BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 My Kole Tang is sick with something - any advice or any suggestions on what he may have would be appreciated. A couple weeks ago I noticed he was acting different and he had some minor damage to his fins. At first I thought it may have been from stress - my air conditioning broke around this time (the tank's temps never got above 81 degrees though). However, over the last two days his condition has deteriorated significantly. Symptoms: Fins damaged/ suffering from fin rot Swimming very slow/erratically Very weak - gets sucked to power heads if he gets near them Colors are pale Seems skinny Possibly some type of growth on or in mouth? He has been eating up until today. I currently have him in a 40 gallon quarantine tank I set up last night. I have dosed 1 day of Melafix to try to combat the fin rot. Damaged Fins: Kind of hard to see, but if you look closely you can see something coming from his mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 That's odd for this to happen to an established fish with no introduction of a new fish. Did you add anything new to the tank? Perhaps ammonia poisoning? Maybe something to do with the temperature change caused a small cycle and released enough ammonia to cause its deterioration? Just reaching at straws here but if you didnt add anything new to the tank, my suspicions are based on water quality. If he is getting sucked into the pump, I'm going to say there's not much you can do for him at this point. I've never brought a fish back from that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 That's odd for this to happen to an established fish with no introduction of a new fish. Did you add anything new to the tank? Perhaps ammonia poisoning? Maybe something to do with the temperature change caused a small cycle and released enough ammonia to cause its deterioration? Just reaching at straws here but if you didnt add anything new to the tank, my suspicions are based on water quality. If he is getting sucked into the pump, I'm going to say there's not much you can do for him at this point. I've never brought a fish back from that point. Nothing new has been added to the tank. Using an API test kit I have zero ammonia or nitrite as of this morning. Nitrate showing zero as well on a Red Sea test kit. He is still alive as of this morning so I'm hoping he can pull out of it. When we first got him (A year or so ago) he had Marine Lymphocystis - it went away after a few weeks, but maybe now it is attacking him again? It doesn't look like the same symptoms though. http://imgur.com/a/8g5Zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I wouldn't think lympho, you're correct on that. Maybe putting him in the QT took him out of the offending condition? Are his fins looking like they are growing back at all? Does he seem better this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Currently its not looking good. He is struggling to not float to the surface. I thought he looked better on first look this morning - but I think it may be futile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 In my experience, if they reach that point, you can't do much for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Bleh. I had to leave for work, but I'm expecting the worst when I check back during my lunch break. I wonder if this could be from an anemone sting maybe? I just hope its not a disease my other fish could catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 What is the best way to euthanize a fish? Ice water bath? Its obvious he is not going to recover and I would like to end his suffering . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Clove oil... HEB, $6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks. Just picked some up and starting the process now. Not a fun day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Sorry about that. It's never an easy decision but it's the most humane thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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