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12-02-2007, 11:19 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Age: 21
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|  Kole tang chillin' too much.
Hey guys, need a little help. Water is good, no ammonia, no nitrites, nitrates as close to 0 as they have ever been and my tang is being a lump. He sits behind a rock close the the back of the tank and leans on the rock. No labored breathing, no discoloration... nothing that would indicate being sick.. maybe just stress? I did do a water change yeseterday... he has been in there only 4-5 days... he has been eating seaweed that i put in there, nothing else really. When he is swimming (Which actually was quite a bit before) he swims up and down the back of the tank from one end all the way to the other with his nose up against the glass.. weird for tangs or not really? Any help would be much appreciated. | 
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12-02-2007, 11:49 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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If eating, all is probably OK.
Just chillin, resting up after trauma of moves, and getting used to new surroundings I expect. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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12-02-2007, 12:06 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
It could be the stress of the small tank.
Ctenochaetus are big time grazers. Mine will often not even come for food as he is too busy grazing on LR
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12-02-2007, 12:18 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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When its face is against the tank it is probably just chasin its reflection, like mine does. | |
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12-02-2007, 03:35 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Age: 21
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Thanks guys... guess i'm just a little freaked out after the great november massacre in my tank  Tang is back to normal and as skiddish as ever :p | |
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12-04-2007, 08:27 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Menifee, CA Age: 36
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I agree with Jason. I had to pull mine out of quarantine early by two weeks because he was being stressed out too much in the small tank. What size tank is it in? | |
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12-05-2007, 12:26 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Age: 21
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He is in a 40g, he seems to be fine now. He's lovin the blood worms and grazes on everything! It's nice... he seems to be cleaning up my brown algea problem... now i'm getting purple algea!
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40g with 10g sump with 40 lbs liverock, 1.5" deep livesand bed.
Fish - halloween hermits, blue leg hermits, left-handed hermits, emerald crabs, assorted snails, chocolate chip star, 3x strawberry conches, tuxedo urchin, electric flame scallop, gold stripe maroon clown, carpenter's flasher wrasse, 6line, yellow tang, yellow watchman goby, white seabae anemone.
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12-06-2007, 08:15 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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the recommended minimum tank size for a kole tang is 70 gallons. what other fish do you have?
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