clownfish4life
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Scenario:
30 gal Long
pH: 8.0 (Added buffer to correct pH)
SG: 1.09
nitrAtes: 3 ppm
My purple tang has been in QT (30 gal long) for nearly 2 weeks now while I have been performing hypo due to an ich outbreak on a blue hippo tang. This morning before I left for school, the Tang was showing pop-eye. I checked water parameters (did water change because Trates were ar 25ppm) and left for school at 12:15pm today. Just returned (5:30 pm) and went straight to QT tank to check on tang. My Purple Tang now not only has pop-eye but it's ventral side is bloated and it looks like it's trying to "pass" a large amount of fecal matter. It's disturbing me greatly because the "fecal matter" looks pink-ish.
Is it's insides comming out?! Oh I feel awful. And there are also white splotches showin all ove it's body. It's not small white round cycts, but medium sized pale blotches, and it's breathing is very rapid. It is also stuggling to remain upright and leaning on the pvc pipe and fake plants. The pinking matter is not moving either. It's just stationary from it's ventral opening. The other fish in the tank ( 2 Scooter Blennies, 1 Lawnmower blenny, 1 royal gramma, and 1 blue hippo [smal] are swimming around, respirating normally, eatting fine, and overall look normal.
I appreciate any and all help and advise. I think my poor tang is done for.:needhelp:
Jessica
30 gal Long
pH: 8.0 (Added buffer to correct pH)
SG: 1.09
nitrAtes: 3 ppm
My purple tang has been in QT (30 gal long) for nearly 2 weeks now while I have been performing hypo due to an ich outbreak on a blue hippo tang. This morning before I left for school, the Tang was showing pop-eye. I checked water parameters (did water change because Trates were ar 25ppm) and left for school at 12:15pm today. Just returned (5:30 pm) and went straight to QT tank to check on tang. My Purple Tang now not only has pop-eye but it's ventral side is bloated and it looks like it's trying to "pass" a large amount of fecal matter. It's disturbing me greatly because the "fecal matter" looks pink-ish.
Is it's insides comming out?! Oh I feel awful. And there are also white splotches showin all ove it's body. It's not small white round cycts, but medium sized pale blotches, and it's breathing is very rapid. It is also stuggling to remain upright and leaning on the pvc pipe and fake plants. The pinking matter is not moving either. It's just stationary from it's ventral opening. The other fish in the tank ( 2 Scooter Blennies, 1 Lawnmower blenny, 1 royal gramma, and 1 blue hippo [smal] are swimming around, respirating normally, eatting fine, and overall look normal.
I appreciate any and all help and advise. I think my poor tang is done for.:needhelp:
Jessica