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saltman23
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i currently have a 4-5 inch yellow tang. for some reason his coration is not that good and it seems like he always has his night colors on. i feed him green/brown/purple alge and mysis shrimp and brine. any ideas??
justinwwwallin
Member
i have a tang like that too.
one day he will be bright yellow the next a pale yellow/white. and at night all my fish loose there color and in the morning they are normal
one day he will be bright yellow the next a pale yellow/white. and at night all my fish loose there color and in the morning they are normal
1journeyman
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My guess is stress.
What are it's tankmates? Natural food supply? Tank size?
What are it's tankmates? Natural food supply? Tank size?
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saltman23
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no stress. I have had him for 4 years and has never had ich. its tankmates include a damsel clown flame and a naso. the tank size is a 75
crashbandicoot
Active Member
check your peramiters . Sounds like your water is outa whack to me . If your getting good readings have your lfs test it too .
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saltman23
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nope. paremeters are perfect. even had the lfs check it. NA 0 NI 0 AM 0 PH 8.2 Salinity .22
crashbandicoot
Active Member
like a few other have sugested . Ditch the shrimp and try adding some vitamins to the food . TRy ocean nutritin formula 2 .
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by Saltman23
http:///forum/post/2473448
no stress. I have had him for 4 years and has never had ich. its tankmates include a damsel clown flame and a naso. the tank size is a 75
I'm voting stress with a 4-5 inch YT in a 75 gallon tank. Do you have plenty of live rock with it to graze on?
Ich is a parasite that has to be introduced. A fish can be stressed without presenting ich.
http:///forum/post/2473448
no stress. I have had him for 4 years and has never had ich. its tankmates include a damsel clown flame and a naso. the tank size is a 75
I'm voting stress with a 4-5 inch YT in a 75 gallon tank. Do you have plenty of live rock with it to graze on?
Ich is a parasite that has to be introduced. A fish can be stressed without presenting ich.
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saltman23
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yes i know, but i have had the fish for many years. he obviously would have been dead if it was same type of stress!
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saltman23
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i also have about 60 pounds of live rock
1journeyman
Active Member
Originally Posted by Saltman23
http:///forum/post/2473498
yes i know, but i have had the fish for many years. he obviously would have been dead if it was same type of stress!
How long has it been pale?
I'm just throwing out my best guess. Stressed Tangs get pale. Classic sign.
You are feeding it properly, it doesn't sound sick, it isn't being harrassed by tankmates, you've had it a long time... No a whole lot of other options I can think of.
http:///forum/post/2473498
yes i know, but i have had the fish for many years. he obviously would have been dead if it was same type of stress!
How long has it been pale?
I'm just throwing out my best guess. Stressed Tangs get pale. Classic sign.
You are feeding it properly, it doesn't sound sick, it isn't being harrassed by tankmates, you've had it a long time... No a whole lot of other options I can think of.
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saltman23
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hes a very quiet fish. doesent get harrased by the tank mates. the only think i can think of is that the person that had him before me did have him with some more aggresive tank mates. just my guess
crashbandicoot
Active Member
How Long Have You Had It ?
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saltman23
Guest
prolly about a year. just added a naso today!
ccampbell57
Active Member
Wait...I thought you said you had him for 4 years?
crashbandicoot
Active Member
ok I am confussed and backing away slowely
spiderwoman
Active Member
Originally Posted by ccampbell57
http:///forum/post/2473604
Wait...I thought you said you had him for 4 years?
sounds fishy...
Do you mind posting a pic of him?
http:///forum/post/2473604
Wait...I thought you said you had him for 4 years?
Do you mind posting a pic of him?
crashbandicoot
Active Member
Ok here are my thoughts
You have had it either a year or four years . And today you added a naso ? In your avatar you have a naso thats monster compared to the yellow tang which leads me to believe either the yellow is tiny and is not 4 years old or it is and you have put a monster naso in the tank with it and your tank only being a 75 is WaY ToO SMall . Either way stress city . For the yellow tang .
You have had it either a year or four years . And today you added a naso ? In your avatar you have a naso thats monster compared to the yellow tang which leads me to believe either the yellow is tiny and is not 4 years old or it is and you have put a monster naso in the tank with it and your tank only being a 75 is WaY ToO SMall . Either way stress city . For the yellow tang .
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saltman23
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the yellow is 4 years old. my friend had him for 3 years and i had him for 1 year. the avatir is a pic i found on the internet. {not my fish} i will post pics soon!