When i come back at home in the afternoons, the yellow tang is clean but the blue tang would have some on it, but not as much. We have noticed that sometimes when our bigger blue tang goes to swim with the smaller one, he seems to turn a greyish white mostly along. May 05, 2009 i noticed my blue hippo tang had white spots today. My blue hippo tang has a white spot oh her that almost looks. Its biofluorescent, glowing green under blue and ultraviolet light. Of all the fish i have ever seen with this condition, blue regal tangs. Quite a few different common names are used to refer to this species including regal or royal blue tang, hippo tang, palette surgeonfish, and pacific blue tang. My hippo tang has also developed more of this with age shes about 3 now. I have a 60 gallon hex tank with a eheim canister filter732 litres per hour, a red sea prizm protein skimmer, 60 lbs of live rock, and 30 pounds of medium grain aragonite, and 4 penguin 300gph powerheads. Blue hippo tang flesh being eaten away 112811 hello, i have a blue hippo tang, purchased as a juvenile about 2 years ago. Blue hippo tang turning white reef2reef saltwater and reef. I wanted to stock a scopas tang and a blue hippo tang together. The blue tang has nine dorsal spines, 2628 dorsal soft rays, three anal spines, and 2426 anal soft yellow rays. I would say 9 of 10 times they are ok when this happens.
My other hippos whom i have sold to other reefers didnt have this issue. Black marks and spots on my hippo tang manhattan reefs. First turn your temp to 82f and then over feed it go to the lfs and get a food with garlic and then make sure its comfy. My hippo tang also refuses to eat any vegetable matter which probably doesnt help either because theres no balanced diet. Like most tangs and surgeons, it is easy to recognize because of the oval body shape and bold markings. They are a nice alternative to the hippo tang, which grows to 12. In my almost 2 month old 150 gallon tank i have yellow moray 3 feet zebra eel 4 feet miniatus grouper 5 inches marine betta 5 inches maroon clown 3 inches large bubble tip anemone naso tang 6 inches yellow tang 3 inches blue hippo tang 5 inches. So ive had this yellow tang for a couple of years now, and this morning my wife tells me hes turning white especially his face. Blue tangs are best cared for in aquariums at least 6 feet in length by experienced marine saltwater aquarists. Blue hippo tang naso tang bubbletip anemone green brain coral acropora indonesia coral.
When i turn on the light in the morning, i would see white spots all over the yellow tang and blue tang. Tangs originate primarily in the indopacific ocean. I was told, and ive been told, that the tang is very very delicate. Yellow tang going white general discussion wamas forums. Name labels, bags and backpacks, bento boxes, story books, plus much more. These colors are only apparent in larger adults, as it is very faint on juveniles.
We feed flakes daily, mysis shrimp a 23 times a week. Surgeonfish, saltwater tangs, unicornfish, doctorfish. The blue tang boasts a vibrant electric blue body dressed with bold black markings. If youre a beginner, we recommend a similarlooking fish such as the marine saltwater yellowtail damselfish or freshwater boesemani rainbow. The blue hippo tang is an interesting and popular saltwater fish that ranks, in my mind, as one of the most beautiful. During spawning, adults change color from dark blue to pale blue. We have about 9 fish with live rock, urchin, starfish, crabs, no corals. I tested it by turning out the overhead lights so there is no reflection on the.
Yellow belly blue tang paracanthurus hepatus palette. One of over 70 species of surgeonfish, the blue tang inhabits coastal waters, coral reefs, and inshore rocky or grassy areas between 6 feet to 1 feet deep from new york to brazil and around ascension island. Dec 17, 2012 okay so i have been running my biopellet reactor for about 3 months now and water conditions are great. She eats a diet of flake food, sea weed and freeze dry brime shrimp. Also called blue barber, blue doctor, blue tang surgeonfish, yellow barber and yellow doctorfish, the names allude to two things. The blue hippo tang, parancanthurus hepatus goes by many names which will soon be all but obscured by one, dory. Please read this helpful article before you purchase a blue tang. An austin homegrown retail fish shop specializing in african cichlids and marine. May 22, 2018 the cost of a blue tang can depend on a variety of factors. The fist time, it wasnt that bad, and in asking advice from they suggested that the cause was the tang not getting enough greens in its diet. Seems like his face is turning yellow and a white line running across bottom of fish. Ive been doing this for years and ive never seen a hippo tang turn black before. Surgeonfish, saltwater tangs, unicornfish, doctorfish family.
She has had no history of health or behavior issues. They lose their yellow coloring and turn a beautiful blue, with some keeping the yellow tail fin and others just turning all blue. These fish are some of the most popular and iconic marine aquarium fish. The bigger blue tang does not seem to bite the smaller one or show any agression towards eachother. The pacific blue tang became famous with the release of the movie finding nemo. Im feeding the fish these veggie flakes, which the guru at the pet barn said is good for them. If more than one species of tang fish or surgeonfish is going to be kept, introduce different genera along with differentsized specimens simultaneously to limit aggression.
Pacific blue tang fish breed profile the spruce pets. Identifying the white spots that appear on fish illustrated. Whitecheeked surgeonfishacanthurus nigricans also known. Weve seen or heard about regal blue tangs that were all blue, all black, blue eyed and yellowbellied but this bandit blue tang has a novel. The atlantic blue tang has yet another colorchange trick. There is also a rarely collected variant of the blue tang. The only thing thats changed in the tank recently is the clownfish have spawned for the first time eggs laid 3 feb, and so have gotten very territorial around where. Personalised childrens products and the number 1 stop for back to school items. The symptoms hes showing are pale coloration on top of the head and. Nemos traveling mate was dory, a hippo or pacific blue tang. To learn more about caring for tangs, including the powder brown tang, check out this video. And yeah i feed him the omega pellets and algae paper daily.
