HELP HELP HELP with yellow tang

Zoaelite · #1 09-07-2007, 02:46 AM

Possible solutions for curing Ich include Garlic, Copper treatment in a quarantine tank and an increase in Aminoacids/Proteins in the diet (Ich really only affects fish which are stressed out and are lacking the vital slime coat that protects them from infection). Of course you should treat the underlying problem promptly, I dont know alot about your system but if there is more than 1 tang in a tank smaller than 150G right there problems can arise from the natural territoral aspect of the Acanthurus species. Not to act as the "Tang Police" but does this not specificly show that any type of tang in small tank will be more prone to infection?
Levi

bv_reefer · #2 09-07-2007, 04:10 AM

man yellow tangs sure are susceptible to parisites, it's wierd too because his water is pretty good quality and as far as i know it eats a pretty balanced diet which is supposed to help fight off parasites..

findingnemo1 · #3 09-07-2007, 04:25 AM

Okay but the problem lies that it is in a 33 gallon. They are one of the more hardier tangs when it comes to disease but it is stressed from where it is living. You need to get it out and treat it and every other fish for the ich. The naso will be next i am affraid.

bv_reefer · #4 09-07-2007, 04:33 AM

oh no his is a 46-gallon, mines the 33g, but ya still it's still a small tank for a tang no doubt

Mik_101 · #5 09-07-2007, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bv_reefer

oh no his is a 46-gallon, mines the 33g, but ya still it's still a small tank for a tang no doubt

You have a sail fin tang in yours.

Borderjumper · #6 09-07-2007, 04:42 AM

bv_reefer · #7 09-07-2007, 04:46 AM

ya but my sailfin is 1/2 the size and healthy as heck, and eats 2 sheets of seaweed a day so whatever...lol

Renegade · #8 09-07-2007, 04:48 AM

I don't know what to say

Redrover · #9 09-07-2007, 04:48 AM

Tang's are swimmers...tank to small...stressed out which won't help to get rid of any kind of pest

Zoaelite · #10 09-07-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by i2as kass

Possible solutions for curing Ich include Garlic, Copper treatment in a quarantine tank and an increase in Aminoacids/Proteins in the diet (Ich really only affects fish which are stressed out and are lacking the vital slime coat that protects them from infection). Of course you should treat the underlying problem promptly, I dont know alot about your system but if there is more than 1 tang in a tank smaller than 150G right there problems can arise from the natural territoral aspect of the Acanthurus species. Not to act as the "Tang Police" but does this not specificly show that any type of tang in small tank will be more prone to infection?
Levi

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Originally Posted by reef_raf

Ok, my thoughts on treating ich (like anyone cares

) If a fish gets ich it's mostly likely due to stress of one sort or another. Trying to catch said fish and put it in a hospital tank is going to do nothing good for the stress level. This is assuming a reef tank with lots of places to hide and snag nets, etc.
One needs to accurately/honestly assess the cause of said stress and alleviate it immediately.
Now, a healthy well fed fish is going to be better able to fight off the stress and therefore the disease/parasite/nasty things better.
So, if it were me, as soon as I see any outbreak of bad in my tank, I feed a higher protien diet (PE mysis is my favorite) as well as soaking nori in freshly squeezed garlic oil. You do this by crushing fresh garlic and rubbing the nori through the pulp until it's soaked (this is where the soaked part comes in). Feed as much as the fish will eat until it appears bored of eating nd remove leftover nori so it doesn't pollute tank.

Now *IF* the fish is already in a bare tank, then go ahead with hyposalinity/copper/voodoo, whatever works and is recommended by the masses. I've never gone that route, but haven't had lots of need to treat fish. Just my 2 cents, yes, Rob, I know you think I'm nuts.

Great minds think alike

... Or read the same info off Canreef