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Post by lindsey1984 on May 7, 2013 6:15:31 GMT -5
So I got my second sailfin Tang about a month or two ago after my mysteriously died and I woke up this am to it suck to my intake. (which def isn't strong enough to kill her) I don't know what's up, but all my other fish have been completely fine! Anyone have any ideas? I'm totally bummed!   Both sides of her looked like this this morning.... Sent from my Desire HD using proboards |
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Post by jess on May 7, 2013 7:27:27 GMT -5
That sucks  Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards |
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Post by oceangirl2009 on May 7, 2013 7:32:19 GMT -5
That's a bummer |
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Post by lindsey1984 on May 7, 2013 9:21:10 GMT -5
I just don't know why its been the sailfin both times
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 7, 2013 9:26:20 GMT -5
Could just be a fluke. I lost multiple orange shoulder tangs in a row a few years back. Some times it could be as simple as how they were handled through the chain of suppliers.
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Post by NateG on May 7, 2013 9:39:49 GMT -5
Could just be a fluke. I lost multiple orange shoulder tangs in a row a few years back. Some times it could be as simple as how they were handled through the chain of suppliers. +1. Did you notice it scraping off any rocks or anything? Very strange place to have open flesh like that...sailfins get like the size of a dinner plate. Perhaps its a tank size issue. Small tang or not, they will still swim miles a day in the wild right |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 7, 2013 9:44:49 GMT -5
That open discolored flesh is probably just post mordom from scavengers.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 7, 2013 9:46:37 GMT -5
The sailfin tangs do get really big though! Max size is reported to be up to 18 inches long. I've seen them at least 9 inches in many tanks.
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Post by lindsey1984 on May 7, 2013 11:11:15 GMT -5
Def a bummer! I think I'll be picking a new type of Tang next time. The scrapes were on both sides of her and she was stuck to the intake. Blah! At least it wasn't a super expensive fish.... Forty bucks but at least it's not more. Just sad, the sailfins have such a personally, always making it a point to be in your face when you're in the tank. What can you do though?
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Post by pam0630 on May 7, 2013 11:22:58 GMT -5
that stinks...i had one she was huge...never had any problems......i gotrid of mine because to fiesty
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Post by lindsey1984 on May 7, 2013 13:35:33 GMT -5
I think I might get a hippo tang or something, but im thinking I prob wont get another sailfin. *sigh Saltwaterfish.com has hippo's for 35 bucks so maybe, who knows? |
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Post by Cowdogz on May 8, 2013 6:59:16 GMT -5
Your tank is too small for a tang. When saltwaterfish.com says a hippo tang needs a minimum of a 40-gallon tank, they are basically saying that the 2" juvenile they are going to sell you will need a 40-gallon tank all to itself. Eventually, it will need upwards of 150 gallons. I have yet to see a source that said a sailfin tang could be kept in less than 135 gallons. Evan a juvenile needs at least 75.
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Post by lindsey1984 on May 8, 2013 9:39:25 GMT -5
Well, I know its rated for a bigger tank but I planned to keep it until it couldn't comfortably move around and through my rocks... That plan failed so I think I'm done with sailfins. As far as the hippo Tang, my buddy has had one for about 5 years in his 46bf and she's done just fine, I would say at this point she's getting too big for it, but just because something is rated for a bigger tank doesn't mean it wont do OK in smaller tanks for a period of time, IMO. Either way, I really like the Atlantic blue Tang though, ill prob have Jason at easy order me one. They're beautiful!
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 8, 2013 12:00:35 GMT -5
Do your research on the tangs that interest you. Everything I've ever read about the atlantic blue tangs is that they grow to be plate sized fish really quickly and can get quite aggressive. I won't tell you you can't have them because I've even kept a pair of tiny 1 inch blue hippo tangs together in a 40 breeder for about a year before they grew to large and started getting mean. That being said, most of us grow quite attached to out fishy pets and giving them to a new home after a year or two of feeding and watching them grow isn't always easy. It is easy to plan ahead with a tank that will provide a long term healthy environment for the fish you want. The other option is to find fish that are similar in appearance and personality without the space requirements that tangs have. Rule of thumb, a 75 gallon is at bare minimum for the smallest species of tangs like yellow tangs, scopas, kole or flame fin tangs. Ill be keeping my hippo tang in my 75 gallon for now once I downgrade but its going to be trial and error to see if it starts being a brat.
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