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Hello all, a family member of mine purchased a captive bred yellow tang (about 1.5" long, still somewhat translucent) around two months ago. However, there have been numerous problems with it in this time, mainly it keeps getting sucked against overflow and powerhead intakes (which are not abnormally strong) or taking to swimming around the bottom of the tank and not showing itself for hours. Because of this, its fins are getting progressively more torn, and despite consistent feedings of a variety of herbivorous foods necessary for the tang it doesn't seem to gain energy or grow, though granted two months is not a long time. However, every time it gets sucked into something it has to be kept in a cup or net until it regains some strength, but it's just getting worse.
Water quality is perfect, the only other fish in the tank are saltwater mollies which keep to themselves, and food consists of both herbivore and regular flakes, herbivore pellets, and dried algae sheets. We are at loss as to why the tang cannot fend for itself consistently, and we fear that soon its fins will be so mangled it will perish. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Arthroverts
Water quality is perfect, the only other fish in the tank are saltwater mollies which keep to themselves, and food consists of both herbivore and regular flakes, herbivore pellets, and dried algae sheets. We are at loss as to why the tang cannot fend for itself consistently, and we fear that soon its fins will be so mangled it will perish. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Arthroverts