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01/26/2006, 10:18 PM
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Premium Member
 Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Hampshire, IL
Posts: 16
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Kole Tang losing color
I unfortunately picked up ich in my mixed reef 210 gal. tank and have just completed my second dosing of Kick Ich. I also have a Kole Tang that at first was starting to lose pigment around its head and just above the left eye so I called my lfs and asked for an opinion of what might be the cause. Their recommendation was to soak the nori in VitaChem due to the Tang's lack of vitamins causing the loss of pigment. After 2 weeks of this treatment the color has come back, but the overall color of the Tang has gone from a dark gray to a light pink in a matter of 1 week. The fish is still eating quite well, it is just bleaching its color. Can someone give me an idea of what is going on and how to treat it?
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01/27/2006, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Florida
Posts: 231
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I had ick in my tank about 7 weeks ago and my Kole tang also looked very "bleached". After 2 weeks of getting the ick until control the Kole tang finally got his color back. I think it has something to do with the stress that the fish is under while it has ick. JMHO
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