It is an engybenthic species that has been observed on loose aggregations 12 meters 36 feet over the bottom. We have noticed that sometimes when our bigger blue tang goes to swim with the smaller one, he seems to turn a greyish white mostly along the black parts of his body. I have a blue hippo tang with white patches all over its body i have included pics. In the wild, the blue hippo tang feeds chiefly on benthic and planktivorous invertebrates and attached algae.
My blue hippo tang has ich please help 3reef aquarium. Hippo blue personalised childrens gifts and back to. Mar 18, 2009 if you have a hippo it will at some point have ick. I have moved my 50 gal reef tank from my parents house to my apartment 1 week ago. I have a blue regal tang that seems to have developed a cloudy eye since last night. I was later told that blue tang was not getting fed the amount that it needed to get fed. Blue tang paracanthurus hepatus palette surgeonfish hepatus tang pacific blue yellowtail blue tang fish blue hippo tang the pacific blue tang is also referred to as the palette surgeonfish, hepatus tang, blue surgeonfish, and regal tang. The surgeonfish has a number of common names such as blue tang, blue hippo tang or palette surgeonfish. Whitecheeked surgeonfishacanthurus nigricans also known as. Mar 18, 2021 they have a number of common names, including the blue hippo tang, regal tang, royal blue tang, and the palette surgeonfish. It is seen in the reefs of the philippines, indonesia, japan, the great barrier reef of australia. Heres the reason behind white spots appearing on aquarium fish.
The animals are easy to spot, thanks to their characteristically vibrant colorations of royal blue and canary yellow. My blue tang in the last couple weeks had developed this white patch. Nov 06, 2019 at night, the adult fishs coloring turns from blue to violettinged white, probably due to changes in its nervous system activity. Or bounce back to the saltwater fish page to check out an entirely new group of fishes, like the coral beauty angelfish or fox face rabbitfish. It is seen in the reefs of the philippines, indonesia, japan, the great barrier reef of australia, new caledonia, samoa, east africa, and sri lanka. At night, the adult fishs coloring turns from blue to violettinged white, probably due to changes in its nervous system activity. How to cure ick ich naturally blue hippo tang youtube. All you need to know about blue tang fish fish care guide.
About 1 month ago i added my 3 tangs blue hippo tang, white cheek gold rim tang and a blue hippo tang. Blue tang care guide and requirements information 2021. Yellow belly blue tang paracanthurus hepatus palette surgeonfish hepatus tang pacific blue yellowtail blue tang fish blue hippo tang the pacific blue tang is also referred to as the palette surgeonfish, hepatus tang, blue surgeonfish, and regal tang. Blue hippo tang turning white reef2reef saltwater and. Hippo blue personalised childrens gifts and back to school. Sick of ich hippo tang hi, thanks for your wonderful website, this is always a good source of knowledge hello, youre welcome, were glad its of good use for yourself and others. The blue tang goes by many common names, including palette surgeonfish, regal blue tang, hippo tang, flagtail surgeonfish, royal blue tang, pacific regal blue tang, and blue surgeonfish. Also known as the blue tang, regal blue tang, pallette or flagtail surgeonfish, thanks to the forthcoming finding dory movie. The blue hippo tang inhabits clear, currentswept terraces of seaward reefs. This is a rather uncommon and highly localized fish species with a depth range of 240 meters 6 feet. Hi everyone, im having a problem with my hippo tang. Feeding a tang, weather a blue, yellow, purple or any of the other tangs just one type of food will result in the loss of color. Almost all species of tang are vibrantly colored and come in bright shades of red, yellow, blue, green, purple, brown and black. To keep a dory fish or blue tang, you will need an aquarium of at least 125 to 180 gallons.
Read black and white penguin tang is the latest aberrant scopas. The regal blue tang can be found throughout the indopacific. Real fish blue tang fish, marine fish, tropical fish. Most species of tang reach anywhere between 612 inches when fully grown and should therefore be housed in. Tangs are commonly referred to as surgeonfish or doctorfish, and make a wonderful addition to the reef or fish only aquarium. Like most tangs and surgeons, it is easy to recognize because of the oval body. Jan 31, 2011 1 blue tang 1 yellow tang 1 skunk shrimp 1 firefish white red before getting the yellow tang i used to feed them this pellets that were meant for clown fish i think. Its called omega one natural protein formula wgarlic for all marine fish. Blue tang care, while fairly straightforward, has a few key requirements. I have purchased just about every marine aquarium book published in english in the.
My regal tang has had the larger and smaller parasite for three years now and still very active, i was told by many experts that it would get on the fishes g. Im running biopellets should i run my uv sterilizer. Paracanthurus hepatus is also known as a regal blue tang, palette surgeonfish, hippo tang and many other common names. Ive just put in a pair of sebae clowns and a blue hippo tang. The regal blue tang is a species of surgeonfish native to the indopacific region. The caribbean blue tang grows to 9 and need a tank that is 6 feet long, and at least 150 gallons. Ironically, in the wild and even in an aquarium, the dory fish acts very much like the movie character, seeming to have a short memory span and flitting all over the place. Blue tangs can are also referred to by many different common names such as blue hippo tang, blue surgeonfish, hepatus tang, hippo tang, pacific blue tang and regal tang. They have a number of common names, including the blue hippo tang, regal tang, royal blue tang, and the palette surgeonfish.
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