jrsimank Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hey everyone! I finally have my first potential problem with the tank since Kyle left (I made it almost 3 weeks!). Our yellow tang has these tiny, VERY VERY tiny black dots on her. There are quite a few and I don't see them on any other fish. Is this normal or could she have a parasite or some disease? What's up with this??? Thanks!! Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Just a guess, but it could be to much protein in its diet. Have you been feeding it any nori? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindside Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Black ich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hey Jennifer! congrats on the job thus far! when does Kyle get back? needed to ask him something. oh and the answer is: black spot aka tang disease aka black ich Give all infected fish a freshwater dip, followed by a formalin bath and continue treatment in a QT. (and by freshwater they mean fresh RO/DI with no salt...just to clarify) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yeah. It's called many different names but most commonly Tang Disease, as it is found more on tangs than any other fish. What you can do is get the fish a freshwater dip... leave him in there for about 25 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsimank Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Just a guess, but it could be to much protein in its diet. Have you been feeding it any nori? She likes to eat the mysis shrimp I feed the others. But I feed her plenty of veggie food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsimank Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hey Jennifer!congrats on the job thus far! when does Kyle get back? needed to ask him something. oh and the answer is: black spot aka tang disease aka black ich Give all infected fish a freshwater dip, followed by a formalin bath and continue treatment in a QT. (and by freshwater they mean fresh RO/DI with no salt...just to clarify) Thanks! Everyone's input was really helpful. I will give her a dip then. I don't have a QT... and the formalin bath, not sure what that is... Kyle won't be back until around June 19th. I am pretty sure the tank will look nothing like it did before he left. I have already had to rearrange about half of the corals because the dumb hermit crabs like to knock them all down at night and I can never figure out where they came from. He said I could sell the crabs but that means I have to catch them and they creep me out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yeah. It's called many different names but most commonly Tang Disease, as it is found more on tangs than any other fish. What you can do is get the fish a freshwater dip... leave him in there for about 25 minutes. i think 25 minutes may be a bit in excess try about 5 minutes. i had a problem with ich and i dropped my tank temp down a few degrees. a lot of parasites can not survive cooler temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Jennifer Some of this advice is rather nonchalant for some serious procedures. I have never done a freshwater dip but I know saltwater fish do not like it at all. Perhaps someone can give you a little more info or you might want to google it. You can kill your fish doing this. Formalin, fyi, is poison which would definitely require a separate QT tank. Good Luck Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barderer Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 agreed do the hw before attempting the fw dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Breeze Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hey Jennifer!congrats on the job thus far! when does Kyle get back? needed to ask him something. oh and the answer is: black spot aka tang disease aka black ich Give all infected fish a freshwater dip, followed by a formalin bath and continue treatment in a QT. (and by freshwater they mean fresh RO/DI with no salt...just to clarify) Thanks for the advice. So what do you need to ask me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks for the advice. So what do you need to ask me? more of a discussion on a tank I got, with drinking associated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I had black spots on my tang a while back. Increased the nori and it went away. I could be wrong but I think he needs more veggies. I not very knowledgeable about black ich I just know what I did to cure the black spots. If you need some nori I got pleanty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Daniel Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) If it's not a nutrition issue, it is probably a parasite. My fish had black ich once. I just used a bucket with tank water and added a formalin based medication (http://www.petco.com/product/102867/Wardle...at=OnSiteSearch; SKU = 1079450). I left my fish in there for about a week, with aeration, fed once a day, and occasionally added AmQuel Ammonia remover. Edited April 9, 2009 by Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsimank Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 I had black spots on my tang a while back. Increased the nori and it went away. I could be wrong but I think he needs more veggies. I not very knowledgeable about black ich I just know what I did to cure the black spots. If you need some nori I got pleanty. Thank you again for the nori!! The tang has already started nibbling on it I enjoyed visiting with both of you and seeing your tanks too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Glad it's eating. It was our pleasure. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 How's the tang doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrsimank Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 How's the tang doing? Tang has done very well!!! all the spots are now gone and it loves the nori!!! Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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