help my golden angel please

[dnsfpl]

this big white spot on head has been there for weeks

never look like recovering, instead getting bigger and whiter

anyone knows what is this?

should i been concern?

what treatment should i give?

its feeding on NLS pellets daily

at times i soak the pellet in garlic guard

thanks for your help

[FuEl]

Hard to say what is causing it but I would administer some antibiotic medication just to help the wound heal.

[yikai]

so sad to hear about your golden angel, dnsfpl!

hope it recovers soon.

looks like this fish is just relentless. it just wants to create problems even when it's healthy and feeding on pellets.

[dnsfpl]

luckily it is still feeding

hope it will recover soon

thanks all

[dnsfpl]

currently dosing API Fungus Cure™ Powder

will soak pellet with Praziquantel

if things doesnt improve, i will dose befuran

thanks all

[yikai]

currently dosing API Fungus Cure™ Powder

will soak pellet with Praziquantel

if things doesnt improve, i will dose befuran

thanks all

hope your golden recovers

[dnsfpl]

thanks bro

will try my very best

[Terryz_]

Be careful with dosing furan... Precise dosing is required for small tank and be sure to have enough aeration, it depletes oxygen level in the water somehow... Bubbling the tank is good..

[LaW]

to me it looks like hole in the head.

if you are sure its not diet and environment problem, you should try octozin which stated to get rid of hexamita. a parasite that cause HLLE on the outside.

all the best.

[dnsfpl]

my golden went berserk and not eating in the morning

caught it out and does a "befuran" bath for 30 mins

things doesnt look good

can only pray for the best

[dnsfpl]

my biggest mistake was not to treat it when i first notice the problem

i took action when the situation(white dot) got bigger

hopefully i am not too late

will give it another 30 mins befuran bath tmr

[yikai]

that's the problem with sensitive angels like golden, colini, venustus, multibar, rock beauty and bandit.

they respond very poorly to treatment and will go on a feeding strike during this period. The bad news is, you will need to re-train it to feed all over again even after removing them from the medication. these are very delicate fishes and you cannot stress them too long by treating them.

these fish are usually not given QT treatment because they cannot stand being in bare tanks with medication.

the best form of treatment for these fishes are hyposalinity. it's the least stressful for them and they will still continue feeding. but hyposalinity is not a good treatment method for non-feeding classes of sensitive angels. liverock and macroalgae cannot be offered during hypo and being in a bare tank, they will slowly starve.

that's why these fishes are so tricky. i wish you all the best!

[dnsfpl]

i guess its over, couldnt locate it today

should be below the rocks

btw did i make a wrong move by treating the water with API Fungus Cure™ Powder?

will it fight its way if left untreated?

from my observation, the white dot nearly double its size

and became a lot whiter

that is when i decide to make a move

no more golden angel for the time being

RIP

[Terryz_]

i guess its over, couldnt locate it today

should be below the rocks

btw did i make a wrong move by treating the water with API Fungus Cure™ Powder?

will it fight its way if left untreated?

from my observation, the white dot nearly double its size

and became a lot whiter

that is when i decide to make a move

no more golden angel for the time being

RIP

For hole in the head, it is quite tricky to cure most will end up dead..

[ranchuboy]

i guess its over, couldnt locate it today

should be below the rocks

btw did i make a wrong move by treating the water with API Fungus Cure™ Powder?

will it fight its way if left untreated?

from my observation, the white dot nearly double its size

and became a lot whiter

that is when i decide to make a move

no more golden angel for the time being

RIP

If the white dot is increasing in size rapidly then I believe the outcome will still be the same. You have tried your best. This angel and many others like it should be left in the ocean. The supply will only stop if the demand stop. The only way to stop lfs from importing these fish is to stop buying them. Very hard I know but we must try to resist.

[Harlequinmania]

Which is why some time "Preventation is Better than cure", i soak my Henry's foods with Praziquantel once every two day before feeding my fish, as well as soaking it with gallic and Kent Zoe to boost the fish Immue system.

Funny though why my Queen angel seem to "Shake it's head" whenever it feed the foods soak with Praziquantel, Maybe it doesn't taste good ?

[yikai]

Which is why some time "Preventation is Better than cure", i soak my Henry's foods with Praziquantel once every two day before feeding my fish, as well as soaking it with gallic and Kent Zoe to boost the fish Immue system.

Funny though why my Queen angel seem to "Shake it's head" whenever it feed the foods soak with Praziquantel, Maybe it doesn't taste good ?

very common for big angels to shake food when they feed. it's a mechanism to tear the food or make it smaller.

[dnsfpl]

i think something is wrong with my tank

my boxing shrimp is dead, snails are still alive

hopefully is due to ammonia spike and not other unknown cause

will do a 50% water change and let it cycle for a week then test the water parameter

[yikai]

i think something is wrong with my tank

my boxing shrimp is dead, snails are still alive

hopefully is due to ammonia spike and not other unknown cause

will do a 50% water change and let it cycle for a week then test the water parameter

any copper went into your tank or any medication go in?

what's your NO3.

NO2?

NH3?

[dnsfpl]

no copper, will check my water parameter on monday

hope my snails will survive