Please HELP!!!!

[Gc29]

I am new to all this and dont know whats wrong with my tang can someone tell me what it is and if I can help my tang or not.

 

[hackteck]

it looks like ich to me

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

 

[Rscomia]

What size tank do you have it in?

 

[Gc29]

Its in a 55g right now but its only 2 inches long so I figured it would be ok .... I figured by the time it needs more space I would upgrade and get a bigger tank . oh theres also 2 clowns ,1 damsel ,1 goby and a hermit crab

 

[Rscomia]

I have read a tang will stress much easier in a smaller tank from lack of swimming room which could be the cause for what appears to be ich

 

[xsmoker_3]

check the ph my tangs would get ich if my ph fell

 

[melosu58]

Your tang is stressed because the tank is too small. Makes no difference how small he is. Read these

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com


Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

 

[Fischerman45]

My blue tang is in a 47 gal column. He's fine and there's deff. Much smaller amount of swimming space, it's prolly another cause. I'm about to move into a 75gal though so calm down Tang Police.. Haha!