powder blue tang

reef_friendly · 01/01/2007, 11:29 PM

what can i feed a wild caught powder blue tang? i have this guy in a 200 gallons tank with a pacific blue, a yellow tang, a sailfin, a unicorn, a pair of clowns and a clean up crew with a 150 kg live rocks. mine is a FWLR tank. any helpful suggestions will be appreciated. thanx and very happy new year to all reef central members.

Tang Salad · 01/01/2007, 11:34 PM

Feed it the same algae-based food you feed the other tangs. Sheets of Nori seaweed should entice it to eat. Happy New Year and good luck.

drummereef · 01/01/2007, 11:48 PM

Nori.

reef_friendly · 01/02/2007, 12:13 AM

its not even looking towards anything. thats the problem i am facing. i'll give this guy some time. wait and watch
otherwise i will free him in the ocean.

vijaym85 · 01/02/2007, 12:14 AM

try ocean nutrition green seaweed its very good for them. Also ocean nutrition frozen formula 2 and spectrum pellets .

reef_friendly · 01/02/2007, 12:22 AM

where r u from vijay?

vijaym85 · 01/02/2007, 12:25 AM

nyc

Tang Salad · 01/02/2007, 12:34 AM

Could add garlic. But I'd wait and see, it should be eating within a couple days.

reef_friendly · 01/02/2007, 12:56 AM

i have kept it in my sump for the time being and offered him some lettuce and corriander leaves with some dreid sea weed sheet in a clip. lets see when it start nipping on them. he or may be a she

is pretty healthy at the moment so he might make it.fingers crossed. i am from india and don't get enough variety of supplies here . i get my stuff couriered from the USA through a friend.

vijaym85 · 01/02/2007, 01:31 AM

What part of India? I only visited there a few times to see some family. Is there any stores for saltwater fish there? Can you obtain anything from SRI Lanka or Fiji area easily or no?

reef_friendly · 01/02/2007, 02:01 AM

i am in the indian capital- new delhi. yes there r a few stores here, but have to wait really long for the right stuff. stoney corals ae banned in india as they come under the SAVE OUR REEFS PROGRAMME. no, we cannot get stuff directly from srilanka pertaining to the small quantities and the high freight cost. most of the stuff comes here from singapore, malaysia, phuket and sometimes from hawai. only professionals of this field get it. we get food supplies here but at very very high cost - thats why i try getting it from the USA or Singapore or Malaysia(whenever any of my friends ormyself visits there)

reef_friendly · 01/03/2007, 01:26 AM

it hasn't eaten a thing yet. also it ha developed tiny white spots all over its body.is there any chance of its survival ? HELP!!!!

reef_friendly · 01/03/2007, 01:34 AM

i really need ur suggestions and views guys

DrBDC · 01/03/2007, 06:56 AM

The white spots sound like ich but a picture would help. The only way to treat it safely is to catch it and get it in quarantine.

Reefcherie · 01/03/2007, 07:10 AM

The tiny white spots are probably ich, which is very common to these fish, particularly if they are stressed. If he's in your sump, instead of in a quarantine tank where he can be treated, you run the risk of all of your fish getting the ich. It may already be too late. It is possible that the ich may clear up on its own and won't travel from your sump into your main system, but your odds aren't very good IMO.

In a quarantine tank, you can treat the fish w/ copper or hyposalinity for 6-8 weeks.

Here are a couple of articles about marine ich:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-8/sp/index.php
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues2...ature/index.php

As to the tang feeding, if you haven't tried it yet, rubberband some Nori to a piece of rock rubble. Sometimes new fish don't recognize food in a clip on the side of a tank as food. It doesn't seem natural to them. They normally would spend their day either swimming or picking at rocks, so some fish go for the algae on a rock more readily.

Best of luck!

Bradco · 01/03/2007, 10:13 AM

As Someone mentioned earlier, get him into Quarantine then feed him Nori soaked in Garlic mine didn't eat for a week then he started with Nori and is now eating Mysis along with the other fish, but I had him Quarantined to teach him to eat from me as they are shy

vijaym85 · 01/03/2007, 05:47 PM

PBTs are one of the hardest tangs to keep if he has ick its not going to make things any easier. definately treat it and quarantine it but byeond that it will be very difficult. Check your water parameters also. I lost 2 PBT's within a few weeks of them enetering my tank but my new one has been around for a while. They are just difficult fish to find healthy.

quack · 01/03/2007, 06:00 PM

they are nicknamed 'impossible'!

01/01/2007, 11:29 PM	#1
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	powder blue tang what can i feed a wild caught powder blue tang? i have this guy in a 200 gallons tank with a pacific blue, a yellow tang, a sailfin, a unicorn, a pair of clowns and a clean up crew with a 150 kg live rocks. mine is a FWLR tank. any helpful suggestions will be appreciated. thanx and very happy new year to all reef central members.

