New Yellow Tang

Mekong · 11/08/2006, 07:49 PM

So I have a 90g tank, 20g sump and 55g fuge, so far as fish go I have a sixline wrasse and a marine betta and fu-manchu lion. I want to get a tang as the final fish for the tank.

I got a healthy good looking one about 4 months ago and acclimated it. The tang stuck mostly in the rock work, after two days I noticed it had a large scrape on its side, like it ran into the rocks. I tried to feed nori, flake food and algae from my fuge. The fish was too shy and probably scared of my betta and dwarf lion. Sadly the guy died in little over a week from not eating and the wound.

So what I am wondering is if anyone has any suggestions on how to get a new tang on a feeding schedule and not scared of my other fish. I was possibly considering putting the tang in the sump till he got the hang of the feeding schedule?

hgbarwick · 11/08/2006, 08:14 PM

maybe it was a tang that ahd been shipped bad? Most tangs can't resist Nori.

mraafat · 11/08/2006, 10:50 PM

I purchased two yellow tangs from live-aquria on seperate occasions, for seperate tanks, and both of them were very healthy. They were eating the very next day and continue to flourish without fear of other tankmates.

ronjeremy · 11/08/2006, 11:48 PM

putting fish in a qt tank for a few weeks is a good way to get them used to an eating regiment..especially with a tang, it is a good idea to qt it anyway..

Mekong · 11/09/2006, 12:30 AM

The tang was bought from a very reputable store, (Dolphin Pet Village), they said he was wating flake twice daily and even gave me a handfull of gracillia (or how ever you spell it) with him free.

He spent pretty much the whole time in the rocks.

Would the sump be an okay place to put a new one for a week or two?

hulley · 11/09/2006, 05:10 AM

I would'nt put him in the sump (damsels are ok though!)! I would try another yellow or purple tang. Both are very hardy. That may have been an oddball expierence. I have both a Yellow and a Purple tang in my 90g and they do great! BTW, they where added at the same time!

waterfaller1 · 11/09/2006, 05:18 AM

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Originally posted by Mekong
The tang was bought from a very reputable store, (Dolphin Pet Village), they said he was wating flake twice daily and even gave me a handfull of gracillia (or how ever you spell it) with him free.

He spent pretty much the whole time in the rocks.

Would the sump be an okay place to put a new one for a week or two?

Perhaps he was cyanide caught. Unless they are from Hawaii, this is often the case. Flake food is ok in a pinch if you are in a hurry, but not a good diet for any fish. He should be getting frozen foods such as formula 2, spirulina, nori or algae sheets, some mysis would'nt hurt. How would you like to live in the dark for a few weeks? No offense, but the sump is a bad idea. Set up a 20 gal QT. It could'nt cost too much.

ealshabaan · 11/09/2006, 05:52 AM

Believe it or not, I had buy a tang from local fish store and it started to eat in the same moment that I put the fish in my tankâ€¦ the fish started to nip some of the algae which were in my tank and by the 3rd day there were no algae in my tank!

MorandiWine · 11/20/2006, 05:24 PM

FYI yellow tangs are endemic to Hawaii and cant be found anywhere else. Cyanide use in the US is totally banned and you actually will go to jail for an "extended stay".

tyler

11/08/2006, 07:49 PM	#1
Mekong Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,539	New Yellow Tang So I have a 90g tank, 20g sump and 55g fuge, so far as fish go I have a sixline wrasse and a marine betta and fu-manchu lion. I want to get a tang as the final fish for the tank. I got a healthy good looking one about 4 months ago and acclimated it. The tang stuck mostly in the rock work, after two days I noticed it had a large scrape on its side, like it ran into the rocks. I tried to feed nori, flake food and algae from my fuge. The fish was too shy and probably scared of my betta and dwarf lion. Sadly the guy died in little over a week from not eating and the wound. So what I am wondering is if anyone has any suggestions on how to get a new tang on a feeding schedule and not scared of my other fish. I was possibly considering putting the tang in the sump till he got the hang of the feeding schedule? __________________ _________________________ Current Tank Info: 90g Reef from 2004-2013.

11/09/2006, 12:30 AM	#5
Mekong Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: AL Posts: 1,539	The tang was bought from a very reputable store, (Dolphin Pet Village), they said he was wating flake twice daily and even gave me a handfull of gracillia (or how ever you spell it) with him free. He spent pretty much the whole time in the rocks. Would the sump be an okay place to put a new one for a week or two? __________________ _________________________ Current Tank Info: 90g Reef from 2004-2013.

11/08/2006, 08:14 PM	#2
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	maybe it was a tang that ahd been shipped bad? Most tangs can't resist Nori.

11/08/2006, 10:50 PM	#3
mraafat Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 228	I purchased two yellow tangs from live-aquria on seperate occasions, for seperate tanks, and both of them were very healthy. They were eating the very next day and continue to flourish without fear of other tankmates.

11/08/2006, 11:48 PM	#4
ronjeremy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Destin ,Fl Posts: 431	putting fish in a qt tank for a few weeks is a good way to get them used to an eating regiment..especially with a tang, it is a good idea to qt it anyway..

11/09/2006, 05:10 AM	#6
hulley Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of my computor. Posts: 592	I would'nt put him in the sump (damsels are ok though!)! I would try another yellow or purple tang. Both are very hardy. That may have been an oddball expierence. I have both a Yellow and a Purple tang in my 90g and they do great! BTW, they where added at the same time!

11/09/2006, 05:52 AM	#8
ealshabaan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pullman, WA Posts: 43	Believe it or not, I had buy a tang from local fish store and it started to eat in the same moment that I put the fish in my tankâ€¦ the fish started to nip some of the algae which were in my tank and by the 3rd day there were no algae in my tank!

11/20/2006, 05:24 PM	#9
MorandiWine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bay Area CA Posts: 914	FYI yellow tangs are endemic to Hawaii and cant be found anywhere else. Cyanide use in the US is totally banned and you actually will go to jail for an "extended stay". tyler