My Sailfin Tang doesn't seem right.

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  1. Sacohen

    Sacohen Bristle Worm

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    My Sailfin Tang doesn't seem right.
    I got him about a week ago and have been out of town.
    I had a friend watching the house and feeding the tank.

    He is not swimming much and hanging down at the bottom of the tank.

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    Water Parameters as of about an hour ago are...

    Salinity 1.0265 via Deep Six Hydrometer
    Amonia 0 ppm via API Master Test Kit
    Ph 7.8 via API Master Test Kit
    Nitrites 0 ppm via API Master Test Kit
    Nitrates 5 ppm via API Master Test Kit
    Phosphates 0.17 ppm via Hannah Checker
    Calcium 410 ppm via Red Sea Reef Foundation Pro Multi Test Kit (Ca,Alk,Mg)
    Alkalinity 13.4 dKH via Red Sea Reef Foundation Pro Multi Test Kit (Ca,Alk,Mg)
    Magnesium 1380 ppm via Red Sea Reef Foundation Pro Multi Test Kit (Ca,Alk,Mg)
     
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  2. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    no expert here and not sure about the other symptoms of it, but that line could be indicative of lateral line disease? I've seen purple tangs with it but not sailfins......I'll defer to others for their input.
     
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  3. Sacohen

    Sacohen Bristle Worm

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    That's what I was thinking too, but I have no stray voltage in the tank becuase I have a grounding probe.

    Can stress bring on Lateral Line disease?
     
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  4. Denbf58

    Denbf58 Plankton

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    how long have you had him and what are you feeding also what size tank
     
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  5. Sacohen

    Sacohen Bristle Worm

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    Had him a week.
    In a 55 gallon tank.
    When I was here last Sat & Sun I fed Prime Reef and Julian Sprung's Sea Veggies Green Alge.

    While I was away, my friend feed the tank flake food.

    Since I've been back on Thursday I have mixed it up between Flakes and Prime Reef and Julian Sprung's Sea Veggies Green Alge.
     
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  6. Denbf58

    Denbf58 Plankton

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    long term a 55 is to small for a sailfin min tank size is like 135g is he eating
     
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  7. Sacohen

    Sacohen Bristle Worm

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    He seemed to be eating and doing just fine until yesterday.
     
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  8. Denbf58

    Denbf58 Plankton

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    try soaking his food with garlic it helps boost immune system hope comes back around
     
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  9. Sacohen

    Sacohen Bristle Worm

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    Interesting. I never heard of that for fish.
     
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  10. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    ^^ yeah, these things get freaking huge given the correct amount of space.
     
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