Need help from the tang lovers out there

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Wilk

[I just recieved a few tangs (Powder Brown and Blu Hippo) I have them in QT right now. They have been there a week. They are doing great and eating well. They swim around fine and seem very healthy. My question is should I leave them in there longer or should they be ok to release to my 125 g. I have to leave town next week and I really dont want to leave them in the QT if I can help it. Thanks]
 
[Ideally they should remain in QT for at least three weeks. Ich can take 15-20 sometimes before it shows itself, so intro'ing them to your tank sooner is a risk. Did the fish come from a hobbyist or a LFS?]
 
[They came from vivdaquariums.com I was thinking they should stay in the QT but just wasnt quite sure.]
 
[Yes but they are very new and Im just not real confident in their abilities. I should be out of town 5 days so I will try to get all maintenance completed on the day I leave. The person watching will then only have to keep up with feedings. I dont think they should have to do a water change since I plan on one before I leave.]
 
[You should pick up one of those Ammonia Alert stick ons that go inside the tank before you leave. This way if your tank sitter see's elevated ammonia, they can scoop the fish into the main tank if necessary.]
 
[Yeah 10 gallon QT so not much room for them. I have the Ammonia alert tag in there so thats a good idea to have them monitor that. Thanks for all the advice. I will leave them and they should be ok if I do a water change and have them keep a close eye. :smart:]
 
[With such a small tank, you better instruct you sitter to top off with freshwater daily, and have the water you want them to use sitting next to the tank so they don't make any mistakes.

And I would strongly suggest you make individual daily portions of food so they don't get generous with your babies.]
 
[Leave them in QT. Believe me. Ich took 17 days to show up on my Powder Blue.

Agree to make sure you have somebody rationed out the proper food (heavy on the seaweed, soak in garlic) for them.

Otherwise just go and hope. Make sure they know how to lower the salinity in case they start to develop ich. Also have a premaid couple gallon water change made up. With 2 tangs in a 10G you'll want to change right before you leave and right after you return because as mentioned before they are poop machines and pollute the water fast!]
 
[I totally disagree, with two tangs in a 10 gallon tang, probably a bare tank, with a very small filtration system, and someone caring for them with little or no experience. With the potential for fighting and stress because of the space and the real potential of elevated ammonia, their chance of survival under these conditions is far greater in the bigger tank. But they are your fish and whatever you do, good luck they are beautifull fish.]
 
[Rick, you do make a good point. Ideally this should be a larger tank, and we have no idea what kind of filtration is on it. He does say the fish are doing really well together though.
If the tank sitter understands what they are doing and what to look for, this should be a painless experience for all. The risk of throwing those two tangs in the main tank and having to catch them later when they have full blown ich or god knows what else, is just a risk I am unwilling to take.]
 
@kwl1763 wrote:
[Rick your just anti Q tank. ] said:
[Not at all if you have the right quarantine tank. But I know the healthiest environment I have in my home is the reef tank. And I know how easily the water in 10 gallon tank can go bad. With two tangs in a 10 gallon, even with a great skimmer set up on it, the water could get bad in a few days. Without some great setup like that, you might have to do a 20% water change daily to keep the ammonia from creeping up. And that alone would add stress to the fish in a already stressfull situation.
I do not see any great percentage on how many fish make it versus ones that do not, putting them into quarantine first. Basically because most quarantine tanks do not have as good an environment as the main tank does. In the right kind of setup, keeping the water quality pristine and the room for two tangs, sure keep them in the quarantine tank.]
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[hey man
Have you thought about going to walmart and buying a bigger tub to put them in while your gone. I think they are reasonably cheap, and then you wont have to worry about pollution so much. Just a thought.]
 
[I do agree that water quality is a huge issue with 2 tangs in the 10 gallon. I also like the idea of going to walmart/homme depot and buying you a 30 gallon bucket. This will work great for a q tank. It doesn't have to be fancy. The water qulity is a big issue and I do have concerns leaving it for a week. Even in my 20G with 1 tang I changed the water twice a week.]
 
[Yeah, if you are not wanting to but them in your tank then definately get a big rubbermaid to increase the water volume.]
 
[What are the other inhabitants of your 125? I'm prone to go with Rick on this one...I'd get them in the 125 before you leave unless you have very delicate fish in there. I've had a butterfly that iched up for the first couple of days. No one else got ich because they were all very strong and healthy (including a yellow tang).]
 
[Others in the tank are: Foxface, Purple Tang, Flame Hawkfish, Six Line Wrasse, 2 O. Clowns, Target Mandarin and Arabian Psuedo.]



Edited By Wilk on 1102625474
 
[Well I decided that I should put them in the main tank. They were doing really well in the QT and so I wasnt too worried about moving them. I moved them last night so I would have a few days of observation before I left. They took to the water well and seem to be good a friendly now with the Purple and Yellow tang already in the tank. The hippo tang is a little more shy than the powder brown but they all seem to be having a good time. Ill post how they are after I return. Thanks again :D]
 
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