Yellow Eye Tang Sick

[RoyalT]

My Tang is laying at the bottom of the tank. He still gets up swims for occasional food. Is this normal?

[hibye]

do you scare him.is there any fish that harras him?

[fishbait]

how big is the tang? a 35 gallon tank is waaaay to small for any tang. he is probaly stressed big time! tangs are extremely prone to ich and other parasites. stress will weaken him and allow these things attake.

[ReefKeeper]

Originally Posted by fishbait

how big is the tang? a 35 gallon tank is waaaay to small for any tang. he is probaly stressed big time! tangs are extremely prone to ich and other parasites. stress will weaken him and allow these things attake.

i agree, that tank is WAY to small for any tang !! if he is doing ok in the morning try to take him to a LFS for credit or give him to someone with a bigger tank.

[hibye]

rigo lost his tang recently and i used to have a tang and it got ich by a to smalll of a tank i think you need a minimum of at least 45 to krrp tangs

[Bifferwine]

Hello and welcome! You need AT LEAST 100 gallons to keep a yellow eye tang! They are fish that need to swim a lot, need a lot of dissolved oxygen, and have a very high metabolism. The small tank is what is probably making him sick. Get him out of there ASAP, and next time do some research before you buy an animal that is totally inappropriate for your setup.

[RoyalT]

I did research it. This is what all websites told me as well as LFS. See below is this not true? i now believe I killed it due to stressing it out from adding new Tonga Rock and stirring up to much sand. Is this possible?

Hawiian Kole Tang
Ctenochaetus strigosus

Description: This species is reddish-brown with lighter lines running down the body and a yellow ring around the eye. It is an active species that will graze on microalgae growing on the aquarium glass and décor. It is a passive tang that makes a great community fish. Very popular as a "maintainance" tang.
Recommended Tank size: requires a 30 gallon or larger aquarium with a number of hiding places and plenty of room to swim.
Food and diet: Herbivore, provide with a varied diet that includes frozen and flake foods for herbivores as well as dried algae sheets.
Reef Compatability: Great for a reef tank.
Level of Care: Easy

[Bifferwine]

I think you got some majorly bad information there. In fact, that information is so bad it verges on being irresponsible. What website did that come from? I wouldn't really trust what the LFS says either, remember they are in it to make a sale. And if your fish dies, you will come back to them and buy another one. Not all LFS are like that, but many of them are, and you have to be careful of salespeople that will give you bad info in order to make money off of you.

Marine Depot Live:
Minimum Tank Size: The Yellow Eye Kole Tang prefers a tank of at least 100 gallons with plenty of places to hide & swim.
Yellow Eye Kole Tang - Ctenochaetus strigosus

There is no way you could possibly keep a yellow eye tang in a 35 gallon tank. I highly doubt it was adding rock and stirring up sand, that would not have stressed it out. But being in a small tank would.

[RoyalT]

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Is the website.

Fish died, so what is a good fish to have in that size tank? I have a 55 Gallon, but the only reason I am using the 35 is because I put it in wall.

[RoyalT]

Currently have a feather duster and a blue damsel 10 LBs LR and 10 LBs Tonga Rock. That is all.