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Originally Posted by Reef23
Hey all,
I went to have a peak at a yellow eyed kole tang (3.5") today and confirmed he was fat and healthy. I setup my 15G QT tank before I left. I will be picking him up next week as I will be out of town for the next few days. Problem is I fell in love with a blonde naso tang (2.5") while i was there as well. Im in the process of upgrading from my current 75G to a custom miracles 145G. I was going to QT the tang for 3/4 wks(new tank will be plumbed in the next few weeks). I know the naso will out grow my tank but I have plenty of friends with large tanks that will be happy to take him as soon as I notice stress or aggression. My problem is how can I QT both of these guys ? Will they both be ok in a 15G QT tank ? Do you guys normally treat a fish with medication even if there is no sign of illness ? What medicine if so ?
Thanks
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A 15 G is probably small for both tangs as a QT tank. You want to reduce stress as much as possible in the QT tank. 2 tangs in a small tank will bump into each other very often. I would suggest you pick one tang for now. Beside, neither of these fish is rare in any means. After QT the first fish, you can start to hunt for your second fish.
Prophylactic treatment is a personal choice really. For tangs, other than ich, they don't normally carry internal parasites and such. I would just treat with hypo or copper.
If you choose to do prophylactic treatment, prazi-pro is good for fluke and worms.