Rob Garrett

Hi, I have a blue tang that recently seems obsessed with the bottom of his tank (75 gallon). He looks like he's trying to eat something from the sand and rocks but is very focused to the bottom left corner of the tank. When I drop food in the tank he eats and he's not a pale color (which I'm told is what happens when they're stressed). When I've had deaths in the tank in the past I know that fix lose their ability to float correctly, and I wonder if my Tang is dying. However, when I cox him out of the corner with a net he swims to another part of the tank. I really hope my Tang is not sick or dying - I can handle the odd loss of a chromes, but not my tangs. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. R. P.S Last water change was 14 days ago and chemistry seems the same as it has been for months (nitrates a tad high, everything else seems in check).

I had one do this in my sump because the water level dropped and it overheated. Replaced it with a less cheap one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good advice. My clownfish bites me when I clean the tank, so I assumed he was the culprit. He also likes to chase the chromis. But I'll keep watch. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks, looks like my clown may need to spend time isolated until I can get him an anemone. Size wise, I was going to go with 5 gallons per inch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My 75g has what I believe is a true percula, who seems to get along with my blue tang and purple dottyback. However, the 5-7 blue green chromis have pretty much all disappeared, and so have my two cardinals. I also lost a red fire shrimp. I've been told that I need to raise the numbers in the tank to about 16 fish. I like the chromis and yellow tailed damsels (semi aggressive). If I separate the clown into a breeder box and introduce 7-8 of each chromis and yellow tailed damsels (1-1.5" each) am I setting myself up for more carnage? I figured safety in numbers and the damsels may give the clown a run. I really don't want to lose the clown to another tank if I can help it. I toyed with getting an anemone, but I think the nitrate level is too high (10-20ppm), which I'm working on. Help? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk