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02/16/2019, 09:42 PM | #1 |
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Touching the haddoni
Dear all,
I saw the skin of my purpple tang was hurt this morning. Some tentacles of the pink haddoni still on his skin. Can his skin recover himself? Thanks so much Khanh |
02/16/2019, 10:05 PM | #2 |
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Thats one lucky tang if he got away from a haddoni. He should recover if not to damaged from the carpet
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02/16/2019, 10:15 PM | #3 |
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02/17/2019, 11:36 AM | #4 |
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no chance, its better it didnt get out.
you will see the skin start to rot next few days, then it will died.
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02/17/2019, 01:32 PM | #5 |
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Probably not. I’d QT and put it through anti-bacterial treatment. Even if the anemone sting doesn’t cause terminal damage, secondary bacterial infections can cause significant harm.
Maracyn 2 or Cipro are my go to fish meds for bacterial infections. Furan 2 works too. |
02/17/2019, 06:00 PM | #6 |
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Thanks all of you. I’ll try to save him
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02/17/2019, 08:50 PM | #7 |
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My powder blue is the dumbest fish. After 15 years with me and multiple carpets, he finally got stung by my 20” haddoni a month ago. Guess what, he is better than new now. It took about a week for him to recover. He looked horrible. Not a trace of the burn left. Like it never happened.
I agree with antibiotic treatment, though.
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02/17/2019, 09:14 PM | #8 |
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Thanks so much Marina
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02/19/2019, 01:18 AM | #9 |
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Purple tang is a very hardy species. Mine has survived worse, I'm sure he will recover. Fish are not dumb Marina, people are. On the reef a tang would rarely come in contact with a carpet anemone. Any tank is relatively tiny so a chance encounter is inevitable.
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02/19/2019, 01:40 AM | #10 |
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Many thanks friend
I think you are right. Do you think he will recover without any trace of the burn left? Last edited by Tanthaitrung; 02/19/2019 at 01:45 AM. |
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