Scopas tang

[tanglover13]

no only one I am quarantining him right know he has not ate from day one I got him 3 days ago

 

[Sophie"s mom]

no only one I am quarantining him right know he has not ate from day one I got him 3 days ago

Did you try the garlic on the nori yet? I am curious as to if it works for you like it did me.

 

[tanglover13]

I have gone to get it but I have fed them so much I will feed him tomorrow hope it works

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have gone to get it but I have fed them so much I will feed him tomorrow hope it works

What size is the tang? Your first post made it sound like it was an inch long?

Jay

 

[tgrick]

no only one I am quarantining him right know he has not ate from day one I got him 3 days ago

Okay. Much to do here,,,

Where to begin? A fish might look like it's grazing and it's not. When they are young they stick together and if he's not doing the same behavior as others he will look sick and get picked on...

I would call the place where you got him and ask if ick or velvet or any other disease shown up. That's my 1st.

Is he being treated in quarantine? Copper? Any other Meds?

Personally, I do not quarantine. I treat ALL FISH for worms, parasites, bacteria, etc... Nothing! NOTHING! goes into my main tank without treatment! I have not bought a fish in years and all my fish are about 5 to 6 years old now. In fact, when I 1st got them they came with velvet and most survived.

Let's start off with a call to the pet shop...

 

[tanglover13]

He is an inch long I will call the pet shop tomorrow morning

 

[lion king]

A tang that small is very delicate and difficult. Is he continually grazing or at least grazing alot? Is you tank mature enough to have plentiful micro algae? You may need to offer smaller food like rotifers and a wet algae product like Hikari mega algae so the algae breaks into small pieces. There could also be a chance of internal parasites, which the treatment would be general cure. Grazing fish easily pick up internal parasites from grazing on fish poo.

 

[tgrick]

A tang that small is very delicate and difficult. Is he continually grazing or at least grazing alot? Is you tank mature enough to have plentiful micro algae? You may need to offer smaller food like rotifers and a wet algae product like Hikari mega algae so the algae breaks into small pieces. There could also be a chance of internal parasites, which the treatment would be general cure. Grazing fish easily pick up internal parasites from grazing on fish poo.

My thought was internal parasites also. I use Prazipro.

I assume this fish was wild caught. If so, I would treat for parasites with Prazipro or general cure. Things go south very quickly with a tang that small...

 

[tgrick]

I also suggest Seaweed Extreme from Hikari. I love that my tangs love that stuff. They have a small sinking size that is great.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

He is an inch long I will call the pet shop tomorrow morning

I’ve never seen a scopas that small. That fish needs multiple feedings every day. Try live baby brine shrimp if you can get it, or at least dice the mysids up very small.

Jay

 

[tanglover13]

I tried all your ideas but it just won’t work

 

[tanglover13]

Plus even if he wants food every time I put it in in he just runs away and hides and by the time he comes out there is nothing

 

[tanglover13]

What should I do to make him not hide

 

[tanglover13]

He gets scared when I look at the tank

 

[Jay Hemdal]

He gets scared when I look at the tank

You need to observe the tang from further away and turn out the room lights (but leave the tank lights on) that way you won't frighten the fish as much.

If you take a video of it, I might be able to tell you more.

Jay

 

[tanglover13]

i moved away and he grazes but as soon as I go anywhere near the tank to put food in boom he is gone in his hide hole territory

 

[lion king]

i moved away and he grazes but as soon as I go anywhere near the tank to put food in boom he is gone in his hide hole territory

If he is grazing then don't worry, it will just take him time, he'll also be grazing on the food that settles to bottom. As I mentioned earlier just include something small enough for him to eat. As long as he is actively grazing and you don't see stringy poo or lethargy or other signs of internal parasites, he should come around given tome.

 

[tanglover13]

Okay thanks

 

[Rocktron1]

How's he doing today?
My brown scopas tang just eats normal sinking pellets, and he's only small. Approx 2 inches if he's lucky, had him for a good 6 months
I remember he took a good 4 or 5 days to get some confidence and come out of hiding and eat from different levels of the water column
Nowadays if I walk past the room the tank he's in he swims around the front and top begging for me to come over and feed him

As others have said, keep the feed small, make sure it's not all getting eaten instantly by other fish to give him time to get some, drop the feed in then stand well back or sit on the floor away from his view to watch him

 

[CasperOe]

Any updates on this one? Did you manage with your scopas? I am wondering which shop sells them while they're this small...