yellow tang -- skinny/worms?

[Leilani57]

i was posting about another fish in the reef fishes forum, and everyone thought my yellow tang was too skinny. pictures here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=937181

This fish eats constantly, seaweed from a clip, mysis shrimp, formula 1, and sweetwater zooplankton. I have had it for a month or so. is it possible it has worms so that it eats constantly and still does not gain weight? it is also a very active fish, swimming all over the place all the time so maybe it is just burning off the calories... any thoughts?

 

[BTTRFLYGRL]

In that photo, its too hard to tell..From the front, he should be a little rounded..Does he look lumpy? Does it appear like you can see his bones?

 

[Leilani57]

yes she looks somewhat lumpy on one side, i can't see her bones but her stomach area is lumpy, she eats constantly and i have her on a nori clip and she eats sweetwater zooplankton, formula one, and mysis shrimp... i will post another picture, have to get a better one...

 

[Steven Pro]

You can try soaking its food in garlic extract. There is some evidence to suggest that garlic might be a deworming agent.

 

[Leilani57]

great to know, i just read your article too:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/sp/index.php

Thanks!!!