Blue Tang Is Looking Bad - Page 2

amcarrig · 01-22-2007, 06:34 AM

Hippo tangs are primarily planktivores so don't expect it to eat much nori. I would just feed it a good quality marine flake food like O.S.I.

usmc121581 · 01-24-2007, 05:26 PM

I went though 4 hof them. Mine would hide alot and just starve themselves to death. One actually hid for about a week would come out and eat, then out of no where died. They will pretend to be dead to by lying on there sides. Good luck with him. I gave up with them because I didnt like killing them. Thought it was my fault they were dying, but learned after words that the little ones are the hardest ones to care for.

rosereef · 01-29-2007, 02:45 PM

In case anyone was wondering my tang is doing great. It will eat anything I put in there and swims around activly.
Doesn't hide much at all anymore and eats great. Flake, frozen, pellet, litterally anything I throw in there. Excuse the poor picture though, crappy camera.

Frizza · 01-29-2007, 03:51 PM

Great to hear he is Ok. I also have one of those and if I saw your thread earlier I would of told you that mine done the same thing when I got him. He found a corner and just laid down, it took 3 or 4 days for him to settle and start swimming about. He was only about an inch when I got him and now he's about 3 inches long and doing well....and he is the fastest eater in the tank!
They are great fish....enjoy