sick tang or shock????????

[bobcat178]

have a yellow tang that has stopped eating....it was transfered from small tank to a large 150.. water checks out ok but the tang is on the bottom lying on its side for 2 days....color is good and no sign of sickness.....any ideas????????

[BangkokMatt]

Something is wrong if its lying on it's side. Do you have other fish in the tank?

[Jerry W]

When you say the water checks out "ok", can you post real numbers?

[OceanSpray]

Tangs can be very sensitive to low oxygen levels. When my power went out, my other fish seemed fine, but my yellow tang was on his side gasping, until I got my generator going. Maybe somehow the new system isn't putting enough oxygen in the water? Just something to check. Good luck with him!

[Reeftanks6]

PICS!!

[petoonia]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12515028#post12515028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OceanSpray
Tangs can be very sensitive to low oxygen levels. When my power went out, my other fish seemed fine, but my yellow tang was on his side gasping, until I got my generator going. Maybe somehow the new system isn't putting enough oxygen in the water? Just something to check. Good luck with him!

I agree with this tangs are alot more sensitive to the oxygen levels than most fish. Try pointing a powerhead at the surface of the water to get some oxygen into the tank.

[petoonia]

I would also keep stress to a minimum, turn the lights off, and try not to move around the tank too much.

[BangkokMatt]

Bobcat - Any updates?