Achilles Tang

[lukegavin87]

Hi everyone, I bught an Achilles tang 4 days ago. He had been in the shop for 3 months and had been eating as the shop demo'd before purchase. He was even eating bits of shrimp from that feed in the bag while drip acclimating. He is a bit skinny however. iv been feeding pe mysis shrimp 3 times a day and leaving nori on a clip every day. He's not that fussed on nori. he never picks at it, but will catch small bits floating that float off. He does however go mad for the frozen shrimp, today I have mixed pellets and algae in with the mysis to add more fat. Does anyone have any tips to fattening up a tang? he also looks very healthy and is active

 

[SAT]

Just keep feeding him as you have been, making sure he gets plenty of vegetables. Unless he has parasites he should fatten up in a few weeks.

My favorite tang food is frozen Formula 2. Despite the instructions, I always defrost before feeding.

 

[hkgar]

Do you have him in a QT or are you doing TTM with it?

 

[lukegavin87]

He's in qt, so far no sign of infections, but I always leave them in for 4-5 weeks just to be safe

 

[titaniumauto]

anyone treat the achilles with cupramine ?

 

[nereefpat]

He's in qt, so far no sign of infections, but I always leave them in for 4-5 weeks just to be safe

Keep power feeding him, while watching ammonia of course.

Might be worth a round of prazi-pro, just as a prophylactic for worms.