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Yellow Tang in QT


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  1. #1

    Default Yellow Tang in QT

    Today I bought a yellow tang. I have had a QT set up for - oh... nine months or longer - I'm not sure exactly. Anyway, it is only a 10g tank. The tang is about 4" long, and though he acclimated well, seems very restless already.

    At the LFS he was in one of those 180 deg. tanks with who knows how many other yellow tangs ( a boat-load for sure), about 8 dragon gobies, and 2 other fish (forgive me, I can't remember now what they were - plain non-descript fish). Now my poor little tang is crammed into this tiny box. He shows no signs of HLLE, but his belly is a little shrunken (because of the curved glass of the store's tank, I didn't notice until I got him home and into QT ).

    Here are my options (if you all can suggest others, please do):

    1. Keep him in the 10g QT for at least two weeks before putting him in the 90g.

    2. Put him in my 20g (established- over a year) and face the likelihood of having to tear it apart when it's time to move him to the 90.

    3. Go ahead and put him in the 90 and hope for the best (I do have a UV sterilizer tucked away), and pray that he doesn't get sick and cause the demise of my reef.

    I appreciate any and all suggestions you may have!


  2. #2
    jojo22 - Reefkeeper Registered User
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    I vote for 1 or 2, 2 being better if you are willing to tear it apart to get him out.
    Does water always taste like salt and poo????


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    Heck, I need to post a pic of the 20... it is so nicely settled! The idea of tearing it up is supremely frustrating! ARGHHH!


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    Sorry for my rant; thank you Joe for your comment!


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    Whoyah - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    I have never had much luck with Quarntine tanks. It is probably my poor husbandry habits but a small QT always seems to have to many swings to properly keep fish. I had a purple tang in a 15 g QT and it kept cycling through ich. Finally when the fish was between cycles I put it in my 75. After that it was fine. I would say if the fish appears to healthly and eating well I would move to the 90 and feed the whole tank garlic and selcon loaded food for a couple weeks.

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    Thanks for your help Shad!

    As I said, I have had this QT running for 9 months now, and more fish have died in it than made it through. Until I set it up, I'd NEVER lost a fish. On the other hand, when I've added a fish straight into the main tank, I haven't had any problems.

    I am in NO way suggesting anyone skip the QT process, but my own experience leads me to think that my particular situation with this particular fish may be leaning towards something else...


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    cweber - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    Why not do a combo of 1 and 3. Leave him in QT for 1 week and if all is well put him in the display.

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