Is something wrong with Hippo Tang

[ssunthar]

Hi Experts,

Notices that Hippo Tang is developing a whitish coloration around the mouth and bally only at night.

It is generally healthy and eating well, the coloration will be gone by morning. Is this something that i should be worried about?

Thanks.

 

[Topekoms]

What are you feeding it? Also have the holes changed color or size? White at night is normal lots of fish pale when sleeping

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Experts,

Notices that Hippo Tang is developing a whitish coloration around the mouth and bally only at night.

It is generally healthy and eating well, the coloration will be gone by morning. Is this something that i should be worried about?

Thanks.

The tang has some minor head and lateral line erosion pitting (the small holes in front of its eyes). The pale mouth and belly is more likely fading over time due to captivity, I have a group of large ones that began to do that, losing the intense blue starting at the head and gradually moving back. I don't know what the cause is, most likely dietary.
Many fish will fade at night and then color up during the day....

Jay

 

[ssunthar]

What are you feeding it? Also have the holes changed color or size? White at night is normal lots of fish pale when sleeping

Thank you very much. As it is my mixed tank, it eats almost anything i trow into the tank..

 

[ssunthar]

The tang has some minor head and lateral line erosion pitting (the small holes in front of its eyes). The pale mouth and belly is more likely fading over time due to captivity, I have a group of large ones that began to do that, losing the intense blue starting at the head and gradually moving back. I don't know what the cause is, most likely dietary.
Many fish will fade at night and then color up during the day....

Jay

Hi Jay, thank you very much. Anything I should be doing about the HLLE?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Jay, thank you very much. Anything I should be doing about the HLLE?

For the HLLE, just give the fish the best conditions possible and avoid using carbon in the filters.

Jay

 

[ssunthar]

For the HLLE, just give the fish the best conditions possible and avoid using carbon in the filters.

Jay

Hi Jay,

Thank you very much, will try that.

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

Soak food in selcon and vitachem for ten minutes before feedino. Aquatrol spirulina flakes are great as is new life spectrum pellets. You can soak the pellets in the selcon and vita-Chem.

 

[ssunthar]

Soak food in selcon and vitachem for ten minutes before feedino. Aquatrol spirulina flakes are great as is new life spectrum pellets. You can soak the pellets in the selcon and vita-Chem.

Thank you, will try that too.

 

[FragFarm]

Feed some nori soaked in garlic