Yellow tang bullying male blue throat trigger

[Should I]

Would you guys recommend I get him out and take him back to the LFS?

i would just leave him and hope he recovers moving him just gonna stress him more + the LFS wont do anything you have had him in ur tank might have to stand on guard and chase the yellow tang off him if still bothering him

 

[southeastfishaddict]

Or how about the sump compartment ?

 

[JDapper]

Or how about the sump compartment ?

Yeah if his eyes are still moving I would let him be and just try everything like mirror against, pictures of other tangs against the glass or just anything to get the tangs attention off him. Feed more also and if the yellow isn’t messing with him while he is laying there then just give it some time.

 

[Should I]

Or how about the sump compartment ?

if you start messing around with him more likely he is to die if anything put the yellow in the sump

although i would avoid that LFS from now on if the places i order fish from keep there salinity below 1.023 i avoid them

 

[southeastfishaddict]

It appears that the fish are not bothering it anymore, but it’s laying like it’s dead..

 

[Should I]

It appears that the fish are not bothering it anymore, but it’s laying like it’s dead..

yea cause its in shock going from 1.015 to 1.025 thats like a week long acclimation to bring it from 1.015 to 1.025

 

[southeastfishaddict]

I’ve purchased many fish from that LFS and they’ve been okay with acclimation. He said that as long as temperature and ph are fine, that there shouldn’t be any issues..

 

[Should I]

I’ve purchased many fish from that LFS and they’ve been okay with acclimation. He said that is long as temperature and ph are fine, that there shouldn’t be any issues..

yea he wants to make money as i say any LFS that keep salinity below 1.023 i avoid like the plague

 

[southeastfishaddict]

I’m sure he does .. he’s also very reasonable and will reduce pricing without me even asking him when I’m at the cash register …

 

[Should I]

I’m sure he does .. he’s also very reasonable and will reduce pricing without me even asking him when I’m at the cash register …

seems he knows best then so go ask him

 

[southeastfishaddict]

Ya, he’s not answering at the moment .. he’s a two man team and is probably busy with the customers ..

 

[JDapper]

I’ve purchased many fish from that LFS and they’ve been okay with acclimation. He said that is long as temperature and ph are fine, that there shouldn’t be any issues..

Yeah LFS are all different! Some keep their salinity low or right on point and the ones that keep them low are doing it so none of the fish show a disease like ich or velvet if they were to carry it. It’s how they make money so it is what it is. Also if the salinity was that low you should have acclimated him super slow and for way longer than a hour cause that’s wayyyyy too low and never seen a store have it that low! If you can’t catch the tang then there’s nothing really you can do other than what I suggested and just hope for the best.

 

[southeastfishaddict]

I’ve seen other articles where it states not to acclimate that long otherwise the ammonia spike will be more detrimental to their health. As long as the ph and the temperature is good, the fish should be okay. Not sure how truthful that is, but I’ve experienced it and it seems not to affect the fish too much. The majority of the fish stores keep the salt level low..

 

[Should I]

I’ve seen other articles where it states not to acclimate that long otherwise the ammonia spike will be more detrimental to their health. As long as the ph and the temperature is good, the fish should be okay. Not sure how truthful that is, but I’ve experienced it and it seems not to affect the fish too much. The majority of the fish keep the salt level low..

when the salinity is that low you acclimate them in a quarantine tank not in a bucket . . .

 

[Should I]

@Jay Hemdal will explain how dangerous it is too bring a fish from 1.015 to 1.025 in 1hour

 

[southeastfishaddict]

Well I’ve done it plenty of times.. I did it a few months ago with my powder brown, naso and yellow tang and they are thriving in my tank. I acclimated them in the buckets and put them all in within an hour’s time…

 

[Should I]

Well I’ve done it plenty of times.. I did it a few months ago with my powder brown, naso and yellow tang and they are thriving in my tank. I acclimated them in the buckets and put them all in within an hour’s time…

from what i see from your posts you have had alot of fish and they all die on you, you never listen to advice so you keep doing you bud enjoy burning that $$$ hope it works out eventually for you

 

[southeastfishaddict]

Ya, I’ve calculated how much I’ve spent on my tank and it’s upwards of 50k with coral, fish, supply’s etc, not including my time.. I lose many hours on this stuff, so it’s definitely an expensive and time consuming hobby.

What caused the issues when I got started was introducing fish too fast to the aquarium that wasn’t properly cycled. Now everything seems to be thriving. I do 10 gallon water changes every other day and about 30 gallon water changes on Saturday and Sunday. I have a big bioload and feed a good amount of frozen food a few times a day..

 

[Jay Hemdal]

You can drop the salinity on marine fish pretty quickly, but a rise that is too fast can be very stressful, if not outright fatal. I prefer to not use a standard acclimation when taking fish from 1.015 to 1.025, but rather, put them in a tank at 1.015, and gradually raise that to 1.025 in 3 days in six or more steps.

Acclimation Methods

Acclimating Animals to Aquariums Jay F. Hemdal c.2020 Introduction to acclimation techniques Most beginning aquarists hear that they must “acclimate” any new animals they add to their aquarium. Acclimation (sometimes termed...

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