I need help right now!!!!! Flame angle dieing!!!!!

[clown-keeper99]

I was feeding my fish this morning and I notisted my flameangle lying in the corner
I thought it was dead until i touched it and it started swimming
I put it my "low flow" cup and am wondering if I should do a freshwater dip

It has black around the head that is hard to see in the pic
it has split tailfins and is panting
any help would be great
(please respond asap)

 

[clown-keeper99]

please help please help please help

 

[clown-keeper99]

i know that people are veiwing
please respond!!!

 

[meowzer]

OK...what is going on in the tank? water parameters? Is it being attacked? Do you have a hospital tank available?

 

[florida joe]

i would take him out of the tank put him in something that can hold about a gallon of tank water add a air stone if you have and a product like prime to the water. I would not stress him any more with a fresh water dip unless you are sure there is a chance his gills are impacted with parasites

 

[clown-keeper99]

I am fighting an algae problem and added red slime remover about 2 weeks ago
when i feed him last night she was fine but she has been developing black patches neer the forehead
the only time Ive seen her get attacked is when she gets to close to my morron clown and this doesnt happen very often
could this be from low oxygen because i have hade my skimmer off?

 

[florida joe]

can you do what i suggested above

 

[clown-keeper99]

time of death is 2:59 PM
R.I.P. my piscine pal
no more help is requiered

 

[meowzer]

Sorry, but you need to check your water before you have issues with your other fish

 

[clown-keeper99]

I am thinking it was yellow tang diesase or clownfish disease
which do you think is more likly

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by clown-keeper99 http:///forum/thread/383976/i-need-help-right-now-flame-angle-dieing#post_3361855
I am thinking it was yellow tang diesase or clownfish disease
which do you think is more likly
I'm not gonna guess.....I have never heard of yellow tang disease....and brooklynella I don;t think is black splotches....
Best you can do is look up disease pics and see if you can match something up

 

[florida joe]

Are you talking about parasitic tubellarian worms (black spot)

 

[clown-keeper99]

yellow tang disease is also known as black ich

 

[clown-keeper99]

the fishes head looks similer to this yellow tang

 

[btldreef]

My flame angel has gotten blacker on the head with age.
Please post water parameters and a picture of your tank.
How did you apply the red slime remover to your tank.

 

[clown-keeper99]

I found out what was wrong with the fish
After observing the body and other fish in the tank I found out it was copepods living in the gills
now my yellow tang has it
any suggestions on how to catch the fish

 

[chain]

Are you sure they aren't flukes? There are parasitic types of pods; however I would bet on it being something else. Read this article and see if what you saw in your fish's gills match the description. If you are sure they aren't flukes after that, then we can at least scratch that off the list of possible issues.
http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/trematodes.shtml

 

[clown-keeper99]

do flukes move around on the body?

 

[chain]

It would depend what type of fluke and what growth stage it was in. Anyway you can take a picture of the little critters on your tang? If we can identify them then chances are you can treat them and save your fish.
Here is an article concerning parasitic copepods including some treatment methods.
http://books.google.com/books?id=SAdDtT7YRRoC&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=Copepods+living+in+the+gills&source=bl&ots=5zWST3dP1o&sig=7t4m9a9WK7CylqDUr16WxpVX3bM&hl=en&ei=0KdeTdbQFoeDtgeh9PzBDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Copepods%20living%20in%20the%20gills&f=false

 

[clown-keeper99]

well that's kinda diffucult with a crappy camera
and the fish is hidding