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    Posted: November 27 2010 at 7:56pm
I was given this hippo tang from a friend and the poor thing looks horrible, chunks of its skin are missing, it was kept in a 55 gallon with a clown, wrasse and a blenny, i have him in a 20 gallon just temporarily till he is better, what do you think could be wrong and what should i do?



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that thing is having some serious fungus problem. wish i knew what type. look like fin rot and anonther
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It kinda looks like HLLE. It needs to be in a big tank! Oh big is he? They can stress really easy! is he eating? What is he eating?
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I agree with Jeremy. He needs to be put into a big tank. Since he is out you might be able to treat if it is a fungus but I'm not an expert by any means on fish diseases. I think that getting him comfortable in a bigger tank with plenty to eat might be a better way to go. I'd wait for Adam or Mark to chime in though.
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man that thing looks rough!
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I did a little research and im thinking it is HLLE, he is probably 5-6 inches and he is eating pretty well i have been giving him flake, brine, and algae.
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soak the food in garlic. Lot's of algae. I saw a tang like that once at AD that they just bought off a guy and they said that he never fed it much and when he did he never fed it algae and that caused a lot of probs. 
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I was told to soak the food in a vitamin supplement, what do you guys think? or should i use garlic? or both?
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here is a guide to most of the known disease hope this helps
 
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I would feed it only algae, Nori and lettuce. That will give it all the vitamins it needs. At that size, it will do better if you can get it into at least a 75 gal tank, especially one with a good growth of Macroalgae to graze on. A little meaty food once in a while, marinated in Garlic Oil couldn't hurt.
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Ok, Thanks for all the help guys ill keep you updated. 
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Oh that poor thing..   I hope you can nurse him back.
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I've had tangs similar to this one. Soak a stem of broccoli in vitamins and feed on a clip. Broccoli is very high in vitamins and will make a difference with the HLLE.

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Ok so if he really is that big I would agree with everyone one else! Get him into a bigger tank at lest 75 gallons if not bigger! possibly even 125 +! He needs a lot of swimming room to be happy!

KEEP KEEP KEEP feeding the algae/nori/broccoli! And lots of it! He should have some so he can munch on it consistently!
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If you dont have a bigget QT tank then remove all of the live rock so it can swim better
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It likes to hang behind the rocks, but he is not eating the algae i have been putting in?
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have you putting it in a clip? they are pretty shy, have you tried soaking in it garlic oil? what type of algae have you been putting?
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I am putting it on a clip, it is just green marine algae, and i need to go get some garlic.
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I have never had luck with clips, I know others have, but try wrapping the nori on a piece of rubble rock then strap it down with a rubber band. Also my fish wouldn't eat the marine algae either so I bought it nori sheets from the grocery store and it did the trick so maybe that would work too I don't know. Good luck.

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Here is what I meant when I used these terms:

Algae - live soft algae growing on the surfaces of the rock and live macroalgae. Caulerpa is the most common Macroalgae to feed to Tangs because of how easy and fast it grows in reef aquriums. There are people here on this MB that will give you Caulerpa for free as they periodically harvest it from their Refugiums

Nori - dried marine algae sheets. Commonly used to wrap sushi

Lettuce - dark green leafy lettuce such as Romaine lettuce from the grocery store.

These three forms of algae will give the Tang all that it needs in the way of vitamins. There is no need to supplement. Patience is the key to feeding new forms of algae. The fish may be accustomed to eating only flake and frozen meaty foods. This is why it is in bad health. Think of cattle. They cannot live long on potato chips and steak. Their bodies are built to eat grasses and grains. Feed less and less of flake/pellet and frozen meaty foods while continuously providing fresh algae type foods and the Tang will eventually switch back to the correct food for it's best health.

Are you aware of how to use Garlic Oil? The instruction is this link, also found in the "Reefkeeping Tips" below:
Secrets of adding new fish, fish training and the miracle of Garlic Oil: http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34014
 


Edited by Mark Peterson - November 29 2010 at 8:19am
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