My naso tang not eat

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I believe that most of us avoid buying Powder Blue Tangs (and Powder Brown Tangs) because they don't do so well alone in captivity, easily succumbing to Ich or other disease. It's almost the same for Blue Hippo Tangs. When the Ich parasite population explodes it starts growing on almost all the fish.

Here is a list of the things that can be done to control Ich and a few other fish problems. The items are listed beginning with the easiest and least expensive, which I recommend trying first:

#1 Create a healthy, comfortable, stress free environment for the animals. (Ask for details.)

#2 Add a Garlic Oil product to the food per these instructions

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#3 Use a UV Sterilizer, OR use an Ozone unit delivering O3 to a skimmer. (Use one or the other, NOT both.)

#4 Quarantine the fishless aquarium, quarantine all fish and quarantine everything added to the aquarium using the ~2 month procedure found linked in the Reefkeeping Tips.

Aloha,

Mark  

P.S.

It's logical to use Garlic Oil now and see how it helps. Like the instructions say, if it doesn't clear up in 1-2 days, try another Garlic Oil product. My very first experience with using Garlic Oil about 15 years ago was very successful and results were very quick. A Blue Hippo Tang that was covered with Ich the day of treatment, was completely cleared up the next day and never had any serious troubles after that. When the problem fish is cleared up, all the other fish won't have a problem with the parasite.  

Are you there KelDoan? Is this info helpful?

Aloha,

Mark 

worst <-----> best

dumb <----> smart

complicated <----> simple

difficult <----> easy

To leave the tank fishless and do the long quarantine-treatment of all new additions, may seem good at first look, but when Ich comes in through one drop of non-quarantined water on a fish, a coral frag, sand, rock or a piece of equipment, all the effort and time ends up being wasted. It's my understanding that one single Ich Parasite can grow ~50 new parasites in just the first generation.

My opinionated 2 cents.

Aloha,

Mark