van637

I Need Help My Two Tangs Are Dead, In The Star Were Ok, But After 3 Weeks They Become Thin,to The Point I Saw There Ribs, All My Settings Were Ok, I Have Uv Ligth, No ammonia, Everything In By The Book, My Two Clown And My Corals Are Fine, Can Somebody Tell Me How To Take Care Or Am I Missing Something?? I Feed Them Twice A Day

Peterpiper

Hi and welcome,
Sorry you lost the tangs..
Tangs graze on the LR a far bit, how much rock is in the tank?
What food were you feeding them?

au01st

What size tank? Were you providing nori seaweed for grazing? What are the parameters of the tank? (note: "they are fine" is not a sufficient answer) How is it set up?

van637

my tank is 55 and i have like 30 pounds plus 40 pounds of life sand

van637

i have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, 0 phospate, like 470 PPM calcium, pH is 8.0,alk is 1.9 i gave them seeweed brand ocean nutrition .

van637

hi au01st my tank is 55 and i have about 30 punds live rock and 40 pound of live sand

Martinismommy

My nitrates on my 55 gallon run at 10......How long has this tank been up and running?

au01st

Ok, well first things first, a 55 gallon is far too small for 1, much less 2 tangs. Most tangs need 75-100 gallons minimum. Swimming back and forth turning around so much can cause stress.

Your PH is low, should be around 8.2-8.4. What brand of salt are you using and how often are you doing water changes?

Your alk is low, it should be in the 2.9-4.3 meq/l range.

Tangs are very finicky fish and prone to disease if not in the correct environment or conditions.

van637

i'm using reef crystals salt and i change every week my water 10 % weekly

van637

been running for over a year

nemo addict

welcome to fishlore ,,
sorry to hear your tangs died but as pointed out above your tank is to small ,
tangs like to swim and swim fast a 5 ft wide tank is needed for tangs , due to there swimming habbits ,, they where proberbly stressed and refused to eat ,,
If you get problems with fish in the future not eating try putting food in garlic paste,
Please research your fishs requirements before buying...

van637

thx nemo addict