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I have had this Yellow tang for about two months now. When I first got it, it appeared to be healthy it ate well and swanm about the tank happily. Lately however it seems to have lost interest in life doesn't eat and swims slower. The water conditions are Temp 80 degrees Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 nitrate 15 PH 8.2 Salinity 1.022. This is the second Yellow tang that I have had. The same thing happened to the last one and it eventually starved to death. It shares a 75 gallon tank with a Regal Tang, 2 Clownfish and a Royal Dottyback. Please if you could help and explain what is wrong and what I should do to fix the problem.
ps. The green dot in the picture are on the glass not the fish.
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| Welcome to MarineDepot.com and this forum. What are you feeding the tangs and how often? Did you quarantine the fish before adding to the display tank? Did you deworm the fish? A 75 gallon is on the small side for 2 tangs - blue hippo tangs (paracanthurus hepatus) require a minimum tank size of 100 gallons (Scott Michael - Marine Fishes). How long have you had the blue hippo tang? The yellow tang does look thin/wasting - please answer the above questions so we can get to the "bottom" of this.
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| I alterneat feeding Spirulina flakes and formula two flakes. I also sometimes give them green marine algae. I feed them twice a day and give them the algae as a mid day snack. I did quarentine the fish before introduction but like I said the fish was doing fine earlier. I have not dewormed the fish. And by that do you mean a fresh water dip? I have had the hippo tang for 5 months (the whole tank is only 7 months old.) Thank you
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| There may be several issues here.... How long do you quarantine? What type of tank? Unwitnessed aggression (intimidation) from the hippo tang which is established to another tang in a small/limited tank. Marine algae should be offered more than sometimes - should be available several times a day. Flake food should not be the main staple. The problem with flake/pellets is that they have been stored/shipped in extreme condition (high heat, etc). There are not expiration dates on the bottles and once opened and exposed to air/light/moisture - what few nutrients are still there, start to "decompose". Any flake or pellet food needs to be stored in the refrigerator and discarded after 6 months. All of these preparations need to be enriched with vitamins/hufa as they are severly "handicapped". Deworming means ridding the fish of intestinal (internal) worms not external (skin) worms or parasites. It has been reported that about 80% of all fish brought in to the hobby have intestinal worms. These worms can live inside the fish for long periods of time before symptoms are noticed - weight loss, wasting, lethary. Please use the search function key in the upper right corner, there are many threads that will come up with the word "dewormer" or "praziquantel". Worms act as a chronic stressor and I recommend that all fish be dewormed while in quarantine.
Kelly
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| Thank you for the advice. I am always amazed after all I read and think I know, I learn something new. I ended up purchasing the Ultra Cure PX, I am having difficulty getting the fish to eat the product straight as the bottle instructs I have had some success with mixing the product in with food. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this product and could give me hints on how to get my fish to eat it.
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