Yellow tang

[BlackGoldReefs]

I have had this tang yellow tang for 4 months now and all the sudden he stopped eating. All water parameters are in check and all other fish are fine. I feed LRS herbivore blend and nori and all was good until now. I also just got some Mastic to try and he didn’t even attempt to eat it. Sal = 1.025 Alk 8.8 ph 8.15 nitrate .5 Calc 480 mag 1290 everything else is zero. Oh I also tried dipping the Nori in garlic with no success. He also tend to be shy and hide a lot. He also swims nose down and kind of goofy compared to before.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,poss swim bladder prob? lets get some expert eyes on this #reefsquad

 

[MarshallB]

Is he picking algae off the rocks?

 

[Kryptonian]

Attempt meaty foods? They’re more of an omnivore. Not necessarily 100% veggies..

 

[ZoWhat]

What other fish do you have? Sounds like a bully situation

 

[lagatbezan]

Not sure If it’s the pic but I also see a swelling/bump on the side of the fish. Hopefully someone will have a suggestion. @Jay Hemdal

 

[NitrateKillah]

I have had this tang yellow tang for 4 months now and all the sudden he stopped eating. All water parameters are in check and all other fish are fine. I feed LRS herbivore blend and nori and all was good until now. I also just got some Mastic to try and he didn’t even attempt to eat it. Sal = 1.025 Alk 8.8 ph 8.15 nitrate .5 Calc 480 mag 1290 everything else is zero. Oh I also tried dipping the Nori in garlic with no success. He also tend to be shy and hide a lot. He also swims nose down and kind of goofy compared to before.

Your tank looks fairly new. Did you added him during the cycle? you should have added him after 3 months or so after the cycle. That's just me, Tangs are very sensitive.

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

Is he picking algae off the rocks?

He used to pick at the rocks constantly, not very minimal.

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

Your tank looks fairly new. Did you added him during the cycle? you should have added him after 3 months or so after the cycle. That's just me, Tangs are very sensitive.

Had had a previous tank for 3 years and set this up with water changes from my old tank in December 2019. It cycled for 4 weeks and then added a clown. I add the the tang at the beginning of July after a two week QT.

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

What other fish do you have? Sounds like a bully situation

I thought the same thing. I have a smaller Hippo that just got a little more confident. He was added at the beginning of August, but the fins of the Yellow tang show no signs of nipping.

 

[najer]

Do you have access to macro algae, not cheato that you can try attached to a piece of rubble?

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

Do you have access to macro algae, not cheato that you can try attached to a piece of rubble?

I have not tried that, but I can order some sea lettuce maybe. Closest other option from LFS is a calupa. Not sure if he will eat that?

 

[najer]

I have not tried that, but I can order some sea lettuce maybe. Closest other option from LFS is a calupa. Not sure if he will eat that?

Caulerpa is good food and what my guys get, it might get it eating again.

 

[ZoWhat]

Absolutely "last call" on food is live black worms.... if the Yellow won't eat that stuff, then start the bus bc its time to go home

 

[ZoWhat]

I thought the same thing. I have a smaller Hippo that just got a little more confident. He was added at the beginning of August, but the fins of the Yellow tang show no signs of nipping.

Not all bully-situations result in torn-up fins from nipping.

The Yellow might be conceding territory acting the it is.

Biggest thing to look for is when they are near one another, does the Yellow FLARE its fins trying to look bigger? That's the sign its a bully situation 100%

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

Not all bully-situations result in torn-up fins from nipping.

The Yellow might be conceding territory acting the it is.

Biggest thing to look for is when they are near one another, does the Yellow FLARE its fins trying to look bigger? That's the sign its a bully situation 100%

He actually lowers his fins as if to show submission, so maybe time to regime the Hippo Tang.

 

[ZoWhat]

He actually lowers his fins as if to show submission, so maybe time to regime the Hippo Tang.

Is the Hippo flaring???

And im NOT talking Ric Flaring either

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

Is the Hippo flaring???

And im NOT talking Ric Flaring either

Yes he is just a tad. His dorsal fin goes up like a Mohawk towards all the fish. My clowns and flasher wrasse put him in his place though. I guess the YTang is all the sudden scared. Maybe he will use his razor blade near his tail and put him in check.

 

[BlackGoldReefs]

I have had this tang yellow tang for 4 months now and all the sudden he stopped eating. All water parameters are in check and all other fish are fine. I feed LRS herbivore blend and nori and all was good until now. I also just got some Mastic to try and he didn’t even attempt to eat it. Sal = 1.025 Alk 8.8 ph 8.15 nitrate .5 Calc 480 mag 1290 everything else is zero. Oh I also tried dipping the Nori in garlic with no success. He also tend to be shy and hide a lot. He also swims nose down and kind of goofy compared to before.

Well here is a little update. He ate one sliver of nori with garlic on it and one bite of LRS herbivore food. Might of been a scallop, shrimp, or mysis. It’s hard to tell since it is processed together. He then went back to acting weird while the others devoured the rest. Belly it still sunken in and swimming unlevel. He started acting funny after I fed Masstick food. I wonder if it is stuck in his gut and won’t pass. I read reviews and thought this was a good option, but maybe not.

 

[jaxteller007]

All of my tangs (not just the two yellows) go crazy for meaty food in addition to the algae they get.

Also @4FordFamily can probably offer some good advice.