Sail Fin Tang

[superty]

I have a sail fin tang and all of the brown stripes are fading to a white. Can anyone tell me why and how to make my fish healthy again?
Thanks,
Tyler

 

[superty]

The tank is a 125gal bowfront. There is a fox face and a maroon clown fish. I have been feeding them sone brine tablets(has frozen shrimp in it) and brine flakes. The sailfin has been like this for about a week.

 

[sterling]

I second what JWTrojan has told you. Greens are important in these fish diets. Mine get Seaweed Selects at least twice a week and inbetween times he's trying to crawl up the Emporer filter return to eat the algae

 

[wrassecal]

I feed my 3 tangs and the other fish eat it too at least a 2inch square of nori every day. I soak it in zoe and garlic right now since 2 of my tangs are fairly new ( 1 month and 2 weeks) in my tank. I like nori from the grocery store better than seaweed selects from the lfs because it is a thicker sheet. Also I drop in a handful of grape caulerpa once a week when I clean out the refugium. Once you start it may take a few days for it to start eating it but it will start eating it. They seem to take to grape caulerpa quicker, so if you can get some of that it would help, but they definately need greens. HTH

 

[yaada]

Can you tell me how you "soak the seaweed in garlic"?
I got seaweed and am trying to get my Naso to eat it. Ive read many people saying that garlic not only helps with parasites but it also entices the fish to eat it?
Are you chopping up garlic gloves and boiling it in water then soaking the sea weed in the garlic? Or getting garlic powder and mixing that in the water? Or is there a form of liquid garlic?
Thanks

 

[acez28]

mine fades every once in awhile but they always come back to the correct color

 

[maroonclownfan]

My Sailfin (Zebrasoma Veliferum) displays a 'fading' behavior right after he gets done eating a meal aside from his algea, nori, and veggies, mainly whatever I am feeding the other fish that he likes. This is his signal that he is full. I don't know if this is common in all sailfins, or tangs for that matter, but his behavior is very predictable. Within a 1/2 hour he is back to normal cooor and picking at the rocks. His behavior, although a little odd, does not seem to have any adverse effects. Just thought I would share.
MCF

 

[wrassecal]

Originally posted by Yaada
Can you tell me how you "soak the seaweed in garlic"?
I got seaweed and am trying to get my Naso to eat it. Ive read many people saying that garlic not only helps with parasites but it also entices the fish to eat it?
Are you chopping up garlic gloves and boiling it in water then soaking the sea weed in the garlic? Or getting garlic powder and mixing that in the water? Or is there a form of liquid garlic?
Thanks
I got my naso to start eating nori by first feeding him grape caulerpa which he went for right away and then weening him over to nori by sticking them on the same veggie clip. Now he goes for either one. And I use the garlic extract as described by jwtrojan. I have 2 fairly new tangs ( 1month and 2 weeks) so I still soak with garlic every time I feed. I'll probably do this about 2 more weeks and then just supplement 3 - 4 days in a row every other week. HTH and welcome to the board