Does my tang have parasites

[ReefMadness]

it looks like ich to me which would make sense being its new to the system.
is it eating? to strengthen its immune system you can make a surprising amount of headway just by feeding the tank a little more than usual and offering a varied diet.

[ongquang21]

Yes, it is eating well and very active. I also think of ich, but the white stuff is long, between 1/4 and 3/8 inch, not powdery as usually seen.
Ok, I will feed them more.
Thanks

Originally Posted by ReefMadness

it looks like ich to me which would make sense being its new to the system.
is it eating? to strengthen its immune system you can make a surprising amount of headway just by feeding the tank a little more than usual and offering a varied diet.

[gregzz4]

DO NOT start overfeeding your tank until you know what is going on. If it's water quality related, overfeeding could make it worse.
I realise you recently acquired this fish so it probably has nothing to do with your water quality, but don't pollute your tank just yet.

I see the trailing bits you are talking about and agree it's definately not anything bacterial/viral.
Looks more like some kind of anchor worm or parasitic isopod.
If you can, I'd suggest you try to remove one with tweezers for inspection with a magnifying glass or microscope.
Sure you'll stress the fish, but I'd be concerned about getting it under control as soon as possible.

[ongquang21]

The thing is how to get the fish.
I trusted the seller too much so I introduced it to my DT tank without quarantine. The tank is 290g with full rock and coral. I have to figure out the best way to take the fish out.

Originally Posted by gregzz4

DO NOT start overfeeding your tank until you know what is going on. If it's water quality related, overfeeding could make it worse.
I realise you recently acquired this fish so it probably has nothing to do with your water quality, but don't pollute your tank just yet.

I see the trailing bits you are talking about and agree it's definately not anything bacterial/viral.
Looks more like some kind of anchor worm or parasitic isopod.
If you can, I'd suggest you try to remove one with tweezers for inspection with a magnifying glass or microscope.
Sure you'll stress the fish, but I'd be concerned about getting it under control as soon as possible.

[ongquang21]

Hi Greg,
What should i do next if it turns out as you suspected

[tang daddy]

DO you think a couple cleaner wrasses could help?

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

DO you think a couple cleaner wrasses could help?

This would be my first course of action...

I would also take a specimen as Greg mentioned and proceed accordingly.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by ongquang21

Hi Greg,
What should i do next if it turns out as you suspected

Google is your friend. Put some parasites under a microscope and compare pics online. Try every search term you can think of and set your search engine to 'images'.
Once you determine what you have, research how to deal with it.

Originally Posted by tang daddy

DO you think a couple cleaner wrasses could help?

Originally Posted by WarDog

This would be my first course of action...

I would also take a specimen as Greg mentioned and proceed accordingly.

Depending on what it is, wrasses may or may not be interested in it as a food source, and may not even go after it if it is food. Not all cleaner wrasses 'know' how to clean fish.

I've had cleaner shrimp run away from fish that tried to 'park' themselves in a perfect spot, only to be ignored.

[Myka]

Gary, quit posting about this. Get over it.

Originally Posted by ongquang21

I trusted the seller too much so I introduced it to my DT tank without quarantine.

Just to be clear, this is your own fault. It has nothing to do with "trusting the seller", and everything to do with you making a poor decision. There is no proof which system these worms were in. All we know is that this particular fish was susceptible to the worms, wherever they were picked up from.

[Cujo#31]

[quote=Myka;1025794]Gary, quit posting about this. Get over it.



Yes ma’am. LMAO