- Joined
- Feb 25, 2015
- Messages
- 292
- Reaction score
- 192
I've been recently posting about my yellow tang in QT who has been stressed out for the last week or so.
I just did a 10% water change (temp and salinity match).
Following the guidance of some helpful members on this forum, his stress has gone down. I've kept all lights off, added more Nori to his diet, and only gone downstairs for feeding this last week. He's stopped fleeing when I'm around and now both fish seem comfy coming out near me (they've figured out that I bring them food) instead of darting for their PVC.
I tried 1 week of medicated food (GC + focus + mysis shrimp) and the tang always appeared stressed afterwards, so I stopped. Not worth it since they showed no signs of stringy poop.
Copper has been sitting at about 0.18ppm (copper safe) until I bring the levels up, which is scheduled for a few days from now per my QT schedule.
Salinity is at 1.021. Temp is 79F.
Running aeration constantly on top of lower water levels in the tank so the mechanical filter can displace oxygen into the water. Powerhead on for circulation.
No signs of heavy breathing. Full-tank swimming, not hanging out at the top gasping for air but they make the occasional stop at the top of the tank and actively swim elsewhere.
No signs of swimming into the powerhead.
They eat in abundance 3x per day. (Food always includes a mix of Emerald Entree or Nori, and Mysis or Brine Shrimp)
I observed spurts of flashing/twitching in the tang last week but attributed it to stress. Was very inconsistent, and I probably wasn't feeding enough Nori so I thought it was a nutrient deficiency.
Flashing behavior hasn't stopped. I got a few low-quality videos I snipped together - is this behavior indicative of flukes? Ich? Something else?
No white spots, but I understand Yellow Tangs are difficult to see spots on until it's too late. Anthias is not displaying any of these behaviors but he often hides from me.
I've got Copper Power, Focus, Metroplex, Kanaplex, Reef Rally Pro, and General Cure on hand.
Please help me help my tang!
I just did a 10% water change (temp and salinity match).
Following the guidance of some helpful members on this forum, his stress has gone down. I've kept all lights off, added more Nori to his diet, and only gone downstairs for feeding this last week. He's stopped fleeing when I'm around and now both fish seem comfy coming out near me (they've figured out that I bring them food) instead of darting for their PVC.
I tried 1 week of medicated food (GC + focus + mysis shrimp) and the tang always appeared stressed afterwards, so I stopped. Not worth it since they showed no signs of stringy poop.
Copper has been sitting at about 0.18ppm (copper safe) until I bring the levels up, which is scheduled for a few days from now per my QT schedule.
Salinity is at 1.021. Temp is 79F.
Running aeration constantly on top of lower water levels in the tank so the mechanical filter can displace oxygen into the water. Powerhead on for circulation.
No signs of heavy breathing. Full-tank swimming, not hanging out at the top gasping for air but they make the occasional stop at the top of the tank and actively swim elsewhere.
No signs of swimming into the powerhead.
They eat in abundance 3x per day. (Food always includes a mix of Emerald Entree or Nori, and Mysis or Brine Shrimp)
I observed spurts of flashing/twitching in the tang last week but attributed it to stress. Was very inconsistent, and I probably wasn't feeding enough Nori so I thought it was a nutrient deficiency.
Flashing behavior hasn't stopped. I got a few low-quality videos I snipped together - is this behavior indicative of flukes? Ich? Something else?
No white spots, but I understand Yellow Tangs are difficult to see spots on until it's too late. Anthias is not displaying any of these behaviors but he often hides from me.
I've got Copper Power, Focus, Metroplex, Kanaplex, Reef Rally Pro, and General Cure on hand.
Please help me help my tang!