Assistance need with yellow tang hlle/fin rot/infection?

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In case I missed anyone (it’s easy for me to get lost in these conversations as I listen to them using a screen reader), thank you for replying and all the valuable information.
 

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In case I missed anyone (it’s easy for me to get lost in these conversations as I listen to them using a screen reader), thank you for replying and all the valuable information.
This is severe, yes and the chances of it getting better might be slim but honestly it's nice to meet someone so well spoken and wanting to embrace the situation it's very refreshing to me.
Your posts are so well written and it's nice to see you've done your research and actually care.
Keep doing what you're doing and keep us updated on the tangs condition.
Life is an amazing thing you just never know.
Best of luck.
Joel
 
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This is severe, yes and the chances of it getting better might be slim but honestly it's nice to meet someone so well spoken and wanting to embrace the situation it's very refreshing to me.
Your posts are so well written and it's nice to see you've done your research and actually care.
Keep doing what you're doing and keep us updated on the tangs condition.
Life is an amazing thing you just never know.
Best of luck.
Joel
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That is my current course of action. I started feeding tlf sea veggies (green and purple) as well as frozen lrs reef frenzy soaked in vita chem and selcon as soon as this condition was brought to my attention a little while back, assuming it was Hlle. I am totally to blame for it going unnoticed for so long, but I am severely visually impaired so I have a slight excuse. However, I still feel horrible about it. These guys depend on me for everything and I failed. I posted up here for verification as I was finally able to get a picture (the fish all hide when people get close to the tank….I don’t know why, I don’t yell at them or anything! Plus it’s usually with a peace offering of tasty food). In the last month I have read absolutely everything I could in regards to hlle. It would appear that most everything has been ruled out as wives tales (stray voltage, vitamin c deficiency, etc.) and that soft (lignite) carbon is the most common causation. Also, noted that diet will most likely not heal this condition and such as the case with my tang, the scarring may be permanent. I was worried about a secondary infection as my readings had mentioned that as happening in severe cases. As no one mentioned placing the tang in antibiotic treatment I will assume it hasn’t progressed to that point yet and that removing the mulm and continuing vitamin soaked food will hopefully nurse this guy back to reasonable health. Thank you for the reply.

Tang will likely be scarred but can heal and live a normal life. I don’t see any signs of infection and it has good weight.

Your tank is beautiful and it’s easy to tell that you take fabulous care of it. I am sure many wish they had a tank like it.
 

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I would also try the original Miracle Mud. They claim it can reverse HLLE. I am in the poor water quality camp. When I say that I mean, just because you tests are good, there may be some elements missing in your water. Have you done an ICP test in your tank the last six months? I am trying out Miracle Mud myself, but it has only been a month.
 
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Tang will likely be scarred but can heal and live a normal life. I don’t see any signs of infection and it has good weight.

Your tank is beautiful and it’s easy to tell that you take fabulous care of it. I am sure many wish they had a tank like it.
Thank you…I’m certainly hoping he heals and continues a long and healthy life. I’m getting all set up to drain the sump to remove the mulm, which leads to equipment maintenance while I’m there, and a refilling with new salt water. That’s a big day for me. We’ll see what kind of calamity ensues…..
 
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I would also try the original Miracle Mud. They claim it can reverse HLLE. I am in the poor water quality camp. When I say that I mean, just because you tests are good, there may be some elements missing in your water. Have you done an ICP test in your tank the last six months? I am trying out Miracle Mud myself, but it has only been a month.
I have not sent in an ICP as of late. I had tried it a couple times years ago and wasn’t very impressed. Well, I shouldn’t say that. It was pretty neat but on the other hand does one really need to add molybdenum, rubidium, and strontium? Of course I thought so as they were all marked as deficient. I’ll think about sending one in for fun but I’m fairly certain it’s decent. Otherwise I’d be having issues with other livestock. I’m fairly confident this was carbon related, with a species that is known to be sensitive. When I did ICP years ago I still had vision. I’m pretty positive that the data isn’t accessible for screen readers as they can’t read graphs, charts, and have a real problem with columns and rows. Maybe they have a synopsis page aside from all the data. That, or I could have someone go over it. Now, I’m curious and will log into my triton account if I can remember how.
 

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Do you have San Francisco Bay Brand Frozen Food available? I would get the Saltwater Multi-Pack and a Pack of Angel / Butterfly Fish Formula. I soak Seven Drops of Selcon into a Frozen Cub, let it thaw. This was my cure for HLLE on a Rescued Yellow Tang, that wasn’t as bad as yours. Was able to do a 100% reverse. Alternative the food cubes each day.
 
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I’m not expecting any improvement for quite some time. I figured I’d just update that he’s been getting a lot of tlf red/green/purple nori (which he loves, none of the tangs would touch nori until I got this brand) as well as frozen pe mysis, frozen lrs reef frenzy, on top of the usual tdo and seaweed extreme pellets. I’m trying not to overfeed like crazy, but all the fish have been eating everything. I don’t think it’s a problem as nitrates and phosphates aren’t skyrocketing. I soak the nori and frozen food with selcon and vitachem three times a week. While the yellow tang looks like a zombie, he is still his normal self. Swimming and eating all the time. I can’t say he’s happy as a clam, but he’s for sure not acting like he’s unhealthy or not feeling well.
 

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