Kole Tang Breathing Hard Need Help ASAP

[gatorzone19]

Parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 10
Ph: 8.1
Temp: 80
He has been in a 10g quarantine for 1 week and been eating aggresively. I came home today to find him breathing rapidly and looks like he has popeye in one eye.There is no other fish in quarantine. He is now near the bottom breathing hard. What should I do??

 

[beth]

What are your nitrite levels?
I would do a 1 gal water change daily at this point, using water that has been mixed and aged for at least 2 days.
Do you have any hide spots for him that tank?
What are your sources of water circulation?

 

[gatorzone19]

Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/3036146
What are your nitrite levels?
I would do a 1 gal water change daily at this point, using water that has been mixed and aged for at least 2 days.
Do you have any hide spots for him that tank?
What are your sources of water circulation?
Nitrites: 0
I have PVC fittings in the tank.
I have an Marineland Bio Filter and a Maxi Jet 1200 for circulation.

 

[beth]

Is the fish still willing to eat? If so, start feeding it food soaked in garlic. See the info on garlic in the FAQ Topic stickied to the top of the Disease Forum.
Try the water changes, and feed 3x a day using the garlic. Lets see if he recovers on his own. Report back tomorrow.

 

[gatorzone19]

Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/3036181
Is the fish still willing to eat? If so, start feeding it food soaked in garlic. See the info on garlic in the FAQ Topic stickied to the top of the Disease Forum.
Try the water changes, and feed 3x a day using the garlic. Lets see if he recovers on his own. Report back tomorrow.
He will not eat today.