Chromis picking at tang

why_drift · 10/29/2008, 01:31 AM

I have Blue Tang with ich, she keeps laying over on her side and my 3 green chromis pick at her spots.
is this normal for chromis? i thought that only cleaner wrasse and such do this?

crvz · 10/29/2008, 07:06 AM

I doubt they're picking off the parasites. I'd say it's bad news for the blue tang, to be honest. How long have you had it?

joeychitwood · 10/29/2008, 08:16 AM

Are you treating the Ich? Do a search for many ideas for treatment. Unfortunately, once the fish is rolling over, it's pretty sick and may not recover.

why_drift · 10/29/2008, 06:39 PM

no i am not treating.
she is not rolling over like she is weak or dieing
she is very active and eatting heaps. she swims up to the chromis and extends her dorsal fins and and just sort of swims on her side and the chromis seems to know that she wants them to pick at her. if they just swim away from her she just keeps following them and doing the same thing until the pick at her. after they pick for about 15 sec, she swims away and just goes about her usual grazing.

why_drift · 10/30/2008, 04:52 AM

she also hassles my six line wrasse in the same way but it just goes into the rock and does not pick at her

sunfish11 · 10/30/2008, 11:33 AM

She is asking to be cleaned. I haven't heard of chromis cleaning other fish but stranger things happen every day. Get her a couple of neon gobies.

Lisa

10/29/2008, 01:31 AM	#1
why_drift Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Belmont, Australia Posts: 209	Chromis picking at tang I have Blue Tang with ich, she keeps laying over on her side and my 3 green chromis pick at her spots. is this normal for chromis? i thought that only cleaner wrasse and such do this?

10/29/2008, 07:06 AM	#2
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I doubt they're picking off the parasites. I'd say it's bad news for the blue tang, to be honest. How long have you had it? __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

10/30/2008, 04:52 AM	#5
why_drift Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Belmont, Australia Posts: 209	she also hassles my six line wrasse in the same way but it just goes into the rock and does not pick at her __________________ 110g Reef. 30g sump Mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 110g, 30g sump. Mixed Reef

10/29/2008, 08:16 AM	#3
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	Are you treating the Ich? Do a search for many ideas for treatment. Unfortunately, once the fish is rolling over, it's pretty sick and may not recover.

10/29/2008, 06:39 PM	#4
why_drift Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Belmont, Australia Posts: 209	no i am not treating. she is not rolling over like she is weak or dieing she is very active and eatting heaps. she swims up to the chromis and extends her dorsal fins and and just sort of swims on her side and the chromis seems to know that she wants them to pick at her. if they just swim away from her she just keeps following them and doing the same thing until the pick at her. after they pick for about 15 sec, she swims away and just goes about her usual grazing.

10/30/2008, 11:33 AM	#6
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	She is asking to be cleaned. I haven't heard of chromis cleaning other fish but stranger things happen every day. Get her a couple of neon gobies. Lisa