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Originally Posted by
Beth http:///t/394499/blue-is-sick-tail-looks-bloody#post_3511508
Right off, I can tell you that any tang is not going to fare well in a 55 gal tank, let alone an 8" tang. If this fish makes it, you should think about a new home for him.
Did you mean to say that your pH is 7?? If so, that is too low, way too low. Slowly bring it back up to 8. I can't imagine how salt water could have such a low pH. Make sure that you are getting accurate readings, perhaps take a water sample to the LFS to test.
The medication I perter to use is Maracyn Two for saltwater fish. You would need probably a 30 gal tank for a fish that larger, but you can rig a tank use a rectangle shaped Rubbermaid that you can get from Lowes or home depot.
The biggest problem is that a hospital tank that is going to undergo antibiotics treatment, should be fully cycled. An uncycled tank dosed with antibiotics will totally degrade water quality very fast. To set up a make-shift hospital, you would have to plan on daily water changes. Even then, there would be no guarantees
What and how often are you feeding this fish?
*** Feeding 2 x daily:
- New Life Spectrum Large Fish Formula
- New Life Spectrum Optimum Salt H2O Flakes
- Omega One Marine Pellets with Garlic
- Omega One Super Veggie Kelp Flakes
I have hung the veggie sheets from a clip for Blue in the past. He never wanted them. I can try again.
Since he is still eating, maybe we can try to address the issues with your tank which may improve the situation .
*** Yes, Blue is eating and out of his "cave". He is looking a whole lot better. Tried to get lt. and rt. side pics, but he is hanging out where water gets sucked into the powerhead or the small filter (an extra filter), so, sorry, pics are not great. Marks on his belly are not on Blue - photo anomaly and reflections, too. Notice the bloody look to the base of his tail seems to be going away . . . yeay!
Going out for more salt, the antibiotic, veggie sheets, and hope to get pH tested. And I need to get working on a bigger tank solution.