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12-02-2007, 04:21 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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  |  Kole Tang nipping at my Brain Coral!!
Aren't these guys supposed to be reef safe??? He's nipping at my Brain constantly!! I will KILL this fish, I value my corals way more than any damn Tang, that's for sure :mad::mad:
Also I wonder if he has some kind of disease. He has white "puffy" things on his mouth, like a fungus growing. Could this be why he's nipping? What can I do to treat it? What other info do you need?
I tried taking a pic but he's so skittish and goes into hiding at the slightest movement. Short of removing all the rocks, I have no clue how I would possibly catch him...... _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | 
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12-02-2007, 04:25 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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he may be using the brain like a mouth-scratcher. Kole-tangs are definatly reef safe (as all tangs are supposed to be) so dont kill him, help him. | |
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12-02-2007, 04:33 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Are there any reef safe treatments for this kind of thing? | |
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12-02-2007, 05:08 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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See DIY forum sticky: DIY Fishtrap
Reportedly works very well. _________ 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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12-04-2007, 01:23 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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Get the fish out. Chances are it's developed a taste for your coral and won't stop. | |
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12-04-2007, 01:33 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 32
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Yep, I've always said the next reef I setup will not have a tang in it. They always develop a taste for the coral slime at some point IME, especially the really big polyped LPS like brains, scolymias, etc. It sucks big time. | |
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12-04-2007, 02:06 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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Really? I did not know that JP. I just thought that it was just a freak occurence for tangs to munch corals. Didn't know that it was something that might happen more often than we think! | |
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12-04-2007, 02:15 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Actually I was just kind of freaking out more than anything. I honestly haven't noticed him nipping at the Brain too much lately and the Brain is still extending - so it looks positive. I'm certain the Kole has something growing on his lips!! Poor thing, I take back what I said about killing it, I feel bad for it. It doesn't look like fun! I haven't made a fish trap yet, I myself got sick and then pink eye on top of that, so I've been dealing with my own health.
The good news is the Kole is still eating a lot and swimming. So maybe this could be something his own immune system fights off? It's been a week and I haven't noticed any development or further growth. Plus the algae food he's eating says it helps with that sort of thing. Time will tell unless I can manage to get him out soon.... | |
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12-04-2007, 06:29 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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In that case, just keep an eye on the fish and keep a fish trap handy  Might want to soak its food in some antibiotics for a little while to see if it helps what is currently ailing it. | |
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