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Hello,
My new Lavender Tang is dying, and I'm trying to figure out what happened. Fish is a juvenile, made it through QT and was eating well, or so I thought.
30-day quarantine, treatment with PraziPro. After 30-day QT, has been in main display for about a week. All was fine last night, but found near death today.
There are white marks that seem like a disease, or possibly abrasions. She likely won't live long, but I would like to learn and attempt to do better.
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Notes - Current Livestock:
Main DT is in living-area and I watch each evening. I have not seen any aggression, but I admit it doesn't mean aggression isn't happening.
In Tank for 1+ year:
- 2 Clownfish
- 1 Diamond Goby (white/orange diamonds)
- Yellow Blenny (gentle and plays well with others)
- Yellow Watchman Goby with Pistol Shrimp - They keep to themselves
- 4 Emerald Crabs
- 2 Red Shrimp
New additions:
- 12 Blue/Green Chromis
- 1 Sailfin Tang (purchased with Lavender and were QT'd together) - Have been friendly so far, but perhaps had a fight during the night?? Unknown.
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Tank Info
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium water volume - 100 Gallon DT with 20 Gallon Sump (120 Gallon Total)
Filtration type - Filter Pads, Skimmer, Refugium with Chaeto
Lighting - 2 LED bars (Current USA), 4 T5 bulbs (retro kit)
How long has the aquarium been established? - 1.5 years
Digital image of the aquarium under white light
Tank Params:
pH - 8.0
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0.5
Alk - 8.1
Do these marks mean anything to you? Perhaps bite marks, or a fungus? It does not appear to be Ich or Velvet, but I'm not expert.
Thanks for any advice.
![20230505_124412.jpg 20230505_124412.jpg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3064/3064261-cd9bb4d339420ce264eee40d7b96dce0.jpg)
My new Lavender Tang is dying, and I'm trying to figure out what happened. Fish is a juvenile, made it through QT and was eating well, or so I thought.
30-day quarantine, treatment with PraziPro. After 30-day QT, has been in main display for about a week. All was fine last night, but found near death today.
There are white marks that seem like a disease, or possibly abrasions. She likely won't live long, but I would like to learn and attempt to do better.
----
Notes - Current Livestock:
Main DT is in living-area and I watch each evening. I have not seen any aggression, but I admit it doesn't mean aggression isn't happening.
In Tank for 1+ year:
- 2 Clownfish
- 1 Diamond Goby (white/orange diamonds)
- Yellow Blenny (gentle and plays well with others)
- Yellow Watchman Goby with Pistol Shrimp - They keep to themselves
- 4 Emerald Crabs
- 2 Red Shrimp
New additions:
- 12 Blue/Green Chromis
- 1 Sailfin Tang (purchased with Lavender and were QT'd together) - Have been friendly so far, but perhaps had a fight during the night?? Unknown.
----
Tank Info
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium water volume - 100 Gallon DT with 20 Gallon Sump (120 Gallon Total)
Filtration type - Filter Pads, Skimmer, Refugium with Chaeto
Lighting - 2 LED bars (Current USA), 4 T5 bulbs (retro kit)
How long has the aquarium been established? - 1.5 years
Digital image of the aquarium under white light
Tank Params:
pH - 8.0
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0.5
Alk - 8.1
Do these marks mean anything to you? Perhaps bite marks, or a fungus? It does not appear to be Ich or Velvet, but I'm not expert.
Thanks for any advice.
![20230505_122851.jpg 20230505_122851.jpg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3064/3064255-abb0b44833585e262829fbe04bd6aa05.jpg)
![20230505_124412.jpg 20230505_124412.jpg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/3064/3064261-cd9bb4d339420ce264eee40d7b96dce0.jpg)
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