Skinny Convict Tang

[GreatHammerhead]

Probably about 3 weeks ago I rescued this neglected convict tang from an LFS that wasn’t taking care of it… it was in a small tank with a very aggressive big puffer and was banged up and malnourished. I brought it home cause I couldn’t leave it there to die. The wounds have healed up, but he’s still super skinny. He eats nori like his life depends on it. I feed nori 3-4 times a day because of that, he has yet to eat any meaty foods(I feed Rods mixed) so I’m wondering if that’s why he won’t put on weight or if it hasn’t been enough time or something else.. any advice?

 

[Boreas_SA]

Try deworming it, most of the ones we caught out of rock pools had bad internal worms. Not sure about a brand name dewormer, but something with levamisole or praziquantel that you mix with food in will help.

 

[keepingfishwithnoidea]

feed more

 

[Largeangels]

Feed often anything you have, mysis, flakes, pellets, nori, etc. What ever it eats just feed more of. Just be careful of too much un eaten food.

One caution. These fish often come in not doing well. But if they survive they are pretty hardy but IME these can be nasty. The one I currently have is being removed this weekend from one of my tanks. Very nasty, very aggressive tang. My sohol and lineatus are better than this one.

 

[Borat]

Feed more proteins: convict tang likes food such as clams/mussels.

 

[exnisstech]

Maybe cut back on the nori and see if it will take some meaty foods. Also adding vitamins like selcon and or vitachem to the nori may help. All of my tangs including my convict love PE mysis. It's been a staple of my tangs diet for years and they are fat and healthy.