yellow tang problem

tango · 03-12-2005, 07:41 PM

my yellow tang has been fine all day and when i noticed him early this evening he was lying flat on his side and still is. He is breathing very fast and his two fins under his gill plates are bright red almost as if they were bleeding. He looks as if he is having trouble cycling his fins to swim. I have never seen this happen before and is completely at random because all the other fish are fine. whats happening? disease/infection? something bothering him specifically? please help

wrasser · 04-05-2005, 12:36 AM

did the tang live?

Scuba Kid · 04-06-2005, 09:09 PM

probably not. that sounds pretty bad

**Osiris** · 04-06-2005, 11:28 PM

they get that far, faith is high, life expentancy is low...sorry bro

wrasser · 04-07-2005, 01:06 AM

life expentancy on what, the tangs?

snobordfrk12 · 04-07-2005, 01:43 AM

hey wierd stuff like that happened to one of my yellow tangs too... i was sort of swimming backwards/ upside down....i was freaking out, and i started feeding all the other fish and he "revived" are wierd things lik this commom with yellow tangs

wrasser · 04-07-2005, 02:16 PM

no it is not normal for any fish to freak out. stress is very, very hard on all fish.that is why acculamation is very important. to be off by 1 on ph is deadly.( your LFS and your tank) so go slow. tempature is another stress related death. if you acculamate for long periods of time use a heater. try to treat the like gold, it will pay off in the long run. remember not every fish will.

nickferd · 04-27-2005, 12:34 PM

my yellow tang used to do back flips. it would do them over and over. it was cool. he stopped doing it now though.

03-12-2005, 07:41 PM	#1
tango Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	yellow tang problem my yellow tang has been fine all day and when i noticed him early this evening he was lying flat on his side and still is. He is breathing very fast and his two fins under his gill plates are bright red almost as if they were bleeding. He looks as if he is having trouble cycling his fins to swim. I have never seen this happen before and is completely at random because all the other fish are fine. whats happening? disease/infection? something bothering him specifically? please help

04-05-2005, 12:36 AM	#2
wrasser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: on the reef Age: 42 Posts: 263	did the tang live? __________________ anything is possible, stranger things have happened

04-06-2005, 09:09 PM	#3
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	probably not. that sounds pretty bad __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

04-06-2005, 11:28 PM	#4
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,817	they get that far, faith is high, life expentancy is low...sorry bro __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

04-07-2005, 01:06 AM	#5
wrasser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: on the reef Age: 42 Posts: 263	life expentancy on what, the tangs? __________________ anything is possible, stranger things have happened

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04-07-2005, 01:43 AM	#6
snobordfrk12 Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 16	Re: yellow tang problem hey wierd stuff like that happened to one of my yellow tangs too... i was sort of swimming backwards/ upside down....i was freaking out, and i started feeding all the other fish and he "revived" are wierd things lik this commom with yellow tangs

04-07-2005, 02:16 PM	#7
wrasser Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: on the reef Age: 42 Posts: 263	no it is not normal for any fish to freak out. stress is very, very hard on all fish.that is why acculamation is very important. to be off by 1 on ph is deadly.( your LFS and your tank) so go slow. tempature is another stress related death. if you acculamate for long periods of time use a heater. try to treat the like gold, it will pay off in the long run. remember not every fish will. __________________ anything is possible, stranger things have happened

04-27-2005, 12:34 PM	#8
nickferd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	Re: yellow tang problem my yellow tang used to do back flips. it would do them over and over. it was cool. he stopped doing it now though.

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