I'm Really Sick of This!

Not a whole lot of thought put into this post so I'm editing it. Sorry

 

What special care do you give your tangs? Like what foods do you give them and how often? that sort of stuff?

 

Unfortunately I was one of those misinformed folks..before I joined 3reef:
"Oh here's a nice Powder Brown! 36 gallon?? Sure!!"

 

Hi Daniel,

I can see your point and generally agree with you when it comes to LFS talking out their collective asses just to make a buck. But globally stating the tangs in general require special care? Not sure I can agree with you. Tangs, in my opinion, are spread all over the spectrum from easy to crazy advanced. I guess in general if someone asked me of any special needs tangs in general require….I would probably say a grounding probe. But then again, as some just posted - LFS giving wrong information on tank size is a crappy thing to do as well. I hear what you are saying Daniel...all too often really.

 

Food - nori nori nori. This can't be stressed enough. Also a good flake or frozen high in spirulina. I really like to give mine seaweed select. it's a frozen food and it works great for my tangs
Tank size- Length is important but so is surface area. Tangs, because of their high metabolism require a ton of oxygen
Grounding Probe is a must. Most tangs are extremely sensative to the most minor trace of stray voltage
Good filtration is a must

 

wow....i had a tang in a 4 foot that die, i promised my self that i would never get a tang in a tank less that 6 feet long. this is the first time im hearing about the grounding probe

 

Broccoli is good too, it give them something to nibble on as the day goes on

 

Yeah about the grounding probe. I have two tangs in my 125g, a Blue Hippo and a Blue and Yellow hippo. BTW if you want more than one tang in you aquarium add them when their juveniles and at the same time!!!. But I have never heard of a grounding probe. Could my tank already be grounded and I don’t even know it?

Feel ya about the LFS.... Found my self a good one that doesn't bs me! well I think its cause they have started to ask me questions:

 

may not be grounded very well but you may not have any stray current either. It's not hard to get a little electricity to stray from one of our pumps and tangs are very sensative to this.

 

It may not be entirely the LFS' fault. There are those in the business who just sell without asking any questions......ah, but is it their responsibility to ask questions? If they are dedicated people who don't just want to make a buck but are concerned for the well being of the livestock, yes, but on the other hand it is the main responsibility of the hobbyist to do their homework, as you have stated. Now we come to the nitty-gritty, many do all the homework, have the proper size tank and almost pristine water quality and will still lose Tangs. From my experience, Tangs are just not that hearty of a fish suited for capture and transport. Another thing to be considered is the method used to capture the fish, of which, we have no knowledge. Tangs are not the only fish that die soon after being acclimated into our tanks, it happens with all species but Tangs are on the delicate, fussy side of the spectrum.