sohal tang... ich magnets???

[KorL]

I'm thinking of trying out a sohal tang for the first time. I know tangs are known for their rich outbreaks but on a scale of 1-10, how bad are sohal tangs. Do they develop ich as easy as a powder blue tang?

 

[RayL]

They are not as bad as PBT but they do require a ton of space, I hope you have a big tank

 

[scuzy]

If you treat them before going in your tank there shouldn't be any ich in your system.

 

[Mrscribbled]

Preventative quarantine right from the start and even the most susceptible fish are a non issue.


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[MrTuskfish]

I'm not convinced that PBTs or Regals are any more ich-prone that other tangs. I just think they are sold to beginners so often and they don't realize the importance of using a QT. The sheer number of these two tangs being sold shows up on our forum as more problems for these two species than others. That out of the way: tangs do not develop ich. Ich must be in the water with them. If its there, most fish will wind up with ich. If it isn't, or if the ich is killed, then no tang can get ich. IMO, all tangs should be treated in a QT under the assumption they have ich. Tank-Transfer or copper. If this treatment is done properly, and the DT is ich-free; the tangs will be ich free. I don't think any comparison between Sohals and PBTs getting ich would mean much; because there are very few Sohals compared to PBTs and Sohals tend to be bought by more experienced hobbyists. FWIW; I have a Sohal and lost another in Katrina. Both were treated with copper (prophylacticly) and I never saw a spot on them. With all the demands of keeping a Sohal, I don't think worrying about ich would even make my top ten. But if I had ich in my system, I wouldn't even consider it. Also, I'd never consider a Sohal in anything smaller than a 240; that's what mine is in and I think its too small.

 

[reef80]

My experience over the course of 4 yrs....3 powder blues from LFS and all develops velvet/ick and died within 2 weeks...medication was too late...order a PB from DD and yes doing excellent for a month now.......2 months ago, i decided to try a sohal for the forst time and he passed the "danger zone" and alive and well at the moment...at any rate please be prepare to QT...best of luck!

 

[MrTuskfish]

My experience over the course of 4 yrs....3 powder blues from LFS and all develops velvet/ick and died within 2 weeks...medication was too late...order a PB from DD and yes doing excellent for a month now.......2 months ago, i decided to try a sohal for the forst time and he passed the "danger zone" and alive and well at the moment...at any rate please be prepare to QT...best of luck!

If you couldn't even see ich at the LFS and they died within two weeks; I would suspect velvet, not ich.

 

[the808state]

all acanthurus are ich magnets. i would definitely QT if possible

 

[MrTuskfish]

all acanthurus are ich magnets. i would definitely QT if possible

Of course.
This is a recording, but here goes: There is never a good reason not to use a QT with all fish, all of the time.