t swim properly like rolling/turning on its side like you said breathing fast. My partner did say that the other tang was picking on her but normally it was the other way around she was the boss of the tank. Seemed like the roles reserved all of a sudden so had to separate them. She didn’t last long and die within a few days after doing water changes each day and adding extra wave makers. Towards the end she also had brown marks.
I m trying to find the cause and you post seems to be the closes I’ve found so far.
Photo was the last moments before she die I couldn’t save her she wasn’t moving and just laid on her side.
Any idea or insight all other fish are okay and nothings been added since start of the year

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hi there did you ever find out what happened or affected your YT? Same thing happened to mine last week but mine also stopped eating and hiding. Couldn’t swim properly like rolling/turning on its side like you said breathing fast. My partner did say that the other tang was picking on her but normally it was the other way around she was the boss of the tank. Seemed like the roles reserved all of a sudden so had to separate them. She didn’t last long and die within a few days after doing water changes each day and adding extra wave makers. Towards the end she also had brown marks.
I m trying to find the cause and you post seems to be the closes I’ve found so far.
Photo was the last moments before she die I couldn’t save her she wasn’t moving and just laid on her side.
Any idea or insight all other fish are okay and nothings been added since start of the year

I can’t say exactly what happened to your fish, but in the pic it does look thin and has a bit of fin damage.

 

[Croftsy]

I can’t say exactly what happened to your fish, but in the pic it does look thin and has a bit of fin damage.

I was away and my partner noticed it was at the top of the tank not swimming around much tilting on its side. (Was thinking it could be swim bladder?) it was getting picked on by another tang so separated them but she never recovered just stopped eating and lost her yellow colour. When I got back I done a water change and then did another 2 days later tested water ammonia was between 0.25.0.50

Just sounded the same experience you had with yours