Yellow tang wont eat in larger tank.. only in small tank.

PCguy21 · 03/21/2019, 05:57 AM

So i recently moved my 4 inch yellow tang from my 2nd display tank to my main display tank for ammonia reasons, but i actually had him in my 5.5g tank for a few hours.. In that tank he actually ate mysis.. his belly is kinda shrunken in from no food for the last 4 days, in my main tank i overfed the crap out of it with various foods including mysis nori flakes, pellets he wont touch any of it. Im wondering if i should throw him back in the 5.5g tank to just get him to eat lol.

what do you guys think ?

ROB2005 · 03/21/2019, 07:23 AM

Way too small of a tank. Should be housed in a tank 200 gallons or larger as these guys
like a lot of swimming room.

nereefpat · 03/21/2019, 07:32 AM

Probably just needs time to adjust.

PCguy21 · 03/21/2019, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ROB2005

Way too small of a tank. Should be housed in a tank 200 gallons or larger as these guys
like a lot of swimming room.

lol ok.. that wasnt my question buddy why do people like you have to pop up all the time it gets extremely frustrating. You really think ima keep it there perm ? I said just to get it to start eating, since it ate only in that tank. Its either put him in there to get him to start eating, or i guess watch his belly and body shrink because he wont eat in my main tank for some reason. smfh

dadnjesse · 03/21/2019, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ROB2005

Way too small of a tank. Should be housed in a tank 200 gallons or larger as these guys
like a lot of swimming room.

Used to be 100 gallon now it's up to 200.

jlmawp · 03/21/2019, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by PCguy21

lol ok.. that wasnt my question buddy why do people like you have to pop up all the time it gets extremely frustrating. You really think ima keep it there perm ? I said just to get it to start eating, since it ate only in that tank. Its either put him in there to get him to start eating, or i guess watch his belly and body shrink because he wont eat in my main tank for some reason. smfh

The tang police are everywhere...be afraid.

In all seriousness, though, your post wasn't the clearest. You said you moved him from your 2nd display to your main. Was he not eating only after that move? Before the move? When did you put him in the 5.5 gallon and why? I had to go back and read again because on first read-through, it seemed like you were saying he had been in the 5.5 all along.

I can understand ROB's comment (200 is a bit of a stretch but the comment is valid considering the phrasing you used).

Let's all just chill and get the full story and go from there.

RioReefr · 03/21/2019, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PCguy21

In that tank he actually ate mysis

Yellow Tang are vegetarians, they will starve themselves before eating anything meaty. Go to a Japanese/Korean super-market, buy some Nori sheets, cut a piece and rubber-band it to a rock and toss it in. I guarantee you -- he will eat it.

They are also more a hunt and peck fish. You might not even realize, but he might be pecking at rock algae. IMO, they get "spooked" easily so just let him alone. He will be fine.

Uncle99 · 03/21/2019, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nereefpat

Probably just needs time to adjust.

+1
My yellow eats everything including flake, pellet, Mysis and Brine.

dadnjesse · 03/21/2019, 06:09 PM

My Yellow Tang also eats whatever I feed him

PCguy21 · 03/23/2019, 02:34 AM

maybe its just this yellow tang, ive had one in the past who ate good.. but this one wont touch anything.. odd thing was he was fat in the local fish store.. Ill need to ask them what food they fed him, i already tried sushi paper.. doesnt touch it, i put some on a clip where he hangs out, some where he hides, and some in other spots and even broke some up in the tank to float around, he just completetly ignores it while my foxface tears it up. My kole tang is the same way but he eats the algae on my rocks and walls of my tank, i see him pooping like 4 times a day so he seems to be getting enough to eat lol.

03/21/2019, 05:57 AM	#1
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	Yellow tang wont eat in larger tank.. only in small tank. So i recently moved my 4 inch yellow tang from my 2nd display tank to my main display tank for ammonia reasons, but i actually had him in my 5.5g tank for a few hours.. In that tank he actually ate mysis.. his belly is kinda shrunken in from no food for the last 4 days, in my main tank i overfed the crap out of it with various foods including mysis nori flakes, pellets he wont touch any of it. Im wondering if i should throw him back in the 5.5g tank to just get him to eat lol. what do you guys think ?

03/21/2019, 07:23 AM	#2
ROB2005 Reefing Is My Passion! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 719	Way too small of a tank. Should be housed in a tank 200 gallons or larger as these guys like a lot of swimming room. __________________ If at first you don't succeed at reefing, break it down and set back up😁 Current Tank Info: 75 gallon corner overflow, 4-54W T-5 , dozen blue hermits, tiger pistol/yellow watchman goby, royal gramma, banghai and pajama cardinals

03/21/2019, 07:32 AM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Probably just needs time to adjust. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

03/21/2019, 06:09 PM	#9
dadnjesse Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raymond NH Posts: 210	My Yellow Tang also eats whatever I feed him

03/23/2019, 02:34 AM	#10
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	maybe its just this yellow tang, ive had one in the past who ate good.. but this one wont touch anything.. odd thing was he was fat in the local fish store.. Ill need to ask them what food they fed him, i already tried sushi paper.. doesnt touch it, i put some on a clip where he hangs out, some where he hides, and some in other spots and even broke some up in the tank to float around, he just completetly ignores it while my foxface tears it up. My kole tang is the same way but he eats the algae on my rocks and walls of my tank, i see him pooping like 4 times a day so he seems to be getting enough to eat lol.