yellow tang help plz!!!!

blazing · 04/24/2009, 08:16 PM

wussup i didnt really know where to post this but i bought a yellow tang (about 3 inches) yesterday and acclimated it for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. i took water from my main tank and filled up a 10 gal QT tank.
he look ok yesterday but i just got home like 20 mins ago and i seen it swimming aroung in circles. it was also breathing hard and fast. then i notices that one of his eye is bigger then the other and its getting cloudy. i have a whisper 30 hob filter running with a new filter pad (i didnt put the carbon in) and a maxi jet 400 in the tank. could someone tell me whats going on? im pretty sure its sick. could this have happen over 1 day or could it have been like that? i dont remember if it was already like that. i tryed to call the place but they are close. i havea feeling they are not gonna take it back and try to blame me for it. any help would be great thxs.

Sisterlimonpot · 04/24/2009, 08:19 PM

Did you cycle your QT tank? if you didn't, Test the amm. I bet it's starting to rise.

EverettReef · 04/24/2009, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sisterlimonpot
Did you cycle your QT tank? if you didn't, Test the amm. I bet it's starting to rise.

+1

blazing · 04/24/2009, 08:27 PM

i didint cycle the tank. i though i didnt have since i used water from my main tank. i will test my water rite now. if i bring the amm down would i have to treat the cloudy eye?

blazing · 04/24/2009, 08:39 PM

just tested the water ammonia is at .25 i tested my main tank last night and it was at zero. what should i do????

Firefish76 · 04/24/2009, 09:04 PM

you need to do daily water changes to keep the amm in check. do you have any pieces of live rock in your main tank that you can put in there to help? i would think a couple of small pieces would help. keep testing the water daily too. good luck

blazing · 04/24/2009, 09:08 PM

koo i do have live rocks that i can throw in there. what else should i check for as far as the water?

Sisterlimonpot · 04/24/2009, 09:23 PM

Unfortunately water from your DT doesn't carry much of the bacteria that you need to sustain a bioload. What I would recommend is throw a couple pieces of live rock from your DT in there and your ammonia will go down. And in the future just take the filter media out of your HOB filter and toss it in your sump and when you need to QT a fish take that filter media out and put it in your HOB. By that time the filter will be teaming with beneficial bacteria and you wont have this problem again. Good luck hopefully your tang survives.

Sisterlimonpot · 04/24/2009, 09:25 PM

Oh and another thing if your tang comes down with ICH and you have to treat with copper remove the LR before you treat. Copper will kill your LR and it won't be able to be used in the DT again.

Indymann99 · 04/25/2009, 03:30 PM

Just a FYI when using LR in QT... if your tang comes down with ICH, DO NOT take the LR from your QT and put it (back) in your DT.... (you can transfer the ICH on the rock..... thus negating the reason you are using a QT)..

I would purchase a ammonia "badge" to help monitor ammonia in uncycled QT. Keeping up on water changes will permit you use a uncycled QT you just have to watch water params and change when needed..

I tend to keep my QT up (as I am adding fish and each gets 4 weeks in QT prior to DT.

my 0.02

blazing · 04/25/2009, 05:39 PM

The fish died about 2 hours after the post. I went to out to eat and when I got home it was dead. I was hella mad but I guess its a lesson learn. But thxs for all the help I'm gonna cycle my qt before I buy another fish so this doesn't happend again.

04/24/2009, 08:16 PM	#1
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	yellow tang help plz!!!! wussup i didnt really know where to post this but i bought a yellow tang (about 3 inches) yesterday and acclimated it for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. i took water from my main tank and filled up a 10 gal QT tank. he look ok yesterday but i just got home like 20 mins ago and i seen it swimming aroung in circles. it was also breathing hard and fast. then i notices that one of his eye is bigger then the other and its getting cloudy. i have a whisper 30 hob filter running with a new filter pad (i didnt put the carbon in) and a maxi jet 400 in the tank. could someone tell me whats going on? im pretty sure its sick. could this have happen over 1 day or could it have been like that? i dont remember if it was already like that. i tryed to call the place but they are close. i havea feeling they are not gonna take it back and try to blame me for it. any help would be great thxs.

04/24/2009, 08:19 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Did you cycle your QT tank? if you didn't, Test the amm. I bet it's starting to rise. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

04/24/2009, 09:23 PM	#8
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Unfortunately water from your DT doesn't carry much of the bacteria that you need to sustain a bioload. What I would recommend is throw a couple pieces of live rock from your DT in there and your ammonia will go down. And in the future just take the filter media out of your HOB filter and toss it in your sump and when you need to QT a fish take that filter media out and put it in your HOB. By that time the filter will be teaming with beneficial bacteria and you wont have this problem again. Good luck hopefully your tang survives. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

04/24/2009, 09:25 PM	#9
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Oh and another thing if your tang comes down with ICH and you have to treat with copper remove the LR before you treat. Copper will kill your LR and it won't be able to be used in the DT again. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

04/25/2009, 03:30 PM	#10
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	Just a FYI when using LR in QT... if your tang comes down with ICH, DO NOT take the LR from your QT and put it (back) in your DT.... (you can transfer the ICH on the rock..... thus negating the reason you are using a QT).. I would purchase a ammonia "badge" to help monitor ammonia in uncycled QT. Keeping up on water changes will permit you use a uncycled QT you just have to watch water params and change when needed.. I tend to keep my QT up (as I am adding fish and each gets 4 weeks in QT prior to DT. my 0.02 __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

04/24/2009, 08:27 PM	#4
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	i didint cycle the tank. i though i didnt have since i used water from my main tank. i will test my water rite now. if i bring the amm down would i have to treat the cloudy eye?

04/24/2009, 08:39 PM	#5
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	just tested the water ammonia is at .25 i tested my main tank last night and it was at zero. what should i do????

04/24/2009, 09:04 PM	#6
Firefish76 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 51	you need to do daily water changes to keep the amm in check. do you have any pieces of live rock in your main tank that you can put in there to help? i would think a couple of small pieces would help. keep testing the water daily too. good luck

04/24/2009, 09:08 PM	#7
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	koo i do have live rocks that i can throw in there. what else should i check for as far as the water?

04/25/2009, 05:39 PM	#11
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	The fish died about 2 hours after the post. I went to out to eat and when I got home it was dead. I was hella mad but I guess its a lesson learn. But thxs for all the help I'm gonna cycle my qt before I buy another fish so this doesn't happend again.