angelofdeath132 Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 i just switched my lights from the 2x15w lights that came with my tank, to 2x65w 50/50 lights, now one of my fish has no appetite at all,the other fish still eat like pigs. any thoughts anyone? does this make sense???? Link to comment
angelofdeath132 Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 o.k. nevermind, the fish is eating like a pig again! now, another question about him/her, the fish i'm referring to is a yellow tang, it has red in it around the fins in spots, any feedback? Link to comment
Rocket_155 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Red streaks or blotches in Yellow Tangs is due to bacterial infection. This is often due to water quality or shipping conditions if the tang is a recent import. Often just a series of water changes to improve water quality, along with an examination of the filtration system and necessary improvements for long term stability, is sufficient to clear this up in several days. However, should the above steps not cause improvement in the tangs condition within 2 or 3 days or the redness appears to get worse than it is time to break out the antibiotics. Generally it is best to treat in a seperate Quarantine Tank (QT) as antibiotics could negatively effect filtration in a FO tank and are certainly not good to use in a reef tank. The best antibiotics for Red Streak are usually Nitrofuran or Kanacyn IME. For those using Spectogram without any results I would suggest switching to Kanacyn as Nitrofuran is an ingredient in Spectrogram. HTH Link to comment
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