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03-23-2008, 09:39 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 83
|  Kole Tang
After my dogface puffer got sucked up, I decided to replace it with a Kole Tang (just couldn't wait to get a new fish). Any ways the tank is new only about three weeks old after the cycle. The tang I have had for about a week, he isn't to skiddish anymore but he won't eat. No matter what I put in the tank he won't eat it, I've tried brine and mysis shrimp, and also I have algae sheets I have tried. I do see him picking at rocks and the sand, but I am worried cause there really isn't that great of an algae growth yet. Any ideas? _________ 72G Bowfront
20G Sump
Euro Reef Skimmer
Custom Bio Tower
Mag7 Pump
2 Koralia 4 Powerheads
70Lbs. Live Rock
80Lb Live Sand  | 
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03-24-2008, 12:05 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Get some frozen food that you can thaw for algae eaters.. I used to use Formula 2 with my Kole Tang but there are many options these days, buy a couple different ones and see what he likes.
Be careful about going to fast. You need to review your situation and think about what is safe to be in there.
Kole Tangs are very mellow for Tangs, but they should not be the first fish in the tank in general as they are territorial and anything you put in there afterward can be subject to a beating.
This is the time to play it smart as you will have less problems down the road. | |
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03-24-2008, 02:58 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers  Be careful about going to fast. You need to review your situation and think about what is safe to be in there.
Kole Tangs are very mellow for Tangs, but they should not be the first fish in the tank in general as they are territorial and anything you put in there afterward can be subject to a beating.
This is the time to play it smart as you will have less problems down the road. | +2 fish selection is very often overlooked and under reserched.
Goog luck with getting him to eat also ,Is it the only fish in the tank at this point.? | |
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03-24-2008, 03:35 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 31
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Id try Sushi Nori. Get it at your local grocery store in the deli. Its the green algae sheets used for sushi rice roll. My tangshave eaten it for years and love it.
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300 Freshwater Predator aquarium, Peacock Mantis shrimp 46 bowfront,Oceanic 144 Half circle reef ready aquarium, PFO Pro 36" canopy, 2-14k 400 watt Megachrome Halides, 2-110 Actinic VHO's, 2-1 Watt Pfo Moonlights. Octopus nw 200 skimmer, Two little fishes Phosban reactor, Mag drive 2400 return pump, Pro clear aquatics 300 sump, 3 maxi jet 1200's with sure-flo kits. Tangs, various wrasses, flame angel, Fang blenny, various gobies and more... | |
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03-24-2008, 04:10 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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i think a 3 week old tank isnt old enough for a tang - they are quite sensitive fish _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | |
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03-24-2008, 08:45 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bloomington, MN
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Thanks for the advice! I know I jumped the gun on this tank, unfortunately I didn't quite realize that until it was to late. I have a blue damsel, a yellow tailed blue damsel, sailfin tang, and kole tang. So far everything is going great. I check the water parameters every other day and as of last night they are perfect. I don't plan on adding anything else though for at least 2 months just so I know it is ok. | |
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03-24-2008, 09:28 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Mine did the same thing for about 3-4 weeks, only picking at the LR. I was scared that he was going to die of starvation. He eventually started to eat everything I put into the tank. Just give it some time to adjust to the new environment. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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03-24-2008, 11:56 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Age: 21
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Yeah, mine wouldn't accept any type of algae sheets, but LOVED blood worms. Maybe you could try those.. i know.. mine might have been a little uncharacteristic for a tang.
Evan.
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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.
Coral - Yellow polyps, Kenya Tree, Purple Acro, Pink Birds Nest, Hammer coral. | |
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03-24-2008, 12:18 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
Posts: 808
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my tang actually likes krill, i know thats weird but he does | |
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03-24-2008, 12:21 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Froc3 i know.. mine might have been a little uncharacteristic for a tang.
Evan. | Are you kidding? My Kole tang eats EVERYTHING under the sun. Blood worms(live & dead), brine and mysis shrimp, squid, seaweed, flake, pellets, mosquito larve and so on. | |
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