Catching a tang

Hypo wont work if it is a reef tank though. Do you have a QT/hospital tank?

 

+1 to the above. And a 29 gal is way too small to house a sailfin.

 

Ugh.. I hate to hear that.

sadly it will get worse if you are not careful. you need to get that fish out. best way woudl be to make a clear trap out of a 3 liter bottle. make the opening just big enough for the tang to get in. dont feed for a day or so and then put some of its favorite food in there.

 

My qt is only 10 gal sadly. The tangs feeding habits and Energeticness are the same as in the store. I'm not really worried about the tankmates. They must have some kind of immunity; they've each survived at least 2 waves of Ich, and my clown has survived 4. Aside from getting him out of the tank, my main priority should be strengthening his immune system and keeping him alive until the Ich falls off, right?

 

Unfortunatley, you are in for a very long struggle, I cant speak on Salfins particularly but tangs in general have a hard time fighting off ich. My achillies and blue tang always show signs of ich, and they have been in the tank for 4-5 months now. All the others have built up an immunity, but some tangs will always be more prone to the disease.