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[brandontucker407]

I have a blue hippo Tang in his black strip he has a white dotted line going through it weird what does this mean and its on both sides NO itch spots at all he eats a lot both rods food and seaweed on a chip. Healthy fish :sfish:

 

[Bifferwine]

It sounds like it could be the start of head and lateral line erosion (HLLE) which is a disease that is pretty common in tangs that are stressed, malnourished or in tanks with poor water quality. The diet you are feeding him is good, but if you have a hippo tang in a 40 gallon or 29 gallon tank, those tanks are too small for him. Hippos need a minimum of 75 gallons and 4 feet of swimming space. Stress from a small tank can make them sick.

Can you post a pic of the fish?

 

[wontonflip]

+1 biff....tangs are just ich magnets. They're wusses :D They need lots of swimming space.

 

[PRC]

How often are you feeding the seaweed/algae?

 

[brandontucker407]

He eats the seaweed/algae everyday but yeah he is getting to big for the tank

 

[Bifferwine]

Time to upgrade tanks or find the fish a new home.