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Old 12/20/2005, 09:49 PM
kdriscoll kdriscoll is offline
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White srings on tang. please help

I have a powder blue tang with these white string looking things hanging off of him. I have notice that they have been getting more and more. There about 3-4mm long. any ideas and treatment.
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Old 12/20/2005, 09:58 PM
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Do you have a pic?
Are the eyes cloudy?
Is the fish eating?
What is the breathing rate?
How long have you had the fish?
When was the last fish added to the tank?
Did you quarentine the fish?
Any losses/deaths as of late?

Two things come to mind...
1. Parasitic Copepods
2. Brook
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Old 12/21/2005, 03:49 PM
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I havent got any pic's. Fish is eating fine. Nothing is different except him scraping and the things hanging off of him. I did interduce a new fish a few weeks ago. So I'm sure it cam from him. I did QT that fish. But I didnt see much. How do I treat Brook?
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Old 12/21/2005, 04:44 PM
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How long did you QT the new fish?

Where are "the strings hanging" - body, fins, mouth ?

How long have you had this tang ? How big is the tang and what size tank is the tang in?

Kelly
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Old 12/21/2005, 06:39 PM
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I did Qt the new fish for 3-4 weeks.. and the new fish stopped eating about 1 week after getting in the main 135gallon tank and died. The powder blue is about 7inches and I have had him for about 7-8 months. The white strings are all over the fish. Face body and fins.
 


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