skin disease on tang?

yellowtang12 · 05/06/2007, 07:44 PM

i got a large yellow tang from my LFS and hios skin looked O.K. but freinds have told me they have very delicate skin and if they contract any small disease thwey can give it to the rest of the tank....saything to worry about?

IMM3DOORSDOWN · 05/06/2007, 07:51 PM

well any fish could spread any disease.thats why you should qt it first befor putting it in main tank.

i havent heard that about the skin of anyellow tang.people on reef central is there any truth in this

drummereef · 05/06/2007, 08:32 PM

As long as your tang is healthy and not in a stressful environment then you should be ok. Some tangs tend to be more susceptible to ick so you should monitor it. Do you have any pics?

yellowtang12 · 05/06/2007, 08:35 PM

no i dont have a camera

demonsp · 05/06/2007, 09:19 PM

All fish have a slimecoat wich helps with there health. And small hearts and are subsaptible to stress related injurys. Qt is best but whene adding new stock turn lights off and be sure there is plenty on hiding spots for all fish. Its also best to add your least aggrisive fish first to lower stress level in the tank.

fatdaddy · 05/06/2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by yellowtang12
i got a large yellow tang from my LFS and hios skin looked O.K. but freinds have told me they have very delicate skin and if they contract any small disease thwey can give it to the rest of the tank....saything to worry about?

Yellow tangs are notorious for being susceptible to Ich. They are also bright enough that it's hard to see the Ich on the fish itself, so it may look okay. However, it can still be infected and exhibit scratching and and shudder behaviors on a 7-10 day cycle that are common to Ich.

It's best to QT everything new for 28 days. Fish should be treated with hyposalinity and/or copper to kill any Ich. If it's already in your tank, don't worry about it. But, you may want to set up a QT/hospital tank for future aquisitions.

05/06/2007, 07:44 PM	#1
yellowtang12 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 40	skin disease on tang? i got a large yellow tang from my LFS and hios skin looked O.K. but freinds have told me they have very delicate skin and if they contract any small disease thwey can give it to the rest of the tank....saything to worry about?

05/06/2007, 07:51 PM	#2
IMM3DOORSDOWN Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ct Posts: 1,092	well any fish could spread any disease.thats why you should qt it first befor putting it in main tank. i havent heard that about the skin of anyellow tang.people on reef central is there any truth in this __________________ rules? rules were ment to be broken Current Tank Info: PAST EXPERIANCE::180 gal fish only,120 gal reef,65 gal MAN TANK lionfish and eel,54 gal corner dwarf angel tank. CURRENT. WORKING ON 90 gal MIXED REEF, 29 gal sump & refuge.20 gal long qt tank.120 gal uv steralizer.29 gal fowlr and annemonies

05/06/2007, 08:32 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	As long as your tang is healthy and not in a stressful environment then you should be ok. Some tangs tend to be more susceptible to ick so you should monitor it. Do you have any pics? __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

05/06/2007, 08:35 PM	#4
yellowtang12 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 40	no i dont have a camera

05/06/2007, 09:19 PM	#5
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	All fish have a slimecoat wich helps with there health. And small hearts and are subsaptible to stress related injurys. Qt is best but whene adding new stock turn lights off and be sure there is plenty on hiding spots for all fish. Its also best to add your least aggrisive fish first to lower stress level in the tank.