Skinny yellow tang.

[Victoria M]

With 13 years of experience I only had 2 yellow tangs for a short while. So I ask you folks with more experience with them. I put this fish through the hybrid TTM and it is time to put him in the DT. I may keep him in my observation tank for a bit to try and fatten him up but my instinct is to place him in the display tank now for the best environment and grazing. No white feces noted. He eats nori. He hides when I come near the QT. No signs or symptoms of illness other than skinny. How fast do tangs regain weight? Or is this a sign of worms?

 

[Big G]

Are you soaking the nori with some liquid vitamins?

This article by @jsker changed how I feed my fish:

Preparing Frozen Foods for My Fish and Corals

Feeding saltwater fish and corals.

www.reef2reef.com

 

[vetteguy53081]

Feed at minimum (sparingly):
Nori basted with garlic extract
LRS Herbivore diet
Plankton
mysis shrimp
Spirulina brineF
Formula 2 frozen and flake

Add 2-3X per week , selcon vitamins to its' food

 

[Victoria M]

I have not been soaking but I do feef LRS frozen foods too.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

I feel your yellow will do better in the display. Mine grazes all day. It did the same hide like crazy when I was in front of the qt.

 

[Victoria M]

Just to share an by update. Sunshine yellow tang is in the DT for a few days now and actually already looks fuller.

 

[Reefer40b]

Another way to fatten up tangs is to mix selcon, sm pellet, and masstick. Make a nice ball, mix enough selcon to make it tacky but not too pasty. stick it to the glass and he can feed on it throughout the day... if you have multiple tangs split it up and put it on the glass in 3 spots as tangs don't like sharing.

ps. you may also add garlic to entice him being a new food and then stop after he understands its food.

 

[Joshua Warne]

Are you soaking the nori with some liquid vitamins?

This article by @jsker changed how I feed my fish:

Preparing Frozen Foods for My Fish and Corals

Feeding saltwater fish and corals.

www.reef2reef.com

What changes did you notice with fish and coral health? Thank you for sharing that!

 

[Big G]

Fish have been completely healthy. Colors on them are bright and deep. Lots of energy in the tank. Corals have demonstrated much better, fuller polyp extensions. Colors are vibrant, without needing to dose the tank with additives.

I will never feed dry foods again. Way too much algae, poor polyp extension, and lack luster colors on both corals and fish.

 

[Joshua Warne]

Fish have been completely healthy. Colors on them are bright and deep. Lots of energy in the tank. Corals have demonstrated much better, fuller polyp extensions. Colors are vibrant, without needing to dose the tank with additives.

I will never feed dry foods again. Way too much algae, poor polyp extension, and lack luster colors on both corals and fish.

That’s enough to convince anyone! I’ll report back with my results. Thanks again for sharing!

 

[Big G]

That’s enough to convince anyone! I’ll report back with my results. Thanks again for sharing!

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