Problem with blue throat????

[mousehunter22]

Hi all i feed my fish 3 times a day (little and often) and my blue throat is like a hoover or so it would appear any way,yet he is getting skinnier every day!!!!

Im getting worried about him as he's looking like a tang i once saw that had latteral line desease!!!!

Can he be suffering from it???? or is it more likely to be something else????

[Tangman]

Hi all i feed my fish 3 times a day (little and often) and my blue throat is like a hoover or so it would appear any way,yet he is getting skinnier every day!!!!

Im getting worried about him as he's looking like a tang i once saw that had latteral line desease!!!!

Can he be suffering from it???? or is it more likely to be something else????
Hi Lee the first question is , what are you feeding your trigger. As triggers like big meaty foods such as whole clams/mussels and shrimps also you should leave the clams in there shells as it helps with the triggers teeth as they grow and need wearing down. Mysis and brineshrimp etc and flake are not much good for a trigger, but if you are already feeding the big meaty food then he maybe has an internal parasite or worms. You can get some stuff to worm fish, i was once told that thats why Copperband Butterflys die is because they have worms and dont get enough nourishment from the food, and if you worm them when they come into the lfs they will survive. I dont know if this is true but its believeable and maybe correct. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[mousehunter22]

Hi Lee the first question is , what are you feeding your trigger. As triggers like big meaty foods such as whole clams/mussels and shrimps also you should leave the clams in there shells as it helps with the triggers teeth as they grow and need wearing down. Mysis and brineshrimp etc and flake are not much good for a trigger, but if you are already feeding the big meaty food then he maybe has an internal parasite or worms. You can get some stuff to worm fish, i was once told that thats why Copperband Butterflys die is because they have worms and dont get enough nourishment from the food, and if you worm them when they come into the lfs they will survive. I dont know if this is true but its believeable and maybe correct. HTH Twiggy:D:D

He gets a variety mate i feed marine mix,mysis, and some other stuff out of marine quintet pack but il try gettin some shellfish from morrisons and see if they help cheers for the input:D

[Tangman]

He gets a variety mate i feed marine mix,mysis, and some other stuff out of marine quintet pack but il try gettin some shellfish from morrisons and see if they help cheers for the input:D
Hi Lee triggers are hungry fish and need roast beef and 2 vegs, not some fairy cakes from Asda LOL Twiggy:D:D

[mousehunter22]

Hi Lee triggers are hungry fish and need roast beef and 2 vegs, not some fairy cakes from Asda LOL Twiggy:D:D

Trouble is im worried about nitrates with a lot of food going in:rolleyes:

[Tangman]

Trouble is im worried about nitrates with a lot of food going in:rolleyes:
Hi Lee that the only thing with big fish, they really need to be in a fish only system so then nitrates dont bother them. You will have to do more regular water changes to take out all the excess nutrients etc. Thats the reason i am not having large fish in my new tank, the biggest will be a Yellow Tang. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[moorish]

could be due to some internal problem such as worms,you can get a de-wormer called cedapraz which is used in the treatment of pondfish but can also be used for marine but there must not be any inverts present in the tank.might pay to try & catch it & treat it in quarentine tank as a last resort lee.derek

[treeboa]

unfortunatly you are in a catch 22 situation, you dont want high nitrates but you have a large fish, most prob not being fed enough, they are know as dustbins with fins

[hellee66]

I nearly wet myself, lol roast beef 2 veg and fairy cakes, still giggling now. :)

[angel1]

I nearly wet myself, lol roast beef 2 veg and fairy cakes, still giggling now. :)

Where abouts in doncaster do you live, steve lives in armthorpe?:)

LILYANN:p

[hellee66]

Bentley, i work at The Range on york rd. :)

[Tangman]

Bentley, i work at The Range on york rd. :)
Thats scary as my ex wife came from Bentley, way back in 1982. Twiggy

[Guest]

hi lee that was one reason i rehomed my blue thorat and naso i was feeding it so much to stop it looking pinched underneath that my bio load was going up all the extra food and all the crap from the big fish i fed it mussel and cockles in shells mainly along with my emporer