sanibel96

My poor Yellow Tang has been put through the ringer-first he had red streaks running through him which told me the nitrates were too high-so with water changes an medicine he got better-then a week or so later he had a bad case of ich an ive been treating the tank an did water changes-however he still looks awful-ive noticed since he first arrived hes not been eating well-i have the veggie clip with seaweed an ive only seen him nibbling at it once-i tried seaweed an do feed the other fish brine shrimp-hes gotten terribly thin an looks undernourished-help what can i do 2 get him eating an back up on his fins (feet)?

Peterpiper

Hi, IMO your tank is 1 month old and you give no readings for ammonia, nitrites or nitrates, so I must ask if the tank is cycled. I feel the issues with your Tang are related to the age of the tank and water issues. Can you test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and post the readings please.

I just read your temp is 80f, is this due to ich?

sanibel96

wow-well at least ive made someone laugh today-not sure thats a good thing though-my tank is almost 3 months old actually-it is still young but why arent the rst of the fish ill? im going 2 do the readings so ill b back 2 post them.

sanibel96

ph-8.0 N03-10 N02-2.0 Ammonia- .25 temp.78 --im losing it-im so frustrated-i love the ocean an im feeling itd b easier to live next to it then trying to create a piece of it-now i know my water params arent good an ive done 2 water changes in 3 weeks-added medicine-dont know what else to do-as i was checking the water readings i noticed my bannerfish on his side at the bottom of the tank with what looks 2 b a bite out of his fin an also my dogfaced puffer looks like he has a bite on his face-omg-probably my Picasso Trigger but hes never acted this way an hes been in the tank for 5 weeks an is fed well-now what do i do-im giving up....

sgould

Don't give up! The good news is, you can overcome the problems you are having. The bad news is, it will take a little work and making some hard decisions.

Based on your readings, you have some water quality problems that are causing a lot of your issues and stressing your fish. Your tank is not cycled...either because it never was, or because something has kicked it into a mini-cycle. Are you using RO water, or tap? If tap, are you treating for chlorine/chloramine? Looks like you have no live rock. What kind of filtration are you using? You need to have someplace for the beneficial bacteria to grow...either filter media or live rock. Live rock is the best, and I would highly recommend adding 1-1.5 lbs per gallon of water (be sure it is cured first!). I would suggest another water change as well. I prefer once per week, even with a fully cycled tank. More frequent may be necessary in the short term until your tank cycles. Bottom line, you need to get those readings in line...the ammonia and nitrite can kill your fish outright, or at least stress them and increase their suceptibility to disease, as you are seeing with the tang (tangs are prone to ich anyway...stress makes it worse).

Something else to consider...Triggers are aggressive with tankmates, and as you are seeing, they can damage your other fish. This will be more of an issue, the smaller the tank they are in. You may want to consider getting rid of the trigger so the other fish can live in peace.

agsansoo

sanibel96, How does your fish look today ? Is he eating ? I feed my yellow tang Ocean Nutrition Seaweed Select (Red Marine Algae). Soak it in vite-chem when you notice the red blood vessels showing.

sanibel96

Im so disappointed in myself-im not doing well with this at all-no my Yellow Tang isnt looking any better-i hate to see any of my fish suffering-2 of them r looking like crap an not eating-my Picasso is acting aggressive an he wasnt b4-i just dont know what to do-money is tight as i got hurt at work an they stopped paying me-did i read right when u said u really put Vodka in the tank 2 lower the Nitrateslol-i need something 2 help with that-thanks 4 the info. im goin 2 the LFS tom. 2 see what i can get-thank-u

sanibel96

I feel so bad-the fish look like their suffering an right now i cannot afford all that live rock-think im gonna give the LFS the Picasso back-he wasnt acting like this b4 though-thanks for ur help!