KarenM Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm still trying to rehome this pretty girl (guy?), if any of you are interested.... About a week ago she started developing orange blotches - at the base of her tail, and some sort of on her sides. The blotches seem to be mirrored on both sides. They're not dark orange, just barely visible with the bright lights on. She still extends all of her fins, swims, eats fine. She exhibits no unusual behavior. It occurred to me that I'd changed their food about the time the blotches started showing up. I got some of their "usual" food Friday, and I think the blotches are fading. I normally feed whole, frozen food like mysis shrimp and the paper-like marine algae. The food I suspect might have caused the orange blotches is a combination of several foods, pureed and frozen, and is a dark brown. This fish is a voracious eater - eats anything and everything. Could food be causing the orange blotches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBob Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) yellow tangs will turn brown if they consume too much protein, sounds like getting the sheet algae back in its diet is already fixing his colors, he's probably fine. Edited July 16, 2007 by CaptainBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 yellow tangs will turn brown if they consume too much protein, sounds like getting the sheet algae back in its diet is already fixing his colors, he's probably fine. Thanks, Bob. I hope she's OK. But she likes the shrimp as much as the others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroaustin Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks, Bob. I hope she's OK. But she likes the shrimp as much as the others! how big tang is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 how big tang is? Not too bi, maybe 1 1/2 times what you see in the local chain stores. I guess it's about 2" tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroaustin Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Not too bi, maybe 1 1/2 times what you see in the local chain stores. I guess it's about 2" tall. its consider adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 its consider adult? After looking at her/him, I think it might be a little taller. I'll try and take a pic tonight and send it to you. I don't know if it would be considered an adult or just really close to it. And the orange/brown spots are fading. I think Bob is right - it's just eating too much protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 2" is not an adult. They get up to 10". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 2" is not an adult. They get up to 10". Oh, well, then, this one is still a baby. I was comparing her size to the larger ones I've seen, which weren't very large at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroaustin Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Oh, well, then, this one is still a baby. I was comparing her size to the larger ones I've seen, which weren't very large at all. I would mind to adopt Tang, but its good idea to have him or her in 75 gallon tank with fishmates of pared ocellaris and lawnmower.. I know Tang Police will start to heat it up when if I adopt it.. should not in 75. must be 6 feet. Right now I need to find out what is happen to sixline. not want ammonia kill tang... Maybe upgrade skimmer for bioload, my skimmer is under capacity. need to replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I'm hijacking this post! Robin noticed last night our tang has some reddish brown spots on her body. We haven't been using the seaweed as we thought we had enough algae growing in the tank. We also did a 15 gallon water change in the 50 gallon tank she is temporarily housed in. We have been finding her and our foxface Mysis and krill. Could we be feeding her to much protein as well? I will post the water prams when I get home. TIA, Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Water quality will also cause the red streaking in yellow tangs along with improper diet. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...threadid=138705 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenM Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 I'm hijacking this post! Robin noticed last night our tang has some reddish brown spots on her body. We haven't been using the seaweed as we thought we had enough algae growing in the tank. We also did a 15 gallon water change in the 50 gallon tank she is temporarily housed in. We have been finding her and our foxface Mysis and krill. Could we be feeding her to much protein as well? I will post the water prams when I get home. TIA, Dave- Aeroaustin has my tang now, but when I had her the orange-ish blotches were mirrored on both sides, and were at the base of her fins and spread toward her middle. They didn't look like something that was on the skin, they looked like she was turing orange from the inside out, it wasn't on the surface. When Bob told me about the protein issue I went that afternoon and got more algae sheets and some veggie cubes, and the blotches went away in about 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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