Regal Blue Tang

[Kaush]

I recently recieved a hippo tang from my aunt because she saw it in a shop and knew i had a saltwater tank and so she bought it, without knowing that they grow very big. However i am going to turn my 6 foot freshwater into a reef in a couple of months so it should be ok. The tang is about 1 inch long at the moment and is feeding amazingly and seems to be fine with the other inhabitants, ecxept the yello tailed damsel which went beserk when it saw the tang (going to return the damsel). I know these tangs are highly susseptible to ich and i was wondering how i could tell if it has ich, and how i can prevent it form getting ich. I have heard that there is something you can do with garlic?

 

[ally--19]

yeh there prone to ich just go down to your lfs and get garlic guard and brine shrimp frozen and mix it my regal tang looked like the sand in my tank and the ich was gone in 4 days

 

[xxBarneyxx]

As far as I know Garlic has never been proved to actually do anything (though many people do swear by it). Best thing to do is just make sure the water is kept in top condition and that it is well fed. A skimmer will help with your water condition and a UV unit can help remove any parasites in the water column. Also make sure any future fish you have are quarantined for a reasonable period first to make sure you dont introduce white spot into the tank.

 

[ben1987]

garlic can cause liver damage in fish too, if used too often. Its not natural to their environment either. Having said that they seem to love the taste to try a little, just dont over do it

 

[beesnees]

if you get a UV sterilizer you shouldn't have any problems with white spot

 

[Kaush]

I have fresh water dipped it a couple of times now and this time it is worse than ever. I know copper will be lethal to my inverts so would it be possible to take out some of the tank water into a bucket and do some type of copper treatment in there and then move the fish in after, withou moving any of the water?

 

[ben1987]

You could QT and treat the fish else where yes. Careful not to stress it. Acclimatise the fish to any new water.