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Old 03/29/2003, 12:49 AM
OrionN OrionN is offline
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I agree with naesco that the tang show above is emaciated, starving tang. He is starving because his stomach is flat. He is also very thin. You need to feed him much more if you want him to get healthy. I would have food constantly in the tank for him. I have got tangs as thin as he is and nurse them back to health before. When they are in this condition, you have to feed them constantly- Stomach have to be full all the time.
I usually nurse my sick fish in my refugium full of algae and pods. My refugium is a place where he can get fast moving water, no competition or harassment from other fish. I also feed them two or three times per day with frozen food, and mysis, I also have a nori clip in the refugium that always have nori on it. My tangs get fat within 1 month when I put them in my refugium.
Good luck
Minh Nguyen
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