our tang family

[vittoria8110]

more pictures

 

[vittoria8110]

we've had him close to 9 months and he is only about 3 inches...he seems to be growing slowly

 

[saltman23]

that's a 55 gallon tank?

 

[vittoria8110]

also, if anyone can tell in the pic we posted....the sailfin has a huge "hole" above his eye. anyone know what that is?

 

[vittoria8110]

the pictures are zoomed in..OBVIOUSLY
do you need DNA, blood, or social security for proof?

 

[-tara33-]

beth may need to answer the hole in the head thingy, maby put up a thread in the desise forum, but it might be HLLE wich is due to diet and environment

 

[vittoria8110]

who is beth? sorry we're new to this website....the "hole" in the head has been there approximately one month. we thought it was because he had a growth spurt and just didn't notice it before??????

 

[saltman23]

no need to get hostile vittoria. tank looks like a nano to me. just here to try to help you considering you did ask a question and im giving you an honest answer.

 

[vittoria8110]

i just googled your advice regarding HLLE. I'm going to try to provide daily algae strips....thanks for catching that and I'm off to do more research

 

[vittoria8110]

mr saltman, i do believe the hostility began on your end. my husband and i thought our witty reply was quite funny!

 

[-tara33-]

beth is a moderator and very helpfull when it comes to disease HLLE is head and lateral line erosion, as in erodes away at the flesh and is due to poor health and can be something to do with electrical stuff under your tank, but as i said post a thread in the disease forum with the pic.

 

[saltman23]

would you like me to lie and say that 3 tangs in a "55" gallon tank would be fine?

 

[vittoria8110]

lol, no. i meant the sarcasm regarding "that's a 55 gallon" and "i'd love to see a picture"

 

[spiderwoman]

Yep, that is HLLE. What do you currently feed your livestock and how often? What are the water parameters?
That tank does look like a nano and not a 55g tank. What brand is it?

 

[vittoria8110]

here

 

[-tara33-]

we have established that it really isnt great to put 3 tangs in a 55, im not on anyones side but we do hope that you upgrade in the next couple of weeks to a larger tank. but i am afraid that the hole in the head thing may have something to do with the tank being so small, and the fish getting stressed

 

[saltman23]

....please vittoria. read the countless replys you recieved on this thread by various users that continuosly say that you are clearly not reasearching you livestock choices and the others who also said that they would love to see a picture

 

[-tara33-]

i noticed that there isnt anything in the way if algae or coraline in the tank, tangs love to grase, what do you feed them

 

[vittoria8110]

we are feeding a mix of frozens...mysis, brine, emerald crab, macro algae, mussel, spirula, reef plankton
once or twice a week we put in dry strips of red or green algae
our tank is a 55 gallon made by some japanese company aquavim
our sump has a refugum (sp), nano balls, protein skimmer, pads for phosphate and filtration, powerhead wave maker in tank

 

[vittoria8110]

no Nano's here