I think I'm ready for a tang...

sn4265 · 04/08/2011, 02:30 PM

I have been thinking for a while now that I would like to get a Yellow Eye Kole Tang. I have heard that these are not nearly as susceptible to ich as some of the other tangs. I picked up a cleaner wrasse today at the suggestion of the LFS as a help to fending off ich in general.

The params in my sig are current even if the date may not be. What do you think or suggest on the Kole Tang? Thanks in advance for any advice.

jeff@zina.com · 04/08/2011, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sn4265

I picked up a cleaner wrasse today at the suggestion of the LFS as a help to fending off ich in general.

No cleaner shrimp or wrasses will have any effect on ich. Read the sticky.

Jeff

Palting · 04/08/2011, 04:25 PM

Amazing what the LFS will say just to make a sale. It may be ignorance or lack of ethics, neither of which is acceptable.

Kole tangs are nice. QT and treat if you want to be assured against Ich. OTOH, I believe you have not QT'd any of your previous fish. So, I guess it's going to be a gamble even if you QT and treat the kole tang now. You may get lucky.

04/08/2011, 02:30 PM	#1
sn4265 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 570	I think I'm ready for a tang... I have been thinking for a while now that I would like to get a Yellow Eye Kole Tang. I have heard that these are not nearly as susceptible to ich as some of the other tangs. I picked up a cleaner wrasse today at the suggestion of the LFS as a help to fending off ich in general. The params in my sig are current even if the date may not be. What do you think or suggest on the Kole Tang? Thanks in advance for any advice. __________________ First saltwater tank setup 11/6/10: 80 lbs LS and 150 lbs LR, Aquamaxx EM200 skimmer & Phosban Reactor Photon 48 LED pH 8.0, Temp 78, NO3 ~0, Mg 1400, Ca 420, Alk 7.5 Current Tank Info: 120 gal with 40B sump with fuge, pair of black Occellaris Clowns, purple Firefish, Coral Banded Shrimp, Foxface

04/08/2011, 04:25 PM	#3
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Amazing what the LFS will say just to make a sale. It may be ignorance or lack of ethics, neither of which is acceptable. Kole tangs are nice. QT and treat if you want to be assured against Ich. OTOH, I believe you have not QT'd any of your previous fish. So, I guess it's going to be a gamble even if you QT and treat the kole tang now. You may get lucky. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

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