Fish with a hicky

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thespook

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My tang is not a very good swimmer and he got stuck to a power head. Now he has a big hickey on his side. I removed him from the main tank because he is even more sluggish when he swims and will get no food in the main tank. Should I leave him in the hospital tank for several months or just until he seems to be swimming better? I dont see any other problems with him.
I have since corrected the problems with the power head by getting a spongy thing to put over the intake.
 
pufferlover

pufferlover

Active Member
Give it time to heal and when it is acting normal again return it to tank. As long as it does not get a stress related problem from its injury a couple of weeks should do the trick. If there is any open type of area then treat with anti-biotics if not keep a watch on it. A warning to all when using powerheads I always use a pre-filter if for no other reason to keep the fish safe from the suction.
 
tacks

tacks

Member
I lost a few fish to the "Dreaded Powerhead". Like Puffer said, I now use a prefilter on my big one and haven't had any problems.
 
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thespook

Guest
My poor hicky fish. It was in the hospital tank for 2 days and decieded he was going to make the trip back to the main tank himself. Some time last night he jumped from his tank and I found him dead this morning on the floor.
 
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