Stressed tang

[coralman05]

My kole tang is stressed 2weeks now.. Light color, hinding all the time also he not eating a lot I want him healthy again!!!!!

 

[btldreef]

Ah man, now he's not eating? Go yell at him for me!
What have you tried to feed? I know we chatted about this, but I can't keep all the threads straight.
Can you set up a QT?
Water parameters?

 

[travelerjp98]

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Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/389477/stressed-tang#post_3442516
Ah man, now he's not eating? Go yell at him for me!
What have you tried to feed? I know we chatted about this, but I can't keep all the threads straight.
Can you set up a QT?
Water parameters?
+1

 

[coralman05]

Lots of different foods.. Sometimes fresh shrimp and scalups regular foods include 2 different frozens and mysis shrimp.he eats but is really shy and doesn't eat as such as he use to. My water parameters are tricky.. All my readings are high I think.. But corals are doing great. I brought my water down to the coral shop (smart guys) tested my water using drops and said my water was prefect. All my other fish are doing fine .25 is my phosphates witch is high

 

[btldreef]

Not feeding algae sheets?

 

[coralman05]

I have them but he doesn't go for it. I have to break it apart by my power head but even then he will only grab one or two small peaces of it

 

[coralman05]

High phosphate stress him out you think ??

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by coralman05 http:///t/389477/stressed-tang#post_3442563
I have them but he doesn't go for it. I have to break it apart by my power head but even then he will only grab one or two small peaces of it
Keep doing this. Does it get a chance to settle around the rocks so that he can graze off of it later?
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Originally Posted by coralman05 http:///t/389477/stressed-tang#post_3442565
High phosphate stress him out you think ??
Not at .25. That won't effect fish. Corals, yes, fish, no.

 

[coralman05]

Yes it does but I dont know if he gets it later I'll keep trying. Stress would cause him losing color and eating less righ

 

[btldreef]

Yes, it does sound like stress.

 

[travelerjp98]

Are any fish aggressive towards the tang?

 

[coralman05]

No, I have no clue why it died...

 

[btldreef]

It died?
Isn't this the second fish you've had die recently? Something is going on in your tank.

 

[coralman05]

Yeah.. it was like a month old.. I dont know whats going on any ideas... this sucks! what could be going wrong i did a 10 gallon water change today