Purple Tang Advice needed

[Tracey2]

He eats everything, nori and other seaweed, mysis, brine, flakes, pellets. He has another 3 weeks of hypo and the paraguard was before the hypo. I have vitamin c on order, should be in tomorrow but I do soak his food in selcon and zoe. Could I give him some sort of bath before the move?

I am setting up a new tank and my sump is 150g which has been cycled for awhile now and is at the samy hypo salinity, I was going to put him there with a few others I have that are at the same stage in the hypo treatment, he would then have a bigger tank but would have to meet new tank mates, not sure if this will be less stressful or more stressful.

[christyf5]

yeah that might help, it sounds like he's got a pretty good diet and is well looked after. I don't know what to say about the discolorations. It could very well just be stress of being in a QT tank.

Good luck and keep us posted

[Tracey2]

Thanks for your help. I do think he has some parasite on his side, can anyone suggest a bath, freshwater or prazi??

[christyf5]

I would try prazi or possibly formalin but I don't think you can concurrently treat with hypo.

[Tracey2]

Ok, I think I will try prazi as thats what I am most farmiliar with, thanks again.

[vaporize]

Prazi is mainly useful in terms of internal parasite.

Formalin bath (not in QT) is good for external parasite, it basically serve as burning the parasite off, so it's a bit harsh but effective for external parasite.

Good thing - it is not velvet. If it's velvet, it should be gone by the time you notice it and post about it.

You ever think that it might be malnutrition? What are you feeding it

[Tracey2]

thanks Vaporize, I listed above what I am feeding it, he get lots of everything.

I have a product called Formalin 3 in my med cabinet, is this what I should use, it says its for anchorworms, lice and flukes. Also, can I use this product with hyposalinity?