Tangs behavior is odd but it is eating and I probably would not pull other fish out till you get a diagnosis or see how the Tang recovers.
That's what I'm leaning towards. I'm still amazed I was able to get the Tang out of the display tank.
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Tangs behavior is odd but it is eating and I probably would not pull other fish out till you get a diagnosis or see how the Tang recovers.
That's what I'm leaning towards. I'm still amazed I was able to get the Tang out of the display tank.
I second this. I would say observe first. I treated for disease without symptoms and have fish die. Even with a hana copper tester. QT healthy fish die with no illness during treatment, ill fish recover. If nothing happens in 3 days. I would place him back into the DT. And assume you have a strange tang.Tangs behavior is odd but it is eating and I probably would not pull other fish out till you get a diagnosis or see how the Tang recovers.
Fish are so different than each other. I could easily capture my purple tang. He would just swim into the box I would use.That's what I'm leaning towards. I'm still amazed I was able to get the Tang out of the display tank.
Tangs behavior is odd but it is eating and I probably would not pull other fish out till you get a diagnosis or see how the Tang recovers.
Btw, when I bought him at the LFS he was having a major turf 'battle' with the White Tail Bristletooth Tang in the tank next to his.
Here's video of him from a couple minutes ago in the QT.
But here is my concern...
Lets assume that the Tang's behavior (staying in the high flow area of the powerhead) is due to early onset of velvet.
Now you have an infected fish the was in the display tank for 9 days and was infecting the other inhabitants in the tank.
The Tang is currently in a hospital tank and being treated proactively. If the other fish in the tank begin to show symptoms of velvet, they can't be placed in the same tank as the Tang as they will now be on day 1 of the treatment program, where the Tang may be on day 4 or 5.
Doing so would now reset the clock on the Tang's treatment to day 1.
Waiting would require a second hospital tank.
I say treat them ALL and go fallow in the DT.
But here is my concern...
Lets assume that the Tang's behavior (staying in the high flow area of the powerhead) is due to early onset of velvet.
Now you have an infected fish the was in the display tank for 9 days and was infecting the other inhabitants in the tank.
The Tang is currently in a hospital tank and being treated proactively. If the other fish in the tank begin to show symptoms of velvet, they can't be placed in the same tank as the Tang as they will now be on day 1 of the treatment program, where the Tang may be on day 4 or 5.
Doing so would now reset the clock on the Tang's treatment to day 1.
Waiting would require a second hospital tank.
I say treat them ALL and go fallow in the DT.
Btw, when I bought him at the LFS he was having a major turf 'battle' with the White Tail Bristletooth Tang in the tank next to his.
Here's video of him from a couple minutes ago in the QT.
Get a mirror. And see what happens. Tape it to the side of the tank.The Tang is not currently being treated but he is being observed. It sounds like Copper Safe is the preferred treatment for Velvet? I don't have Copper Safe nor a Copper test kit. I'm headed out now to my LFS to find this stuff.
When lights off, reflection disappears.When the lights are off he would remain in his cave/house area.
@Onewolf I take it you left the fish in the display?
I will say that my spotted Kole is a bit of a mess as well. It is definitely territorial. I read somewhere that some tangs travel in a school grazing the reef while others claim an area. The Kole follows the former pattern thus the territorial behavior. I believe the spotted Kole from Sri Lanka might be even more territorial. Honestly I’m surprised at the behavior in my 4’ tank. That fish is crazy.
I feel like the display is the best place for a fish but obviously some considerations with QT before that point.I actually did a FW dip and placed the Tang in hospital tank for 'observation' for about 4 days. While in the hospital tank there didn't appear to be anything physically wrong with the Tang so I placed him back in the DT where he's been for almost 4 weeks now.
I feel like the display is the best place for a fish but obviously some considerations with QT before that point.
I think this discussion with @Jay Hemdal sums this up: Kole Eye Injury
I’m curious what size tank you have this Kole in?