'05 Not Been Good So Far HELP!

[johnnyv]

I just noticed today that my flame angle has some fin deterioration and a cloudy eye. After removing him for the hospital tank I noticed the Koran has the same. There is only a yellow tang and two crabs left in the tank. Is it ok just to treat my display with Maracyn? Let me know please and thanks!

 

[beth]

JohnnyV, did you just have other problems posted in here? Can you bump those threads, if so?

 

[johnnyv]

Beth i would have but it was another fish and totally different problem. I wasn't aware in that case I should

 

[beth]

Do you have a picture you can post? Sorry, with so many people here everyday with the kinda problems, hard for me to remember things.
How long have you had this fish? Have you had any ich problems?

 

[johnnyv]

No Ich at all. I have each fish for about a month. The were no in a QT because I had not visited this site and learned that I neeed one at the time. They are currently in a Hosp tank and i am treating with Maracyn. I am not using Maracyn because the symptoms they had seemed to fit the decriotion of Maracyn more than Maracyn 2. Today is their 2nd day of Hosp and they seem to be doing ok. Would you reccomend switching to Maracyn 2? And if so why?

 

[beth]

Maracyn2 is more appropriate for SW fish because most develop gram neg infections, which is what M2 treats.
Cloudy eye can be a symptom of ich. Try taking a magnifying glass and looking at the fish closely to see if you see any ich on any fish.

 

[johnnyv]

Ahhh I have been paying attention. I checked the fish thouroughly when I caught them Neither had a sign of ICH. One had cloudy eye and fins were getting frayed. The other just cloudy eye. Can I switch to maracyb 2 without a water change? They are in a 10 gallon Hosp.
Thanks by the way!