sea spiders?

[bereleah]

has anybody heard of sea spiders, living in the sand of a reef tank, and they bite the fish up?

 

[KathyC]

Can't say that I have, but with marine critters, who knows!

Why do you ask, are you having an issue with a fish?

 

[Reeftanker3295]

I know there are sea spiders that eat zoanthids but never heard of fish!
Maybe you're thinking of a spearer type mantis shrimp?

 

[bereleah]

hippo

Can't say that I have, but with marine critters, who knows!

Why do you ask, are you having an issue with a fish?

yes. my hippo tang got like very light white spots on his body, not the ich kind and a few black ones by his mouth and near the eye. so i took the hippo to a local aquarium shop and he told me that it is sea spiders and i haveto start my tank from scratch.

 

[KathyC]

yes. my hippo tang got like very light white spots on his body, not the ich kind and a few black ones by his mouth and near the eye. so i took the hippo to a local aquarium shop and he told me that it is sea spiders and i haveto start my tank from scratch.

Can you post a pic of the fish?

What are you feeding the fish?

 

[bereleah]

cant get a good pic i tried.
i feed some brine shrimp and some flakes from ocean nutrition. i try different things.

 

[adamt]

yes. my hippo tang got like very light white spots on his body, not the ich kind and a few black ones by his mouth and near the eye. so i took the hippo to a local aquarium shop and he told me that it is sea spiders and i haveto start my tank from scratch.

id take that with a grain of salt... maybe get a second opinion or post some pics on here so people can see.

 

[KathyC]

Tangs are onvivores and have special dietary needs.
Brine shrimp are not really nutritional. Tangs need to have algae in their diet and should always have some available on a veggie clip. Strips of Nori are a good addition for him. Frozen mysis shrimp soaked in Selcon would also probably be appreciated (ask if you don't know how to do that).
If you are going to vary his diet also using flakes, do get the ones made especially for omnivores as they will contain the vitamins and minerals that this fish requires.

Do you have any other fish in the tank?


We'll be happy to see a bad pic too, still better than none

 

[bereleah]

thanx!
yes i do have other fish, and they are doin just fine no spots no nothing.

 

[KathyC]

If you could try for a pic, we'd really be able to help a lot more

 

[bereleah]

ok ill try thanx for all ur help.

 

[rickytsui]

try flake tap it will kill the spiders . spider is a type of worn that live in your sand bed and will bite fish if the fish is hurt or have a cut somewhere =)

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Never heard of "spiders" in the sand bed that attack fish. What size is your tank? Kathy has a good and often overlooked point when it comes to feeding fish. Proper diet can prevent MANY of the problems that arise with fish in our aquariums.