yellow tang

[divedeep1689]

i got a yellow tang tonight on way home i hid him under a jacket to make it dark he was healthy looking when i got him when i got him home he has a white spot on his stomach and is dark collered around it is this a night time discoleration? or is it a health problem?

 

[ryshark]

Hard to say for sure, probably just from stress. I wouldn't worry about it yet.

 

[divedeep1689]

the dark area is gone but the white litttle streak is still there i adding water to the bad every five min using a ssyringe about the size of a bottle cap and the lentgth of your had i would tell you the oucnes or size of it but its rubbed off lol the white streak is about a inch long and as wide as pencil

 

[divedeep1689]

Yellow Tang Profile - A Profile of the Yellow Tang the identification on this kinda descibes it lol

 

[ryshark]

Sounds like you are all good then

 

[melosu58]

Mine has the same white streak. That is normal for them. Youcan see it on him in this pic.

 

[Tank2379]

I believe all tangs have that little notch at the end of there tails...

 

[special lighting]

all tangs have that in there tail

 

[melosu58]

They are talking about the white coloration in the middle of the tang.

 

[thincat]

Yes mike is correct and my yellow tang has that same white streak on it's stomach.

 

[divedeep1689]

yea its normal it gets it every night and it still has a little in the mornings. i just did a water check everything checks ok nitrite nitrate alkalinity ph about to check my ammonia my calcium levels were low around 280 i added 10ml of kent liquid calcium i will do a water change tommorow its a little past time. i did the day before i got my tang last tuesday well maybe its not past time never mind i will wait lol

 

[Dr_Doom2]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that write thing that you are seeing near his tail is his weapon!! It's a boney spike that tangs can tail whip into their attackers or tank cleaners!! It's a very short little spike that protrudes when they curve their body!!

 

[divedeep1689]

yea we know about the spot near his tail but some tangs get a white spot in thier chest area as a nocturnal look it goes away when lights come on but yes the tail is kinda like a barb it uses as a defense.

 

[sqrle]

My tang has that streak pretty bright in the morning whe the lights come on and it fades after quite a while. About the barb on the tail, I was moving my fish and had to net the tang. I had to use one hand and corral him into the net, and ZAP!! He snapped me with his tail and cut my finger. At first it felt like I stuck my finger with a pin, then the blood started to flow slowly out. I will be more careful next time, 2 nets I think.

 

[divedeep1689]

i gave up on trying to catch my tang to quarrintine him once lol it was a night mare in and out of rock lol i still need to catch all my damsels to clear some fish from my tank i think i will test out that 2 litter bottle trap idea lol but yea that is a wepon i hope never tp get hit by iy only thing in my tank that attacks me is my lawn mower blenny he charges at my hand

 

[thincat]

Hi divedeep1689, Some of my first fish after my tank cycled where bowtie damsels and I had the same problem you have. what I did was I got a small fishing pole and a very small hook...I removes the barb. I then stopped feeding for a few days and used cocktail shrimp as bait. With in a few minutes I caught all of the bowties. It was pretty easy...
PS: draw the curtains close in case the Damsel police are around

 

[divedeep1689]

ahh................... odd lol!!! i dont know if i shall try that one lol