Blue Tang

I purchased a blue tang on Friday, he looked great until i brought him home....with in 2 hours he was hiding.i moved him out to the front of the tank and seen he had like ich on him..so i waited and the white dot disappeared a few hours later...now he just sits on the bottom not moving more than an inch or so..his color looks good,he seem to be in alot of stress.has anyone had problems with blue tangs.

 

Give him time, blue tangs are very shy at first and are very skittish. They also like to find a nice crevace to hide or sleep in. And yes they are ich magnets and stress will activate the ich that the fish or tank is harboring silently. I hope that you did a freshwater dip and quarentine on this fish. Be patient with him and good luck.

 

yes, that lying on the ground thing is common in blue tangs...i dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing, but they do play dead alot...but yes, you might want to get some garlic treatment for the tank to help him out a bit

 

a fresh water dip???hmmm i've never done that.should i make that common pratice?

 

I would recommend doing a 3-5min FW dip on all new fish. I do a 90% FW and 10% SW dip on all my new fish. Make sure you adjust the temp and ph and aerate the water for about 30 min with an airstone. I also add a few drops of methylene blue to the water till it is a nice medium deep blue. This helps with oxygenation in the fresh water. The longer the dip the better. Then quarentine for 2-3 weeks.

 

thanks Raven...i'll be shure to give that a try......
i normally just drip my fish and corals for about 30 min and the add them....
i guess luck has been on my side.