Does FW Dip Help an Infected Fish?

[reefhead728]

hay leebca

Have to set up a hospital tank for my yellow tang. Its showing signs of Fin rot.I was wondering if I should do a freshwater dip before putting fish in hospital tank.

[leebca]

I moved your post into its own thread so others will be able to find the subject.

If the fish has fin rot due to bacterial infection, the FW dip will not improve the condition of the fish.

When performed as I suggest, the FW dip is really not that stressful, but it is still another stressor. In this case, I would not dip the fish with a bacterial infection. The potential here is that fish will weaken even more without any gain.

[reefhead728]

do your recomend a Med i can use on the whole tank, Ive been trying to catch the tang for over an hour with no luck, so i guess ill have to treat the whole tank. Its a fowlr

[leebca]

I don't know you personally, but I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that you are smarter than the Tang.

You don't need a treatment for fish that are smarter than people. Perform the treatment recommended. What you need is some suggestions on getting the fish out. This link is to a big listing of such suggestions: How to Catch Fish -or- Goin' Fisin'

[reefhead728]

tried everyone except trying to catch it at night, and as for being as smart as a tang, you might go to far out on that limb somtimes