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bentley21
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Topic: blue tangs fins are all torn up Posted: July 20 2011 at 11:40pm |
i have had this blue tang in my tank for a good month now and things have been going good untill i noticed today the tangs fins are all beaten up. only thing that i noticed different is the tang has been rubbing up against stuff. plus i just added a blue spotted jawfish and seems to go for anything that goes by his hole. what about emerald crabs do you think they might go for the fish at night. well if anyone has any input let me know what i can do.
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Posted: July 20 2011 at 11:46pm |
Check your water parameters and post them up. I would start there.
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Posted: July 20 2011 at 11:55pm |
I would look into the possibility of brooklynella. Mine acted the same way and all my fish were showing fin rot. 3 days later every single one of my fish was dead.
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 2:31am |
well my salinity is 1.025 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 20 nitrate 7.8Ph
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Posted: July 21 2011 at 10:02am |
Hmmm. Your pH is a tad low, but I don't think that would be the cause. Other than the fins, how are his body and eyes? Does he look good? Any white spots? I would assume that the scratching indicates that he is itching.
AFASK brooklynella is more of a clownfish disease, but I could be wrong.
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Posted: July 23 2011 at 2:11am |
well his eyes are looking good but around the eyes there are some tiny tiny lighter tone dots. he does breath really fast and hard.
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Posted: July 24 2011 at 12:56pm |
How is your tang doing? If not better yet, maybe Try here?
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Posted: July 25 2011 at 1:02am |
ok thanks do know if the fins can re-grow back
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Posted: July 25 2011 at 9:32am |
Sure,once whatever is wrong is fixed, the fins will heal and grow back.
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Posted: July 25 2011 at 10:33am |
Probably has ich and is rubbing up against rocks.
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Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following. 50 Gallon rimless cube. 180 Gallons mixed reef paradise
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