Sick Fish Wont Eat

Sohal Tang Tim · 07/17/2021, 08:52 AM

I made the mistake (first time in 30 years) I bought a tang sight unseen...Well the bugger is sicker then you can imagine...crappying white stringy.....

I have had him for 7 days..he is fat, gorgeous but will NOT eat.

He is in a 32 gallon Quarantine tank and has been in Prazi for 5 days...

I have tried flake, spriulina, nori, brine shrimp, PE Mysis and clam in half shell....He is NOT interested.....

I am soaking food in Focus and Metroplex on top of the prazzi...nothing....

He does not even look sick ..he looks like a GORGEOUS BROWN (MIMIC) TANG!
Hard to believe he is sick...
Any suggestions? It has been well over 20 years since I had a fish that I could not get eating... Thx, Tim

wtac · 07/17/2021, 09:57 AM

IME, Prazi will supress appetite a bit.

For finicky eating tangs dim lights, lots of places to hide and on a pieces of dried LR, make a slurry of food and put a teaspoon onto the pieces of LR and let it dry.

Once dry, plop it into the QT and hopefully it starts picking on the food patch.

HTH and fingers&toes crossed it starts eating for you.

Sohal Tang Tim · 07/17/2021, 10:15 AM

thx

07/17/2021, 08:52 AM	#1
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	Sick Fish Wont Eat I made the mistake (first time in 30 years) I bought a tang sight unseen...Well the bugger is sicker then you can imagine...crappying white stringy..... I have had him for 7 days..he is fat, gorgeous but will NOT eat. He is in a 32 gallon Quarantine tank and has been in Prazi for 5 days... I have tried flake, spriulina, nori, brine shrimp, PE Mysis and clam in half shell....He is NOT interested..... I am soaking food in Focus and Metroplex on top of the prazzi...nothing.... He does not even look sick ..he looks like a GORGEOUS BROWN (MIMIC) TANG! Hard to believe he is sick... Any suggestions? It has been well over 20 years since I had a fish that I could not get eating... Thx, Tim __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef

07/17/2021, 10:15 AM	#3
Sohal Tang Tim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Collingwood , ON, Canada Posts: 928	thx thx __________________ "My God Reefs are Gorgeous!" Current Tank Info: 25 gallon reef

07/17/2021, 09:57 AM	#2
wtac Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto and Calgary, Canada Posts: 377	IME, Prazi will supress appetite a bit. For finicky eating tangs dim lights, lots of places to hide and on a pieces of dried LR, make a slurry of food and put a teaspoon onto the pieces of LR and let it dry. Once dry, plop it into the QT and hopefully it starts picking on the food patch. HTH and fingers&toes crossed it starts eating for you.