01/01/2007, 11:34 PM	#2
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	Feed it the same algae-based food you feed the other tangs. Sheets of Nori seaweed should entice it to eat. Happy New Year and good luck. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

01/01/2007, 11:48 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Nori. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/02/2007, 12:34 AM	#8
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	Could add garlic. But I'd wait and see, it should be eating within a couple days. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

01/03/2007, 01:34 AM	#13
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	please help i really need ur suggestions and views guys

01/02/2007, 12:13 AM	#4
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	its not even looking towards anything. thats the problem i am facing. i'll give this guy some time. wait and watch otherwise i will free him in the ocean.

01/02/2007, 12:14 AM	#5
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	try ocean nutrition green seaweed its very good for them. Also ocean nutrition frozen formula 2 and spectrum pellets .

01/02/2007, 12:22 AM	#6
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	where r u from vijay?

01/02/2007, 12:25 AM	#7
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	nyc

01/02/2007, 12:56 AM	#9
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	i have kept it in my sump for the time being and offered him some lettuce and corriander leaves with some dreid sea weed sheet in a clip. lets see when it start nipping on them. he or may be a she is pretty healthy at the moment so he might make it.fingers crossed. i am from india and don't get enough variety of supplies here . i get my stuff couriered from the USA through a friend.

01/02/2007, 01:31 AM	#10
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	What part of India? I only visited there a few times to see some family. Is there any stores for saltwater fish there? Can you obtain anything from SRI Lanka or Fiji area easily or no?

01/02/2007, 02:01 AM	#11
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	i am in the indian capital- new delhi. yes there r a few stores here, but have to wait really long for the right stuff. stoney corals ae banned in india as they come under the SAVE OUR REEFS PROGRAMME. no, we cannot get stuff directly from srilanka pertaining to the small quantities and the high freight cost. most of the stuff comes here from singapore, malaysia, phuket and sometimes from hawai. only professionals of this field get it. we get food supplies here but at very very high cost - thats why i try getting it from the USA or Singapore or Malaysia(whenever any of my friends ormyself visits there)

01/03/2007, 01:26 AM	#12
reef_friendly Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63	it hasn't eaten a thing yet. also it ha developed tiny white spots all over its body.is there any chance of its survival ? HELP!!!!

01/03/2007, 06:56 AM	#14
DrBDC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 10,358	The white spots sound like ich but a picture would help. The only way to treat it safely is to catch it and get it in quarantine. __________________ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, some just gargle, but most are rabid. Current Tank Info: 180g sps+75 softy/lps on one system tunze's, seio's, mjmods, aquacontroller w/add ons, 2X400 XM10000 and 3X160 vho actinic, 110g sump, 110 frag tank, Geo Beckett and other stuff

01/03/2007, 07:10 AM	#15
Reefcherie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 6,110	The tiny white spots are probably ich, which is very common to these fish, particularly if they are stressed. If he's in your sump, instead of in a quarantine tank where he can be treated, you run the risk of all of your fish getting the ich. It may already be too late. It is possible that the ich may clear up on its own and won't travel from your sump into your main system, but your odds aren't very good IMO. In a quarantine tank, you can treat the fish w/ copper or hyposalinity for 6-8 weeks. Here are a couple of articles about marine ich: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-8/sp/index.php http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues2...ature/index.php As to the tang feeding, if you haven't tried it yet, rubberband some Nori to a piece of rock rubble. Sometimes new fish don't recognize food in a clip on the side of a tank as food. It doesn't seem natural to them. They normally would spend their day either swimming or picking at rocks, so some fish go for the algae on a rock more readily. Best of luck! __________________ Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Current Tank Info: Tankless due to recent move

01/03/2007, 10:13 AM	#16
Bradco Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Haven, Connecticut Posts: 145	As Someone mentioned earlier, get him into Quarantine then feed him Nori soaked in Garlic mine didn't eat for a week then he started with Nori and is now eating Mysis along with the other fish, but I had him Quarantined to teach him to eat from me as they are shy __________________ MCSE,MCP,MCP+I CCA,CCEA Current Tank Info: 125g 160lbs Live sand 150lbs LR 1 Purple Tang, 1 Scopas Tang 1 Foxface 1 striped Damsel 1 Powder Blue 1 Fire Angel 1 Blonde Naso 1 Striped Puffer pom pom Xenia green mushroom rock.CB Shrimp, 2 Brittle Stars, 1 Sand sifting Star, Serpent Star

01/03/2007, 05:47 PM	#17
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	PBTs are one of the hardest tangs to keep if he has ick its not going to make things any easier. definately treat it and quarantine it but byeond that it will be very difficult. Check your water parameters also. I lost 2 PBT's within a few weeks of them enetering my tank but my new one has been around for a while. They are just difficult fish to find healthy.

01/03/2007, 06:00 PM	#18
quack Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: pensacola, florida Posts: 217	they are nicknamed 'impossible'!