Tangs - Page 9

Chongpark27 · 06-21-2007, 11:28 AM

flame fin

deelucky · 06-21-2007, 11:36 AM

nice chong

Chongpark27 · 06-21-2007, 12:06 PM

Thanks dave, wish i could take a better pic of him but he wont stay still.

Bob 1000 · 06-21-2007, 06:53 PM

My powder brown 1.5 years I have had him...

meagheavz · 10-14-2007, 04:50 PM

i just got a hippo tang..im new to the hooby and tangs, once and while he rubs against rocks is that normal...

Bob 1000 · 10-14-2007, 05:42 PM

No, it's not norm..Believe it or not tangs are delicate....And I have kept up to 5 in the same tank...They are nitrate sensitive, and very much ph and temp too...

meagheavz · 10-14-2007, 05:45 PM

uhmm well my nitrate is 0 ph is the same and temp aswell..he only did it today...idk he would just be swimming and just kinda brush up on it and then go on his way

**marrone** · 10-14-2007, 06:10 PM

Hippo tangs are ich magnets. Question, did you Quarantine the tang before you place it in your tank?

Fish will rub against rocks every once and a while, you just need to make sure it's not all the time as it could be that it has a disease. I would watch it and see if it keeps rubbing against rocks. Also look and see if you see white spots or a white powder look on the Hippo. These are sign of ich. If it keeps doing it, or you see white spots, you should remove it and treat it in a hospital tank.

As for water condition, fish can take a much wider range of conditions than corals or inverts. For fish you want to keep the Ph at least 8.0, but they can take it at 7.8. As for nitrates, fish can take much higher levels than corals or inverts. So levels of 10-60+, which would kill corals, are fine fish, though you should try to keep them low. As for temp, you should try to keep in the range of 74-82 and try and keep in consistent. Fluxs in temp could cause the fish to stress out and develop diseases.

meagheavz · 10-14-2007, 07:49 PM

my nitrate is 0, temp is 82, and my ph is a bit high but there nothing i can do, its even like that in my fw.. the tang has like a white scrach mark, prob from rubbing on the rock that time..

**marrone** · 10-14-2007, 07:55 PM

Your tank conditions are good, try and get the temp down below 80. A ph of 8.0-8.6 is ok, so unless it's higher than that I wouldn't worry about it.

So it really comes down to the Hippo itself. Did you QT it before you placed it in the tank and outside of rubbing against rock how does it look?

06-21-2007, 11:28 AM	#81
Chongpark27 LETS GO GIANTS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hastings NY Posts: 1,033 Reefer Ratings: (44) Friends: (23)	flame fin Attached Thumbnails __________________ "When the wells dry, we know the worth of water"

06-21-2007, 11:36 AM	#82
deelucky BACK2BASICS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: LARGO, FLORIDA Posts: 1,863 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (1)	nice chong __________________

06-21-2007, 12:06 PM	#83
Chongpark27 LETS GO GIANTS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hastings NY Posts: 1,033 Reefer Ratings: (44) Friends: (23)	Thanks dave, wish i could take a better pic of him but he wont stay still. __________________ "When the wells dry, we know the worth of water"

06-21-2007, 06:53 PM	#84
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,683 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	My powder brown 1.5 years I have had him... Attached Thumbnails

10-14-2007, 04:50 PM	#85
meagheavz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: longisland NY Posts: 480 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (1)	hippo tang.. i just got a hippo tang..im new to the hooby and tangs, once and while he rubs against rocks is that normal...

10-14-2007, 05:42 PM	#86
Bob 1000 Professional Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Staten Island Posts: 3,683 Reefer Ratings: (32) Friends: (36)	No, it's not norm..Believe it or not tangs are delicate....And I have kept up to 5 in the same tank...They are nitrate sensitive, and very much ph and temp too...

10-14-2007, 05:45 PM	#87
meagheavz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: longisland NY Posts: 480 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (1)	uhmm well my nitrate is 0 ph is the same and temp aswell..he only did it today...idk he would just be swimming and just kinda brush up on it and then go on his way

10-14-2007, 06:10 PM	#88
marrone In the Forest Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The BIG City Posts: 5,525 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (6)	Hippo tangs are ich magnets. Question, did you Quarantine the tang before you place it in your tank? Fish will rub against rocks every once and a while, you just need to make sure it's not all the time as it could be that it has a disease. I would watch it and see if it keeps rubbing against rocks. Also look and see if you see white spots or a white powder look on the Hippo. These are sign of ich. If it keeps doing it, or you see white spots, you should remove it and treat it in a hospital tank. As for water condition, fish can take a much wider range of conditions than corals or inverts. For fish you want to keep the Ph at least 8.0, but they can take it at 7.8. As for nitrates, fish can take much higher levels than corals or inverts. So levels of 10-60+, which would kill corals, are fine fish, though you should try to keep them low. As for temp, you should try to keep in the range of 74-82 and try and keep in consistent. Fluxs in temp could cause the fish to stress out and develop diseases. Last edited by marrone; 10-14-2007 at 06:20 PM.

10-14-2007, 07:49 PM	#89
meagheavz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: longisland NY Posts: 480 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (1)	my nitrate is 0, temp is 82, and my ph is a bit high but there nothing i can do, its even like that in my fw.. the tang has like a white scrach mark, prob from rubbing on the rock that time.. Last edited by meagheavz; 10-14-2007 at 07:56 PM.

10-14-2007, 07:55 PM	#90
marrone In the Forest Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The BIG City Posts: 5,525 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (6)	Your tank conditions are good, try and get the temp down below 80. A ph of 8.0-8.6 is ok, so unless it's higher than that I wouldn't worry about it. So it really comes down to the Hippo itself. Did you QT it before you placed it in the tank and outside of rubbing against rock how does it look?

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