my tang is sick

[vizia2]

my blue tang is geting pale, his swiming is not strong, has ick spots and i think he cant see because he keeps on swiming in to things. what should i do? can i put any stuff in it, because i have shrimp, snails, crabs and anemones. I think im gana set up a sick tank. have a 5gal one. what do you think, and how do i go about doing it
thanks

 

[beth]

Read the FAQ thread which is stickied at the top of this forum. Once your QT is set up, you can use hyposalinity to treat the fish. If this fish has ich, however, and you have other fish in the tank with him, all fish will need to be treated. 5 gal will likely be too small.