Yellow tang
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Topic: Yellow tang
Posted By: Luckedout
Subject: Yellow tang
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 5:40pm
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My yellow tang keep kicking up my sand. He swims down to the sand bed and then it looks like he's scratching his side on the sand. Is this normal? Should I be worried about possible parasites? I don't care if he does it, but he seems to always do it right where there is strong current so he kicks up the sand and it floats around the tank for a bit before settling.
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 6:19pm
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He scratches cause he itches. Ick, velvet or something similar. (It could be a dang alien trying to enter its body by unconventional methods.) ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 6:19pm
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How long have you had the fish? Any new introductions? Any spots on the fish, lack of appetite, or acting lathargic?
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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: February 03 2010 at 7:25pm
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Nope. He's acting fine. He's been in the tank for about 3 weeks now. No spots, no lethargy, no lack of appetite. He's been doing it since I bought him. But again, no signs that he's stressed or any signs that the other fish in the tank are stressed either.
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: February 04 2010 at 9:27am
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Are you feeding Emerald Entree marinated in a drop or two of Garlic Oil per cube thawed without water?
Is there a Cleaner Shrimp in the tank?
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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: February 04 2010 at 10:56am
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I fee a flake that has garlic. I haven't added garlic to food myself because I've never had a need. No outbreaks of ich or anything. I think that flake (although lower in garlic overall) is heading off any problems. No cleaner shrimp. That's essentially what I'm wondering if maybe he's in need of a good cleaning due to parasites. No crop circles. Although my wife did have the "special" at our local diner and her stomach has been hurting ever since....... ------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: February 04 2010 at 1:48pm
 A fish scratching itself like that is usually a sign of the Ich parasite which lives in all tanks, no matter how hard we try to eradicate it.
I would not trust flake food with added garlic. First of all, flake food is disgusting. After I saw it being made I decided then and there that it was for emergencies only. Other than making your own frozen fish food, which some people here do, Emerald Entree is the best because it has lots of algae for the herbivores and several kinds of shrimp and other meaty morsels.
When stinky Garlic Oil is used it keeps fish from scratching. The most common cause being the Ich parasite, the very thing Garlic Oil is good at controlling. To learn more about the best use of Garlic Oil, go here and look in the Tips and How to's section for the topic "Adding new fish and the miracle of Garlic Oil" http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244
Cleaner shrimp are more expensive than a $5 bottle Garlic Oil gel caps.
Give your wife a Garlic Pill from the bottle you are going to buy for your fish. After squeezing out the drops I need for the fish food, I actually do pop the remainder of the pill into my own mouth and wash it down with water.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: February 04 2010 at 7:02pm
They like the flake and they seems healthy. I can't see any reason to stop. It's disgusting to see a cow being butchered and processed but I'm still going to eat steak and hamburgers.  I feed a pinch of flake daily. Frozen mysis or brine twice a week and I'll throw in a 1/4 sheet of dried seaweed or another veggie sheet about 3 times a week. I'll try soaking my mysis in garlic next time I feed it. I'll probably buy a cleaner shrimp at some time. I really like shrimp. I used to feed my peppermint shrimps by hand.... till they disappeared.  ------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |