I called my LS to talk to him about it, and I said I should give a poly medic by poly labs.
NO.
STOP LISTENING TO THAT IDIOT LFS.
Start listening to the people in this thread, especially those who have the tag Fish Medic.
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I called my LS to talk to him about it, and I said I should give a poly medic by poly labs.
His LFS guy is a well respected fish expert that everyone in Diego highly recommends and other store owners refer people to him because of his expertise. (According to a prior post by the OP)NO.
STOP LISTENING TO THAT IDIOT LFS.
Start listening to the people in this thread, especially those who have the tag Fish Medic.
lol!! your new aviator is awesome.His LFS guy is a well respected fish expert that everyone in Diego highly recommends and other store owners refer people to him because of his expertise. (According to a prior post by the OP)
He’s going to do what his LFS guy tells him to because his LFS guy also told him not to listen to people on the internet (this means us).
I suggest he do exactly what the fish guru says to do. I mean, if I had that kind of resource near me I would never post on here. Ever.
Thank you so much! This forum inspires creativity.lol!! your new aviator is awesome.
Always crptocaryon or crypt if I was talking to people who knew what I meant. For some reason, when people call it “crypto” it sets me on edge - and that was long before crypto currency was a thing (grin).What did you call it prior to adopting the local parlance?
PolypLab Medic is a peroxide salt; it may help keep ich suppressed, but I would not expect it to cure it:I called my LS to talk to him about it, and I said I should give a poly medic by poly labs.
8) Try a proprietary "reef safe" marine ich medication. These rarely cure ich infections on their own,
a piece of advice for both reef-keeping and life: take what anyone selling anything says with a massive grain of salt - especially when they're talking about their product.
well, I can't even discuss the issue because there is too much hostility in that thread I never did get an answer. Why a small tang is nearly a crime and a 42 gallon tank, but a larger tang proportionally five or six times the weight is OK and 100 gallon tank. No explanation there. Maybe that's where the hostility is coming from because there's no answer to that.OMG LFS told you this?
That is not reputable, that is a straight up face palm.
Never trust your LFS 100%.
Take everything they say with a grain of salt, and do research.
Also i would never listen to that LFS again, because thats a HORRIBLE advice to give someone.
Who tells a new person to buy a TANG to increase bioload for nutrients.
Thats like telling someone to buy a Shark, so they can get more current in the tank from it
Your question was answered, multiple times in at least 2 different threads. Tangs like to swim, sometimes in quick bursts across the tank. Your tank is 24" long that's only two feet of swimming room. A 40g breeder is 36 inches long 10 gallons less than your tank but still a better option to keep that fish. A purple tang needs at minimum 125 gallon 4' tank a 6' is even better. Think of it this way would you rather live in a 2x2x30 foot room or a 10x10x8? I didn't do the math to to make sure the square footage added up but you get the idea.well, I can't even discuss the issue because there is too much hostility in that thread I never did get an answer. Why a small tang is nearly a crime and a 42 gallon tank, but a larger tank proportionally five or six times the weight is OK and 100 gallon tank. No explanation there. Maybe that's where the hostility is coming from because there's no answer to that.
Yes, I probably have not always gotten the best advice at my LS, but at least they don't treat me like crap. OK you can say it's because they take my money. Fine. but they're still genuine human being good faith face-to-face interactions. And again to become hostile because someone doesn't follow directions from one or two posters or three posters, and there are thousands different opinions for the smallest little things, that is social media: "Fall in the herd or you're a troll." I'm not in the herd and notta troll.
also they said the first year is the hardest and I really have become a enamored by reef tanks and hopefully the year will pass and have made 1000 mistakes and have moved on. maybe part of it is me and my style of posting on forums. I had the same issue and the Astro photography forum for years or so. But I ended up being a very good astro photographer in spite of some posts against me I went through and through thru learning curve
ruby rally?I think the ich is from the stress of the tank size to be honest. Ive had two purples, they like space. But as for treating your tang I use ruby rally in my DT if I have a fish with ich (my blue hippo tang usually whenever he gets worked up by something) and it usually helps him. So if youre going to treat in the DT I would do that, never had an issue with ruby rally and its never hurt my inverts. If I were you I would treat and then rehome the tang.
Yes this stuff is what I use. I cant go fallow in the big tank so I treat it when I see it with this stuff. Works and Ive not lost a fish to Ich in the DT while using it!ruby rally?
I’m going to say again, it’s about the tank dimensions not the gallons of water. You were provided with an excellent and detailed article that explains how the measurements are done by a published fish expert. Did you read it? Many of the ppl on the board are part of the retail industry.actually, I come by and largemaking comments about my experiences and I'm sure there is some seeking information out there too. Great point about the tang and needing swimming room, except that would mean larger tangs need that much larger swimming room. I guess the strongest argument about it juvenal Tang it's not that should not be in the 42 gallon tank, is that the tank should be a peninsula . Again, if I could go back in time and not get the tang, I would do so, but, I have her and so I've got to deal with it. Gotta get her healthy and get her re homed. a qt may prove the perfect solution. It's just that in a few days I'm going out of town for several days so I will not be able to rev a good QT tank until after that.
I think if you were to call 95% of the retailers and vendors of tang, they would also say juvenile tangs are acceptable and 42 gallon tanks for a year or two. So there's a definite disconnect between the reef Internet culture and the retail industry standard.
Brilliant againno, of course, but you can still understand the quandary I'm faced in with factually when my LS owner really doesn't need my money that much. He's got a large store maybe hundreds of people going in there every day and he's telling me a small juvenile Tabg will be fine in my tank for ( 2 LFS owners) juxtaposed to here, very opposed to the concept. You can imagine that a new refer would be a little confused. I understand the dimensions. I understand the article. article it was written by PhD ? what sample size studies that use etc. etc. ? but all I can do is tell you what my experience was with my LGS and most LFS are telling people that juvenile tangs are OK in 42cubish style tanks maybe not all not telling people this that but I think many many are. I'm not arguing here. I want to rehome the tang. I was really never comfortable with in it in the first place. it was a bad decision for me to get it given so many other choices , but here I am. I just guys are fooling yourself. I think my tank is too small for my tang. I shouldn't have it. But I think you folks are fooling yourself to think that you're adult is so much better off in your larger tanks. The adult tangs are proportionally so much larger.
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edit what do you think the weight proportionally is of a juvenile tang compared to an adult thing? I imagine that if is twice in length is at least four times in weight , don't know but proportionally it seems very suspect that Tangs in general based on what I'm being told here about my juvenile tang that adults should be in any smaller than like I don't know 250 gallons. my Tang is I'm thinking 3 inches long. So what happens when a tank gets 8 inches? I don't know maybe it's five or six times the weight? I hope you guys got a big tank too. real real big.