red sea purple tang

[jay0705]

Iam looking for any info on this tang. A lfs got one in basically by mistake. Was supp to b a smaller. Instead it looks to b full grown. Beautiful fish,but I read at adult age they can be aggressive. Any info appreciated

 

[mr. limpid]

They are like other tangs will not get along with same family or same shape. Aggression depends on size of tank and other tangs you already have.

 

[jay0705]

I have no tangs. The closest fish to that is a fox face. I've been hesitant w tangs BC of the ich factor. Every thing I read says there ich magnets. So I've never gotten one

 

[jstdv8]

Quarantine the fish, good to go.

 

[jay0705]

Agreed. But I heard any stress w them tends to bring on ich. So would moving it from qt to the dt stress it enough to cause it?

 

[jstdv8]

The idea is to find out if ich is present by keeping them at least 4 weeks in the quarantine tank. If ich appears then you treat it with copper or hypo (or you can just treat right off the bat)
So by the time the fish is ready to be moved to the display tank it is highly unlikely that ich is present.
Yes the move will stress the fish a little bit, but if ich is not present it will not matter.

 

[jstdv8]

the above post only works if your display tank is ich free I guess. Which it may not be if you've never Qt'ed before.

 

[jay0705]

I do qt. I be never had ich. So I guess it is ich free? Lol

 

[jstdv8]

That's a good start
So basically the term "ich magnet" is irrelevant if you take necessary precautions to make sure ich never has a chance to enter your system.

 

[jay0705]

Excellent.although I know some people think ich is always present it just may not be shown. Basically if it's an ich free tang in qt for a month or so it should stay that way

 

[jstdv8]

It can hide in their gills and not be seen. Tts why I like to just treat with copper right from the start.
Some people are against that. But cupramine is pretty mild and works.

 

[dereklawler123]

Great post!
The Red Sea Purple Tang is a majestic blue-ish purple color with a striking yellow tail and yellow accents on the pectoral fins. The Purple Tang is a herbivore, and should be provided with a varied diet that includes frozen and flake foods for herbivores as well as dried algae sheets.
I have a pond leak

 

[jay0705]

I had to pass on it this time. I was afraid w its size it would just b too aggressive for my tank. But my next tank its on the list lol