[BenV]

I just intoduced a yellow tang one week and then introduced a coral beauty today along with the maroon and gold clownfish that is in there. I think the tang might be biting at the clownfissh because it is now missing tiny bites out of his fins. It is getting worse everyday. I just started putting in all-natural PimaFix and MelaFix to cure any bacterial diseases. Can I be doing anything else?

[vtec si]

The only other thing is one that you may not whant to do. Remove the culprit to a different tank or take him back to your LFS.

Martin

[Peterock]

take the tang out for about 2 weeks put him in a QT tank and then put him back in your show tank and dont add any other fish. Tangs need to be added LAST so they can't claim dominance. Again if that does not work take it back to the fish store.

[BenV]

That's what I thought too but I just needed to hear it from another person. Thanx
BenV

Originally Posted by vtec si

The only other thing is one that you may not whant to do. Remove the culprit to a different tank or take him back to your LFS.

Martin

[BenV]

I have an ecosystem. Will that work as a QT? I don't have one otherwise. The bad thing is that my fish store won't take him back unless my water quality is perfect and I still have not gotten my nitrate to go all the way down? Should I take out the tang no matter what or see if he calms down a little?
BenV

Originally Posted by Peterock

take the tang out for about 2 weeks put him in a QT tank and then put him back in your show tank and dont add any other fish. Tangs need to be added LAST so they can't claim dominance. Again if that does not work take it back to the fish store.

[Peterock]

No the ecosystem will not work as a qt, Tangs are very diffecult fish because they have a picky diet and if not feed right or have enough room they get stress real easy and then here comes ICH. but if I was you I would take him out and then add him later. A 20L tank will make a good QT for him you will spend maybe $ 60 to make a QT or spend $100+ getting another clown and coral beauty only for it to happen again because he was not introduced last......

[BenV]

First of all, thanks for the great advice! I was also waondering what you need to make a qt properly?

Originally Posted by Peterock

No the ecosystem will not work as a qt, Tangs are very diffecult fish because they have a picky diet and if not feed right or have enough room they get stress real easy and then here comes ICH. but if I was you I would take him out and then add him later. A 20L tank will make a good QT for him you will spend maybe $ 60 to make a QT or spend $100+ getting another clown and coral beauty only for it to happen again because he was not introduced last......