Naso Tang Hiding for a week now!
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TylerHaworth
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That's longer than I've ever had any fish hide... Do you have any other fish that may be causing it to feel stressed?
Reefin
Member
i just have a maroon clown hes been in the tank for about 3 weeks and he hasnt really come out of his anemone unless there a piece of food passing by the he will come out to snatch it real quick just pick up some brown algae sea weed and have it clipped on the side of the tank but he hasn't noticed since h has been hiding hopefully he gets a peek at it and come out!
TylerHaworth
Active Member
Tank is a bit small to house a Naso, but that's another story...
Give us a rundown of your setup, parameters, etc... it may be an environmental stressor instead of a temperamental stress
Give us a rundown of your setup, parameters, etc... it may be an environmental stressor instead of a temperamental stress
Reefin
Member
i know i know the tank is a bit small and wanted a naso hoping as he got bigger i would put him in a friends 300g but for now my setup 55g dt with 30g fuge, one koralia 2 power head about 50lbs LR and 40lbs LS, and 2x150mh 20k
Po4- 1.0
nitrate- 5.0-10 range
CA- 50ppm
salinity-1.025
ph- 8.0-8.3
temp. 77.0 78.0 f
anything else I'm leaving out?
Po4- 1.0
nitrate- 5.0-10 range
CA- 50ppm
salinity-1.025
ph- 8.0-8.3
temp. 77.0 78.0 f
anything else I'm leaving out?
proenca
Member
weird - mine ate like a pig - they all do actually - on algae.
they are a tad shy until they feel "at home", after that they are quite nice easy, peacefull fish.
mine just devoured nori like no tomorrow...
try putting some different macroalgae in the tank, to start him out : mine loved caulerpa and brown algae ( leafy type ) .
they are a tad shy until they feel "at home", after that they are quite nice easy, peacefull fish.
mine just devoured nori like no tomorrow...
try putting some different macroalgae in the tank, to start him out : mine loved caulerpa and brown algae ( leafy type ) .
Reefin
Member
today i came home from work to find my tang actually cruising around the tank picking some algae off the rocks but as soon as he noticed me he seemed to go back into hiding but through out the rest of the night he keeps venturing out on swimming around so i think he's fine just a lil skittish but he's improving I've also started added some seaweed in there for him clipped to a suction cup but doesn't seem like he's eaten any though
lcstorc
Well-Known Member
Regals (hippos) are know for being skittish. Mine hid whenever anything startled him and he was the least agressive at feeding time.
What are the other fish in the tank? He is probably just scared. You would be amazed at how small of a space they can squeeze into.
Adressing a question earlier in the thread. Fish should not be fed any land based food including spinach, broccoli and other plants. Their digestive system is not designed to break down these foods.
What are the other fish in the tank? He is probably just scared. You would be amazed at how small of a space they can squeeze into.
Adressing a question earlier in the thread. Fish should not be fed any land based food including spinach, broccoli and other plants. Their digestive system is not designed to break down these foods.
Is this a reef tank? If so your parameters are off. 50 on Ca++ is pretty poor. Most likely your other parameters like Magnesium and alkalinity are off also. (please post results for them too)
Other then that if it is a FOWLR your water parameters are less then perfect also. I recommend starting to do large water changes to get the P04 and nitrates down to 0. Be sure to test the new salt water prior to adding and make sure the salinity and temperature are equal to the DT's water.
Poor water quality will stress a fish like this out causing it to hide.