powder brown tang

danielmanlee · 11/15/2007, 12:04 PM

Good day everyone.. I have just pickup a beautiful 3" powder brown tang from the LFS 2 days ago and is currently resident in the 10gal quarantine tank... I have done a fw dip and the sg in the quarantine tank is 1.012.. He looks perfectly good with his breathing and color are very sharp... Only thing is he's not eating..

I have place a large piece of nori seaweed on a clip and he/she will stare at it wanted to eat but its afraid.. its that normal? how can I give this baby to start eating? any advise will greatly appreciated.

salth2owannabe · 11/15/2007, 12:09 PM

I have a powder brown myself.
Try cutting some in small bite size pieces and see if it likes it that way, or try some flake food first.
Mine won't eat from a clip, so I rubber band it to a small rock and he rips it to shreds.

danielmanlee · 11/15/2007, 12:15 PM

thanx Salth now.. i did try flake, pellet, mysis, formula 2 cube. everything.. but the powder brown is not interested...he will spit them out..

DrBegalke · 11/15/2007, 12:25 PM

probably stressed from being in a 10g.

you may want to move him to a large qt tank.

01saleen · 11/15/2007, 12:32 PM

Here is a strong possible solution. I have had many tangs and always used Kent marine "Garlic Extreme" to make them start to eat. Its a tiny bottle it is a strong garlic extract. I just put about two drops on formula 1 or 2, or what ever i feed that day and let the food absorb the garlic for about a hour. Then I add some tank water to my food break the cubes in to small pieces and feed my tangs. it will take a couple of tries, but for finicky eater it will work. Thats how i got my powder blue to eat. I use it all east twice a week also, i have read that it help boost immune systems and wards off any parasites as well.. Good Luck..

Chilli Powder · 11/15/2007, 08:24 PM

New Life Spectrum Foods also have finicky fish formula that is mainly made up of mussel and krill extract. It also has garlic in it and is a sinking 1mm pellet.

Cheers

kau_cinta_ku · 11/15/2007, 08:33 PM

whats the reason for the sg. only being 1.012? that won't do anything if treating for ich it has to be a constant 1.009 to work properly

11/15/2007, 12:04 PM	#1
danielmanlee Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 183	powder brown tang Good day everyone.. I have just pickup a beautiful 3" powder brown tang from the LFS 2 days ago and is currently resident in the 10gal quarantine tank... I have done a fw dip and the sg in the quarantine tank is 1.012.. He looks perfectly good with his breathing and color are very sharp... Only thing is he's not eating.. I have place a large piece of nori seaweed on a clip and he/she will stare at it wanted to eat but its afraid.. its that normal? how can I give this baby to start eating? any advise will greatly appreciated.

11/15/2007, 12:25 PM	#4
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	probably stressed from being in a 10g. you may want to move him to a large qt tank. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

11/15/2007, 12:09 PM	#2
salth2owannabe Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 187	I have a powder brown myself. Try cutting some in small bite size pieces and see if it likes it that way, or try some flake food first. Mine won't eat from a clip, so I rubber band it to a small rock and he rips it to shreds.

11/15/2007, 12:15 PM	#3
danielmanlee Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 183	thanx Salth now.. i did try flake, pellet, mysis, formula 2 cube. everything.. but the powder brown is not interested...he will spit them out..

11/15/2007, 12:32 PM	#5
01saleen Aquarium Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Mateo,Ca Posts: 151	Here is a strong possible solution. I have had many tangs and always used Kent marine "Garlic Extreme" to make them start to eat. Its a tiny bottle it is a strong garlic extract. I just put about two drops on formula 1 or 2, or what ever i feed that day and let the food absorb the garlic for about a hour. Then I add some tank water to my food break the cubes in to small pieces and feed my tangs. it will take a couple of tries, but for finicky eater it will work. Thats how i got my powder blue to eat. I use it all east twice a week also, i have read that it help boost immune systems and wards off any parasites as well.. Good Luck..

11/15/2007, 08:24 PM	#6
Chilli Powder Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 10	New Life Spectrum Foods also have finicky fish formula that is mainly made up of mussel and krill extract. It also has garlic in it and is a sinking 1mm pellet. Cheers

11/15/2007, 08:33 PM	#7
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	whats the reason for the sg. only being 1.012? that won't do anything if treating for ich it has to be a constant 1.009 to work properly