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Unread 08/19/2006, 11:47 PM   #1
adrian75
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yellow tang, lumpy stomach??

i have had my yellow tang for a few weeks now and its looks as though he is quite happy, eating on my algea all day and some of the other fishes flake, but i have recently noticed that its stomach has gone quite lumpy, and i believe somthing might be wrong, can you help!!


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Unread 08/20/2006, 12:10 AM   #2
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same here, and mine is 2 months in my tank, i guess its ok... any tang experts here?


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Unread 08/20/2006, 12:14 AM   #3
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could it be normal, and the tang just eats alot?


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Unread 08/20/2006, 12:35 AM   #4
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my blue tang eats a lot, her stomach gets really lumpy too. Its like a small sized egg, right under her center bone.

after that lump dissapears, you ll notice a long trail of turd...

it should be normal, at least from my experience.


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Unread 08/20/2006, 03:22 AM   #5
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Yeah I'd say it's normal in my experience.

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Unread 08/20/2006, 04:15 AM   #6
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thnks everyone


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