kmiller035
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Yellow tang won’t eat
I’ve had this tang for about two years. Has always been fat and happy til a few months back. Started losing weight, breathing rapidly and mouth always open. He’s been in the 180 gallon tank with 9 other fish (sailfin tang, clowns, chromis, butterfly and coral and inverts). I took him out the first time about 3 months ago and put him in Qt for 2 weeks with erythromycin treatment thinking it was bacterial because there are no other external signs of anything. Color is good, no sores, nothing except weight loss and open mouth. He began to eat within 4 days or treating so I returned him to the tank after 2 weeks. A couple weeks went by and the mouth was wide open again with rapid breathing so I put him in QT again for 45 days treating for bacteria again thinking I didn’t beat the infection all the way the first time. Again, he responded well and was eating and breathing fine after about a week in QT. On day 46 I returned him to the DT and within 3 days he’s back to wide mouth and heavy breathing. All the other fish are eating fine as always. I’m trying to save this guy as he’s our first fish. Anybody have any advice on what this might be?
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I’ve had this tang for about two years. Has always been fat and happy til a few months back. Started losing weight, breathing rapidly and mouth always open. He’s been in the 180 gallon tank with 9 other fish (sailfin tang, clowns, chromis, butterfly and coral and inverts). I took him out the first time about 3 months ago and put him in Qt for 2 weeks with erythromycin treatment thinking it was bacterial because there are no other external signs of anything. Color is good, no sores, nothing except weight loss and open mouth. He began to eat within 4 days or treating so I returned him to the tank after 2 weeks. A couple weeks went by and the mouth was wide open again with rapid breathing so I put him in QT again for 45 days treating for bacteria again thinking I didn’t beat the infection all the way the first time. Again, he responded well and was eating and breathing fine after about a week in QT. On day 46 I returned him to the DT and within 3 days he’s back to wide mouth and heavy breathing. All the other fish are eating fine as always. I’m trying to save this guy as he’s our first fish. Anybody have any advice on what this might be?
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