I've had a yellow tang for three weeks. He's been great: eating like a pig and really energetic.
Yesterday it seemed like he wasn't as hungry. Today he isn't really interested in food at all. He's lethargic- just swims around slowly and hides more than normal. And he's really working his gills. It seems like he's breathing heavily.
I just put two snails and three hermit crabs in there...I hope I didn't introduce some parasite into the tank! One snail died and I removed it.
My tank:
55 gallon
1 margarita snail
3 hermit crabs (one unaccounted for)
1 ocellaris clown
1 yellow tang (the one in question)
Amonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- around 5
SG 1.025
Temp: 80 (a little high)
Any suggestions? Should I give him a freshwater dip? Does he sound sick? Do tangs just have weird appetites sometimes? but if so, why the labored breathing?
Thanks...I'm really worried.
Yesterday it seemed like he wasn't as hungry. Today he isn't really interested in food at all. He's lethargic- just swims around slowly and hides more than normal. And he's really working his gills. It seems like he's breathing heavily.
I just put two snails and three hermit crabs in there...I hope I didn't introduce some parasite into the tank! One snail died and I removed it.
My tank:
55 gallon
1 margarita snail
3 hermit crabs (one unaccounted for)
1 ocellaris clown
1 yellow tang (the one in question)
Amonia- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- around 5
SG 1.025
Temp: 80 (a little high)
Any suggestions? Should I give him a freshwater dip? Does he sound sick? Do tangs just have weird appetites sometimes? but if so, why the labored breathing?
Thanks...I'm really worried.