Yellow Tang- has had brown fins for months now

Carly Cyntel

New Member
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Feb 10, 2023
Messages
6
Reaction score
9
Review score
+0 /0 /-0
Location
Daytona Beach
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hello!
I’ve had a small yellow tang in my tank for about 6 months now. When I initially got him, he was bright yellow, but his fins have slowly turned brown. I thought it was stressed and he would recover on its own, but he still hasn’t recovered.

Water parameters are perfect. I don’t have any aggressive fish… the largest/potentially picks on the yellow tang is a hippo tang. They’ve both been in the tank for the same amount of time. The YT swims around and eats great. They’re fed mysis shrimp and and green marine algae!
I have a 90 gallon Red Sea reef setup…

Thank you so much for any advice to help him!!

image.jpg image.jpg
 

vetteguy53081

Well known Member and monster tank lover
Review score
+12 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Aug 11, 2013
Messages
79,320
Reaction score
171,014
Review score
+12 /0 /-0
Location
Wisconsin - Florida delayed due 2 hurricane damage
Rating - 100%
6   0   0
Hello!
I’ve had a small yellow tang in my tank for about 6 months now. When I initially got him, he was bright yellow, but his fins have slowly turned brown. I thought it was stressed and he would recover on its own, but he still hasn’t recovered.

Water parameters are perfect. I don’t have any aggressive fish… the largest/potentially picks on the yellow tang is a hippo tang. They’ve both been in the tank for the same amount of time. The YT swims around and eats great. They’re fed mysis shrimp and and green marine algae!
I have a 90 gallon Red Sea reef setup…

Thank you so much for any advice to help him!!

View attachment 3015714 View attachment 3015717
Beautiful - Like mine, its transistioning to adult colrs

chocolate2.jpg
chocolate2.jpg
 
Upvote 0

vetteguy53081

Well known Member and monster tank lover
Review score
+12 /0 /-0
View Badges
Joined
Aug 11, 2013
Messages
79,320
Reaction score
171,014
Review score
+12 /0 /-0
Location
Wisconsin - Florida delayed due 2 hurricane damage
Rating - 100%
6   0   0
Upvote 0

Polyp polynomial: How many heads do you start with when buying zoas?

  • One head is enough to get started.

    Votes: 27 10.6%
  • 2 to 4 heads.

    Votes: 145 57.1%
  • 5 heads or more.

    Votes: 65 25.6%
  • Full colony.

    Votes: 10 3.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 7 2.8%
Bulk Reef Supply
Back
Top