Help! Scopas tang fins eroding and scales falling off

[Sean Clark]

Just for reference this is what I feed every day.
Piscine Energetics 2mm pellets
Nyos True Algae pellets
Nyos Sweet Aloe pellets
Nyos Wild Goji pellets
Neptune Systems Crossover Diet pellets
Piscine Energetics PE Flakes
Frozen mysis
Frozen krill
Nori sheets

 

[insanelogic]

Well I guess I would say quality balanced food.
Not all types of foods can be lumped into good or bad. Not all pellets are created equal. I feed a lot of pellet foods and I believe that they are quality, I also feed a mix of frozen flake and nori. My fish love it all so I give them all of it.

I would never suggest that someone not feed one type of food over another or suggest that any particular type of food is not as good.

I let my fish tell me that. Not very scientific I know.

Hopefully with a healthy infusion of nutrition this tang can bounce back. From my experience it does take some time.

Alright, I’ve been feeding frozen mysis shrimp, plankton, brine shrimp, nori, and tetra pellets, everything but the pellets have selcon supplements on them too

 

[JumboShrimp]

I agree that Piscine Energetics is a good brand for both flake and pellets.

 

[insanelogic]

Just for reference this is what I feed every day.
Piscine Energetics 2mm pellets
Nyos True Algae pellets
Nyos Sweet Aloe pellets
Nyos Wild Goji pellets
Neptune Systems Crossover Diet pellets
Piscine Energetics PE Flakes
Frozen mysis
Frozen krill
Nori sheets

Okay thank you, I’ll look into getting more pellets soon and that’s good to know for then

 

[insanelogic]

I agree that Piscine Energetics is a good brand for both flake and pellets.

Noted. Thanks I’ll get those next then, I don’t have many pellets left so I’ll get those next

 

[Sean Clark]

Alright, I’ve been feeding frozen mysis shrimp, plankton, brine shrimp, nori, and tetra pellets, everything but the pellets have selcon supplements on them too

I am not familiar with the Tetra pellets but that seams like a nice variety. Do you actively see the tang eating the different foods?

 

[insanelogic]

I am not familiar with the Tetra pellets but that seams like a nice variety. Do you actively see the tang eating the different foods?

Yup he eats every single time except when I do the brine shrimp, I give those to the other fish and give him mysis on those times, he also grazes around the algae all day

 

[Sean Clark]

I am not familiar with the Tetra pellets but that seams like a nice variety. Do you actively see the tang eating the different foods?

Especially the nori. Does it pick at it? Do you stick it to the glass with a magnet or clip?

 

[insanelogic]

Especially the nori. Does it pick at it? Do you stick it to the glass with a magnet or clip?

I actually tie it to a small rock and put a string around it and he goes to town on it until it’s gone every time

 

[Sean Clark]

I actually tie it to a small rock and put a string around it and he goes to town on it until it’s gone every time

That is good behavior.

 

[Sean Clark]

That is good behavior.

I should say encouraging behavior.

 

[insanelogic]

That is good behavior.

Alright, thats the weird thing is he acts normal and eats good just is eroding away and no medicine seems to be working

 

[Sean Clark]

Alright, thats the weird thing is he acts normal and eats good just is eroding away and no medicine seems to be working

That is where I was just going. Visually diminishing appearance, but eating well (healthy appetite) and getting a good variety of nutrition.

 

[Sean Clark]

Ealier you said you had 6v in the tank correct? I know this idea is debunked, but I am out of ideas.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Food is not a cure but does help. Many pet stores do not emphasize the needs for tangs.
These fish are herbivores and at minimum, you want to feed them:
-Spirulina brine shrimp
- LRS Herbivore diet
- mysis shrimp
- small plankton
- Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
- Hikari Marine cuisine
- Formula 2 flake and frozen
- Hikari veggie marine

Add selcon vitamins to the foods 2-3X per week and on alternating days, garlic extract for stamina and immunity health

 

[insanelogic]

Ealier you said you had 6v in the tank correct? I know this idea is debunked, but I am out of ideas.

Yes I had 6v in there, I turned off the heater for now as that was the cause of the 5 of 6 volts and been checking the temp and it’s still good without it for now, but I’m getting a grounding probe to get rid of that but yeah, it seems like it would have to be a disease or parasite or something like that if it’s not the electricity but that also doesn’t seem likely, could it be stress from the electricity? I’d think he’d stop eating at that point but idk

 

[insanelogic]

Food is not a cure but does help. Many pet stores do not emphasize the needs for tangs.
These fish are herbivores and at minimum, you want to feed them:
-Spirulina brine shrimp
- LRS Herbivore diet
- mysis shrimp
- small plankton
- Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
- Hikari Marine cuisine
- Formula 2 flake and frozen
- Hikari veggie marine

Add selcon vitamins to the foods 2-3X per week and on alternating days, garlic extract for stamina and immunity health

I do most of that already

 

[vetteguy53081]

I do most of that already

Adding vitamins ?
With good water quality and diet, fish should not be looking like this?.
What test kits are you using ?
Are you using Rodi water or Tap water from the faucet ?

 

[JumboShrimp]

This was my old tank than ran a carbon reactor, and my Yellow Eyed Kole Tang. Currently I have had a similar sized Blue Eyed Kole Tang in another tank that has never run carbon. I have had him a year— he’s in perfect condition (no HLLE). My tank husbandry has not changed, other than avoiding carbon like the plague. The tank also has a Purple Tang that I raised from the size of a half-dollar... no carbon, no HLLE. Take my experiences for what they are worth.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Just for reference this is what I feed every day.
Piscine Energetics 2mm pellets
Nyos True Algae pellets
Nyos Sweet Aloe pellets
Nyos Wild Goji pellets
Neptune Systems Crossover Diet pellets
Piscine Energetics PE Flakes
Frozen mysis
Frozen krill
Nori sheets

My fish love those nyos goji's the best but I feed all 3 too, they seem to be pretty good