Soooooo Skinny :o(

[snowkytyn]

My regal tang has recently overcome ick. I had to do a fresh water dip. Since then she has not really eaten. She swims around like crazy when I add food to the tank. She looks like she wants to eat... but cant. I have been putting all of her favorites, mysis, flake and garlic. She is getting soooo skinny, can someone please help? I want her to get healthy.

 

[lion_crazz]

Can you post your water parameters please? We need to know your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, alkalinity, temperature, and salinity.
Also, is that all you are feeding the fish? If so, I would recommend trying many more things to help stimulate the fish's appetite.

 

[snowkytyn]

Salinity 1.026, PH 8.0, Amonia .50, Nitrate 5.0, Nitrite 0ppm, Temp 80

 

[lion_crazz]

Well, that ammonia is probably stressing your fish quite a bit. You need to first get that down.

 

[snowkytyn]

I forgot to mention that I also tried sea veggies. I know its high.... I think its because I have been putting so much food in there.

 

[lion_crazz]

Overfeeding would result in high nitrates, not a high ammonia level, unless you tested those levels soon after you fed the fish.
Do you have live rock in this tank? If so, how much?
What size tank is this?