Regal Tang Fish under the weather!

[Thomas Dawson]

Hi there, I have a Regal Tang Fish which has recently been looking
less than lively! I checked my water and discovered my nitrate levels
were too high. I am now conducting weekly water changes to get the
level down and he is looking better in terms of colour however is not
swimming about - he just seems to sit on the bottom of the aquarium in
the same place. My yellow tang fish is fine in comparison. Does anyone
know if it could be anything else other than my nitrate level? If
anyone can give me any tips on getting him back to health I would be
ever so grateful. Also my little dog faced puffer fish has developed a
little lump on his head!! I have taken some photos which I could
e-mail to somebody in the hope that a puffer fish expert reads this
plee for help. Many thanks. Thomas in Leeds.

[John D. Maag]

I had this exact same problem. It led to death for fish after fish. I lost 5
fish to what I assume was Ich before it stopped. I moved the remaining fish
to a quaratine and treated with formalyn. All seem to be doing OK now


"Thomas Dawson" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi there, I have a Regal Tang Fish which has recently been looking
> less than lively! I checked my water and discovered my nitrate levels
> were too high. I am now conducting weekly water changes to get the
> level down and he is looking better in terms of colour however is not
> swimming about - he just seems to sit on the bottom of the aquarium in
> the same place. My yellow tang fish is fine in comparison. Does anyone
> know if it could be anything else other than my nitrate level? If
> anyone can give me any tips on getting him back to health I would be
> ever so grateful. Also my little dog faced puffer fish has developed a
> little lump on his head!! I have taken some photos which I could
> e-mail to somebody in the hope that a puffer fish expert reads this
> plee for help. Many thanks. Thomas in Leeds.
>

[Fishnut]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:17:43 GMT, "John D. Maag" > wrote:

>I had this exact same problem. It led to death for fish after fish. I lost 5
>fish to what I assume was Ich before it stopped. I moved the remaining fish
>to a quaratine and treated with formalyn. All seem to be doing OK now
>
>
>"Thomas Dawson" > wrote in message
om...
>> Hi there, I have a Regal Tang Fish which has recently been looking
>> less than lively! I checked my water and discovered my nitrate levels
>> were too high. I am now conducting weekly water changes to get the
>> level down and he is looking better in terms of colour however is not
>> swimming about - he just seems to sit on the bottom of the aquarium in
>> the same place. My yellow tang fish is fine in comparison. Does anyone
>> know if it could be anything else other than my nitrate level? If
>> anyone can give me any tips on getting him back to health I would be
>> ever so grateful. Also my little dog faced puffer fish has developed a
>> little lump on his head!! I have taken some photos which I could
>> e-mail to somebody in the hope that a puffer fish expert reads this
>> plee for help. Many thanks. Thomas in Leeds.
>>
>
Hello Thomas,

They show their dissatisfaction with low pH and higher than 1.026 SG.
I assume you are making sure that it has plant-food in its diet.

Regards, Fishnut.