HElP MY HIPPO TANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:05 pm

He is on his last leg of life the ick has drained him and he wont eat and barely swimming what can i do or should i start making arrangements with the funeral parlor plz help give me something im desperate i dont want to lose him

by **angus4481** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:22 pm

put in a quarentine tank, even if its 10 gal of fresh saltwater. just get him out of that tank

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:34 pm

i got him in a little tank and feeding him liquid fry food and some garlic extreme to boost his immune i dont want to med cuz he just seems to weak to handle it but at least my other fish fought off the parasite with the help of the garlic and cleaner shrimp

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:58 pm

ok update for you guys still need help tho since i put him in the little tank he stopped floating on the top and is now staying at the bottom of the tank now i have i little hope imo his survival rate went from less than 10% to now a hopeful 30% ill tell you more soon

by **FRMNUTN2SUMTN4672** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:05 pm

whats the salinity in the quarantine???

by **dick_headers** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:13 pm

Taht's good,
The quarantine tanks work. Did you ever tried to treat him with copper? Do not feed til his natural appetite comes back. Does he have white spots all over him? Make sure -and that's very important- that the water parameters in the quarantine tank is closest to perfect.. Do not try to feed right now.. How long it'd been goin' on?

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:34 pm

well the ick i only came up a few days ago but he got it really bad but i put him in his own little quartine tank with a cleaner shrimp and the water pram are the same as my reef tank since i took the water out of there i was thinking of treating him with copper but i would have to tear down my whole tank to get him and i didnt want to stress the other fish so much that their immune system would fail but now im kinda hopeful since i caught the cleaner and put him in the with the tang.

by **Deltasigpony3648** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:35 pm

oh and almost all of the white spots are gone it seems that they left him for dead

by **dick_headers** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:38 pm

Ok,
But now since hes in the quarantine tank, you can try the copper treatment, and I'd just put the shrimp back into the main tank.. How many fishes do you have? Is the Hippo the only one with ick?

by **Snowboss4492** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:43 am

also - -as he gains strength i would keep him quarentined for 20-30 days even if he looks and acts - -do regular tank maint and good luck, Boss

HElP MY HIPPO TANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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