Yellow Tang

[pufferfreak]

I just bought a yellow tang that is small like the size of a half dollar. I put it in my tank on sunday. He was really nervous at first and would swim quickly when I would come in the room. Now he isn't as bad but he is coming down with a case of ich. I am going to do a water change tommoro. Is there anyting else I should do. Oh I am feeding him brine shrimp with garlic. I have rid-ich. My tank is a 29 reef with a small chromis and a small clown.

 

[musipilot]

Yes, quarantine ALL your fish now that you have an ich outbreak. In the future, quarantine and hyposalinate all new arrivals and you'll never have this problem again.

 

[carrie1429]

I woud put the tang in a hospital tank and do hyposalinity. I have heard that medication doesn't work well. Keep an eye on your other fish too cause they may have gotten it too.

 

[hondo]

a tang in a 29g will probably always battle ich since it is obviously stressed from being in such a small tank. They really belong in larger (4' - 8') tanks as they love to swim, even the small ones. Do yourself and the tang a favor and take it back and get a fish more suitable for your 29g reef, and then you won't have to worry about ich.