Yellow tang

Bulldog39 · 12/15/2017, 09:27 PM

I bought a 2 inch yellow tang about 3 days ago from my lfs. He is picking at rock some and eating frozen food but won't touch the seaweed on a clip. Is this normal? Should I not put it in the tank daily? I don't have alot of algae so not much to eat thier. Please help

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stevek480 · 12/15/2017, 10:45 PM

I wouldn't be too worried about it, sometimes it may take a while before they notice the clip has food to eat. Maybe put it in once every few days until he notices the seaweed.

rocsec1 · 12/16/2017, 07:28 AM

My yellow tank seemed to take forever to start eating noir. He would eat everything else and really ate algae off the rocks. He really didn’t start on the nori unteil the tank algae went away. So just give him. Different fish start eating stuff at different rates.

billdogg · 12/16/2017, 08:51 AM

I've had a Tomini in my 120 for over a year now. Just a couple weeks ago it decided that Nori was edible. Now, I can'e even get my hand out of the tank before it is tearing it to shreds.

Give it time.

Bulldog39 · 12/16/2017, 12:08 PM

Thanks. My turbo snail likes it lol

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Cliving1 · 12/16/2017, 03:54 PM

Could be the clip. Try rubberbanding to a small rock.

RobZilla04 · 12/16/2017, 03:56 PM

I dont put sea weed in for my tangs every day. I dont want the added nutrients creating problems. I watch them graze and pay attention while feeding. Couple times a week I'll drop some sea weed but as long as they look good and are grazing/eating, no need to worry.

Dmorty217 · 12/16/2017, 06:53 PM

I let the nori get soggy and rub it back and forth between my fingers to make the pieces small and free floating. You could give that a try. Typically fish don't recognize a sheet of nori on a clip as food, it takes other fish showing them to learn

Lsufan · 12/16/2017, 08:50 PM

I find some tangs just don’t care for nori all that much. I had a blue hippo, naso & purple tang before I got a kole tang & they all loved it from the start. The kole tang doesn’t care much for it. I put a piece on the clip & 2 of my leopard wrasses go at it before the kole does. I may try a different way to feed it for the kole. It’s something I never had to worry about with my other tangs.

Bulldog39 · 12/17/2017, 01:47 PM

Is this bad on my tang? Looks like his scales came off

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scooter31707 · 12/18/2017, 12:48 PM

Hard to tell, but it looks like it could be brook, Uronema, or hlle.

12/15/2017, 09:27 PM	#1
Bulldog39 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Georgia Posts: 234	Yellow tang I bought a 2 inch yellow tang about 3 days ago from my lfs. He is picking at rock some and eating frozen food but won't touch the seaweed on a clip. Is this normal? Should I not put it in the tank daily? I don't have alot of algae so not much to eat thier. Please help Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

12/15/2017, 10:45 PM	#2
stevek480 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Flemington, NJ Posts: 605	I wouldn't be too worried about it, sometimes it may take a while before they notice the clip has food to eat. Maybe put it in once every few days until he notices the seaweed. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef w/ 40g Sump. 2x Reef Breeders Photon 32. MSX200 skimmer.

12/16/2017, 08:51 AM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I've had a Tomini in my 120 for over a year now. Just a couple weeks ago it decided that Nori was edible. Now, I can'e even get my hand out of the tank before it is tearing it to shreds. Give it time. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/16/2017, 03:56 PM	#7
RobZilla04 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 1,857	I dont put sea weed in for my tangs every day. I dont want the added nutrients creating problems. I watch them graze and pay attention while feeding. Couple times a week I'll drop some sea weed but as long as they look good and are grazing/eating, no need to worry. __________________ 90g Mixed Reef

12/16/2017, 06:53 PM	#8
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	I let the nori get soggy and rub it back and forth between my fingers to make the pieces small and free floating. You could give that a try. Typically fish don't recognize a sheet of nori on a clip as food, it takes other fish showing them to learn __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

12/16/2017, 07:28 AM	#3
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	My yellow tank seemed to take forever to start eating noir. He would eat everything else and really ate algae off the rocks. He really didn’t start on the nori unteil the tank algae went away. So just give him. Different fish start eating stuff at different rates.

12/16/2017, 12:08 PM	#5
Bulldog39 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Georgia Posts: 234	Thanks. My turbo snail likes it lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

12/16/2017, 03:54 PM	#6
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Could be the clip. Try rubberbanding to a small rock.

12/16/2017, 08:50 PM	#9
Lsufan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 1,410	I find some tangs just don’t care for nori all that much. I had a blue hippo, naso & purple tang before I got a kole tang & they all loved it from the start. The kole tang doesn’t care much for it. I put a piece on the clip & 2 of my leopard wrasses go at it before the kole does. I may try a different way to feed it for the kole. It’s something I never had to worry about with my other tangs.

12/17/2017, 01:47 PM	#10
Bulldog39 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Georgia Posts: 234	Is this bad on my tang? Looks like his scales came off Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

12/18/2017, 12:48 PM	#11
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	Hard to tell, but it looks like it could be brook, Uronema, or hlle.