White film // patch on Juvenile chocolate tang + red bump on pectoral

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

Hi there. Like the title says.
I have a juvenile chocolate tang with white patches, almost filmy, Not dots.
Also a red bump on pectoral fin.
Tang has only been in the tank for one week.
My 13-year-old, and I have only had the tank for about six weeks. We are definitely brand spanking new.

LFS gave us focus and Kanaplex based on pics.
We have two cardinal pajama fishes with no symptoms.
We do intend to have coral in this tank.
We do have a 6 gallon tank to set up as a hospital And we went ahead and bought Fritz copper safe in the event. We need to go that route.

EDIT for Stats:
42 gallon display
Lighting: 7 hour cycle w/ moonlight (we don't know much)
Fish now, coral later
Tank parameters good.
Tank has been running for 1 month.
Temp: 79.0

No fish lost to this prob.
Fish all eating well.



Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi there. Like the title says. I have a juvenile chocolate tang with white patches, almost filmy, Not dots.
Tang has only been in the tank for one week.
My 13-year-old, and I have only had the tank for about six weeks. We are definitely brand spanking new.
Also a red bump on pectoral fin.
LFS gave us focus and Kanaplex based on pics.
We have two cardinal pajama fishes with no symptoms.

We do intend to have coral in this tank.

We do have a 6 gallon tank to set up as a hospital And we went ahead and bought Fritz copper safe in the event. We need to go that route.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Your tang is not an ideal candidate for a new tank which can or may go thru certain spikes and chemistry changed and can be bacterial in nature however your pics are a little heavy in blue light and fish is distant in pic to clearly see.
Additionally, what is your ammonia and nitrate level and how are you testing those levels? Good move setting up hospital tank which is a little small and skip the focus which is a binder but seachem kanaplex is good

 

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

We test with Fritz master test kit.
Yesterday all levels were 0.3.
Vid of tang attached

 

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

Here’s a YouTube vid


This was last Sunday. The sore on the fin is better. The white is still there. We fed kanaflex with focus, but not sure if it was effective or if we even did it right. Any insight? Thank you.

 

[SharonRN]

Your tang is not an ideal candidate for a new tank which can or may go thru certain spikes and chemistry changed and can be bacterial in nature however your pics are a little heavy in blue light and fish is distant in pic to clearly see.
Additionally, what is your ammonia and nitrate level and how are you testing those levels? Good move setting up hospital tank which is a little small and skip the focus which is a binder but seachem kanaplex is good

Totally agree with this reply. Furthermore, Tangs are very sensitive and prone to ich. I learned my lesson when I first started my saltwater reef tank 5 yrs. ago and after losing thousands of $ in fish. You should let your tank cycle for at least 3 months before adding fish, because the nitrates and ammonia levels do go up and down during the cycling process which does take time. Always Quarantine fish for a few weeks before introducing them to your display tank. I use a 20 gallon for quarantine. We all get excited and want to add fish when we first set up a new tank however it is definitely worth the wait before adding fish. You will save a lot of money on buying fish that don't survive and the discouragement that comes with that, and ultimately the reason people give up altogether on the hobby. Don't give up. Just be receptive to advice. Good luck!