I pulled my purple tang out and did an 8 minute freshwater dip....he did fine thru it and ate a little after going back into the display tank, but the spots are still there. The lights have been out for the night for about 30 minutes and I just went in with a flashlight and took a look at him....he looks horrible....he is just completely covered.....I feel so bad for him....he is still eating and swimming around though.....
I am going to start hypo tomorrow when I come home.....I am going to take all fish out and hypo them for 30 days (is that right?). Anyway, it's gonna be a PITA but I don't have any other choice.... seems like almost everyone with some years of experience recommend it....I just hope it works, especially for the purple tang. Is there anything I can do for him that would relieve him immediately until I can get the hypo underway? I don't know that he will make it, it's that bad, but at least he is still swimming well and is still eating.....tough fish.
I assume there is a hypo procedure posted somewhere on this board? If not, I'll do a Google search.
I'll say this, I WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER PUT ANOTHER FISH IN A TANK WITHOUT A QT PERIOD. It's just not worth it. Shouldn't be too hard to keep this promise, especially as I'm fully stocked in this tank anyway....
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