yellow tang swiming weird
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Topic: yellow tang swiming weird
Posted By: davser
Subject: yellow tang swiming weird
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 12:14am
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i noticed my tang swiming kind of weird like he will go by the glass and try to sting something with his tail (his reflection) and he will also stir up the sand with his tail i also saw some rubbing by a rock but that stoped now i cant see any white spots on him so as of now i dont think he has ick he did eate a lot today and im not sure if thats why he is swiming like that, any sugestions? i dont want to wake up to find that guy dead ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 10:29am
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Please provide some more info: Age and size of tank? filtration? Alk and Ca levels? feeding? using Garlic Oil? length of time the fish has been in tank? pic of entire tank? ------------- 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: davser
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 11:09am
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i just switched my tank but its two years old 80 gallons filtration: just a protein skimmer alk/cal 450 feeding i feed him red algae everyday and letuce and he picks at the rocks i do use garlic oil the fish has being in the tank for about a month i will post a pic of the entire tank when i get home, ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 1:29pm
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My tangs did this. I bought a cleaner shrimp and the problem went away. It could be a parasite or something irritating him.
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Posted By: davser
Date Posted: December 31 2010 at 2:36pm
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i have a cleaner shrimp ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 01 2011 at 12:17pm
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"filtration: just a protein skimmer" Did you know that's only ~10% of the total filtration? "alk/cal 450" Assuming that is 450 ppm Ca, what is the Alkalinity? "the fish has being in the tank for about a month" Does the Cleaner Shrimp do any "cleaning"? ------------- 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: davser
Date Posted: January 01 2011 at 12:27pm
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well for the filtration i also have the live rock and live sand im not sure about the alkalinity i got it tested like 5 days ago but i forgot what the number was the cleaner shrimp does clean him once in a while but the tang doesnt really like it i did notice the tang swiming by the shrimp but i guess it was after hours because the shrimp didnt clean him, anyway the tang is looking better now and its eating alot he takes algae and pieces of shrimp of my hand ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 01 2011 at 12:49pm
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That's good. I cannot stress enough how important it is to know the Alk and Ca levels.  I know it's kind of a tease, but when I ask about filtration it gives me an idea of that hobbyists true understanding of what their tank is all about. Ideally what I hope to see is the type & depth of LS, amount of LR and growth of any algae(including Coralline) in the tank or Refugium. This is information that paints a good picture when a real pic is not available. Most of the time, when an animal is not eating what it is supposed to, like a Shrimp that isn't cleaning/eating parasites off a fish, it's because it is being overfed on other foods. ------------- 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: davser
Date Posted: January 01 2011 at 12:53pm
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i get it now next time i know what to answer when you aske for filtration, Thanks for your help mark ------------- It's not about what you know but about who you know |