chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 woke up yesterday morning to find the tang stuck to the side of a stream. poor thing, not sure how long he'd been there. he's a reasonably large blue tang, about 6" head to tail, had him for about 3 years or more. still alive but looking worse for wear. took a shot of the side that the stream had sucked up on, damage clearly visible but he is eating and swimming around ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 poor little fella hope he dont pack a sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 point of the post being, just coz its a stream dont think its safe. the last fish i had die (CBB) was stuck to the side of a seio. would have been gutted if the tang died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Found the steams to be pretty safe. however looking at the blue tang it looks like he is very skinney and is on his way out, any tang that size would have no problems getting away from a stream if they where healthy. had over 6 streams in my tank and no one fish got stuck. some of my tangs used to like being stuck by the stream and just pull away when they wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Bummer Chim I lost a baby tang not long after I started in this game. He managed to get his tail trapped in a powerhead intake overnight. Wasn't well the next morning (read dead). Mind you he was only about 2cm so probably didn't have the in-built grunt to get himself out. Hope the big guy pulls through OK, though I agree with Reef that he looks a bit on the slim side. Was he OK before playing like a cork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 BTW, nice pic. How'd you get him to stay still for you to take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 yeah i suppose he is on the skinny side although front on he doesnt actually look too bad. he has got stuck in the past when he was quite a bit larger. i'll feed him up and see how he goes (in fact, i just gave them a feed and he got stuck again, doh!) maybe he's just getting old? not sure how long the previous owner had him, although i do know it was at least 3 years. that would make him at least 6. how old do tangs live for? 10+ years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 On the reef, 12-15 years... http://www.brunsonimages.com/gallery/Tr ... sh_19.html Captivity, 5 years or older... http://www.fishlore.com/profile-pacificbluetang.htm Captivity, at least 8 years... http://www.tropicalresources.net/phpBB2 ... epatus.php Interesting... FUN FACTS 1. The blue tang's scientific order, Perciformes, is the largest vertebrate order - with 148 families containing roughly 9,300 species. 2. Blue tangs are capable of adjusting the intensity of their hue - from light blue to deep purple. 3. Blue tangs are often found swimming in large schools cruising over the reef top, grazing on algae. These conglomerations are often composed of multiple species within the Acanthuridae (surgeonfish and tangs) family. 4. The blue tang possesses a sharp spine, or modified scale, located along either lateral edge of the caudal peduncle. These spines may be made to stand erect, providing the tang with an effective means of self-defense. 5. The flesh of the blue tang is poisonous. http://www.buschgardens.org/animal-info ... e-tang.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 He might have internal worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 are the only symtpoms being skinny? got a link to more info? all other fish are fat and he's the boss of the tank so usually gets more food than any other fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 check the net. all my info is in books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 My Tang eats heaps I hand feed him whole white bait every second day as a treat I have to stop giving it to him or he would just carry on and he is big not fat just very strong looking. He also gets what every other fish gets plus half a sheet of nori every morning I would rather have a higher nitrate reading than a skinny fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 i dont think he's overly skinny but could probably do with a little bit more fattening up. here's a photo i took 3 days ago, prior to the stream incident. doesnt look to bad in this shot... How'd you get him to stay still for you to take it? he's a poser seriously. camera comes out, he shows off :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinity Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 He is rather gorgeous :bounce: Hope he recovers and doesnt get an infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Nice!! I hope he stays out of the stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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