Curren007K
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Background:
I just moved my 75G tank to a 180G I had set up ahead of time and cycled.
The old tank was in NY and the new tank is out here in MA.
All my fish in coral were in 5G buckets 4-5 hours during breakdown and travel.
Once at my house I set up a 44G brute bin for all the fish with a heater, air stone, and drip line.
The fish acclimated for 1.5 hours before being introduced to the tank. No nets were used, only a plastic specimen container.
I should mention the yellow tang traveled with a foxface lo in the same 5G bucket because they are inseparable tank-mates.
The parameters of the new tank are all on par.
The Problem:
After two days I noticed the Yellow Tang had developed a sort of peeling/bubbling of his left eye, outlined in red and extremely cloudy.
After some research it seems like Pop-Eye disease.
I quarantined the yellow tang in a separate 20G long for now and started a seven day treatment of Melafix which treats a range of bacterial infections.
Other than the eye, he seems to be maintaining stable breathing and swimming.
Our Tang's been around the longest, I hate for anything bad to happen.
If anyone can offer an advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Video Reference:
https://vimeo.com/150552837
Pictures:
I just moved my 75G tank to a 180G I had set up ahead of time and cycled.
The old tank was in NY and the new tank is out here in MA.
All my fish in coral were in 5G buckets 4-5 hours during breakdown and travel.
Once at my house I set up a 44G brute bin for all the fish with a heater, air stone, and drip line.
The fish acclimated for 1.5 hours before being introduced to the tank. No nets were used, only a plastic specimen container.
I should mention the yellow tang traveled with a foxface lo in the same 5G bucket because they are inseparable tank-mates.
The parameters of the new tank are all on par.
The Problem:
After two days I noticed the Yellow Tang had developed a sort of peeling/bubbling of his left eye, outlined in red and extremely cloudy.
After some research it seems like Pop-Eye disease.
I quarantined the yellow tang in a separate 20G long for now and started a seven day treatment of Melafix which treats a range of bacterial infections.
Other than the eye, he seems to be maintaining stable breathing and swimming.
Our Tang's been around the longest, I hate for anything bad to happen.
If anyone can offer an advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Video Reference:
https://vimeo.com/150552837
Pictures:
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