hardiest tang ?

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I talked to orange1985 last night and he mentioned that sailfin tang is the hardiest tang that are available. I am really interested in getting another one after losing my naso to stress related ich and fungus issue.

I am really scared of tang, I love them to death, but can't justify getting one becasue I am scare of losing another one.

1. Basically are the sailfin have better immune system against ich and fungus in the event of stress than the other regular tang ? Naso, powder, atlantic and etc ?

2. Is there anything that I can do to prevent the ich while I house them in my quarantine tank ? UV maybe ? or straight to hypo salinity treatment for 3-4 weeks before I put them in my main tank ?

3. With that subject in mind, what are some of the best UV strerilizer out there ?

4. DO I need to run them all the time ?

5. Does it kill all the beneficial bacteria as well ?

I am still confused to what causes my last naso to get infected with ich. The only thing that came to mind was that my seio powerhead fell off and caused a massive sand storm which might have stressed them out. Other fish left them alone and nothing is picking on him to stress him out.

I remove the seio and put my MJ1200 with new suction cups as well as other precautionary thing to prevent them from falling off again.

6. But again, other than stress, are there anything else that can cause tang to get stress ?

thanks again guys,

Stan
 
Yellow tang...

Since so many stores sell them you have to think the fish is a little more adaptive and handles any issues better than most.

You might also do some research on Ick.... It will explain a lot about the parasite and help you understand it a little more.
 
Bill is right do a little more reading on Ich.

It is a parisite and it is in your tank or not. I believe that I do not have that parisite in my tank and I am taking every precaution to keep it that way. I have been very lucky!

QTing your new fish and watching closely will help you know if you need to perform some treatment to rid a new fish of the parisite. I have never did hypo and I now QT all of my new fish.
 
Pretty much any zebrasoma species is hardy. That family includes yellows and sailfins. I personally like the red sea variety but they are a bit pricey.
 
If you've had an ich infested fish in your tank, and you've had fish in there continuously since, chances are you have ich in the tank.

You can guarantee that any new addition won't have ich by giving it a 6 week hypo, or the transfer method; however, with ich in the main tank, it may still get reinfected.
 
its my experience that I been able to get rid of the parasite, only after I treat ich in a QT tank.. I dont take chances and I have a UV on my tank ... never had I had an ich outbreak in my tank... might I add that I have 1 6 inch powder blue, 1 powder brown, and a scopas tang...
 
If the tang was infected with ich in the main tank, then your tank has ich. Just because you do not see it with your other fish does not mean it is not there. The ich parasite requires fish to complete it's cycle and the only true way IMHO to be rid of ich is to remove all fish from the main tank and let it lie fallow for at least 6 weeks.

After that, every new fish should go in QT for 4-6 weeks; preferably with a 4-5 week hypo treatment to kill any possible ich it may be carrying.
 
I agree. I would put a tang directly into hypo for 4-6 weeks because they are so prone to ich. Then I would add to my main tank. It wouldn't make any difference, though, if you have ich in your main tank. The only way to get rid of it is to remove all fish and hypo them while your main tank remains fishless for same amount of time.

Kay
 
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