Sick Hippo Tang

I aquired a sick Hippo tang today from someone who negelected thier
tank. I was told the tank's pumps / filter were turned off for 2
months or so, before they decided to get rid of 2 fish. One is a clown
the other a hippo tang. Both are in bad shape, the clown,, is a pale
orange and the Hippo is black. His fins are still yellow.. so I'm
hopeful I can nurse him back to health. I'm thinking malnourishment
along with **** poor water quality is the sourceof why they're in such
bad shape
I have both in a hospital tank with clean water and seaweed for the
tank and flakes for the clown
Any suggestions on helping them heal are welcomed

thanks

you might try some fish mox, which is amoxicillin advertised for the
fish market. maybe this will help their immune system out incase they
are ready to kick off. other than that, i would give them a good
environment to live in, meaning stock the tank with some rocks so they
have places to hide, and good circulation so they can swim alot which
should help them detox by exercise. this will keep them comfortable
hopefully which goes a long way to healing.


Peter Pan wrote:
I aquired a sick Hippo tang today from someone who negelected thier
tank. I was told the tank's pumps / filter were turned off for 2
months or so, before they decided to get rid of 2 fish. One is a clown
the other a hippo tang. Both are in bad shape, the clown,, is a pale
orange and the Hippo is black. His fins are still yellow.. so I'm
hopeful I can nurse him back to health. I'm thinking malnourishment
along with **** poor water quality is the sourceof why they're in such
bad shape
I have both in a hospital tank with clean water and seaweed for the
tank and flakes for the clown
Any suggestions on helping them heal are welcomed

thanks

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:52:54 -0800 (PST), Peter Pan
wrote:

I aquired a sick Hippo tang today from someone who negelected thier
tank. I was told the tank's pumps / filter were turned off for 2
months or so, before they decided to get rid of 2 fish. One is a clown
the other a hippo tang. Both are in bad shape, the clown,, is a pale
orange and the Hippo is black. His fins are still yellow.. so I'm
hopeful I can nurse him back to health. I'm thinking malnourishment
along with **** poor water quality is the sourceof why they're in such
bad shape
I have both in a hospital tank with clean water and seaweed for the
tank and flakes for the clown
Any suggestions on helping them heal are welcomed

thanks

I'm sorry to hear about the seriously neglected fish. If they were
bigger, and had fur, their keeper could have had an animal welfare
organisation prosecuting him.

Anyway, I hope that they pull through, with your care. You suspect
poor nutrition, so I suggest frozen Seafood diet,such as shrimps etc..
Also frozen bloodworm is a high protein feed, but do not feed
exclusively, as some people say it is not good for marine creatures.

Regards, Fishnut.

"wolfdogg" wrote in message
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you might try some fish mox, which is amoxicillin advertised for the
fish market. maybe this will help their immune system out incase
they are ready to kick off. other than that, i would give them a
good environment to live in, meaning stock the tank with some rocks
so they have places to hide, and good circulation so they can swim
alot which should help them detox by exercise. this will keep them
comfortable hopefully which goes a long way to healing.

I wouldn't even go with the rocks. PVC pipe fittings (1 or 2) and
stress coat. Good water is a must.




Peter Pan wrote:
I aquired a sick Hippo tang today from someone who negelected thier
tank. I was told the tank's pumps / filter were turned off for 2
months or so, before they decided to get rid of 2 fish. One is a
clown
the other a hippo tang. Both are in bad shape, the clown,, is a
pale
orange and the Hippo is black. His fins are still yellow.. so I'm
hopeful I can nurse him back to health. I'm thinking malnourishment
along with **** poor water quality is the sourceof why they're in
such
bad shape
I have both in a hospital tank with clean water and seaweed for the
tank and flakes for the clown
Any suggestions on helping them heal are welcomed

thanks