Naso Tang Sick?
 

Hey Canreef,

Past few days I noticed my Naso has started to get skinnier and skinnier, and today he just dont seem to be swimming too happily(almost as if hes wobbling side to side unbalanced)

as well as his stomach is alot skinnier like the yellow tang when i first got him.

all the other fishes are fine, just the Naso, he ate a bit today, but didnt eat as aggressive as he used to

I also did a water change today.
and the nitrite, nitrate and ammonia is all 0
Thanks.

My blonde naso did the exact same thing, just stopped eating for no appearent reason.


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Strange same as mine! Yesterday morning my naso doesn't eats, came home after work and he is dead.

On Monday I changed carbon, clean the skimmer and add prodibio (biodigest/bioptim) also feed them with mysis and brine shrim. It is a folwer tank.

=S sorry for your loss

atm, i still cant figure out what the symptom may be.
been surfing the whole canreef and other forums, and my thoughts are internal parasite, or ich but just hasnt fully kicked in.

Death of your naso
 

What size of tank do you have your tangs in
How long has the tank been running and ane when did you add the tang.
What condition where the fish: no spots or tears, bright eyes, plumb, interested in you as much as you are in them.
what did you feed them daily

in a 125 5 feet tank

tanks been running for a month, it came with the tank, i transported Everything including the water it was in.

the fish has no signs of illness at all, other than the pinched stomach.

I feed him nori

I went to a LFS and they said the naso has no hope if he doesnt eat, as the medi needs to be consumed with food.

They
 

Naso tangs are difficult tangs to keep. As all posters experienced they up and get sick for no apparent reason and die of starvation in front of you.

These tangs grow large and they need the large long 6 ft. minimum tanks that allow them to swim and also avoid the strees of having tankmates in close confinement.

They like highly oxygenated tanks therefore have a powerhead operating near the surface of the water.

They also eat brown algae so see if you can get your hands on some, soak it in garlic extreeme and place it near where it is hanging out.

Feed the other fish on the side of the tank.

Good Luck

Ok, will do. for tonight i m going to put in more airtration, and if it still doesnt get well then I m going to QT it and try to save it anyway I can.

also, It seems as if his micro bubble spots are getting worse.. could it be ich? And internal parasite a the same time?

would Ich cause a fish not to eat though?

If he has white spots on him and he is not eating you will not be able to feed him garlic soaked food
Set up a QT and medicate him with formalin or a marinefish medication that contains formalin. Note that formalin is carcinogenic and therefore be very careful in handling it and clean everything carefully.

The other fish in your aquarium can be treated with garlic extreme soaked dry foods, feeding very often and only garlic extract soaked foods.