Yellow tang help

the only time i think a yellow tang is too skinny is when you can see its bones but even then i have seen some of those ones live a very long time

 

I know ours like romain lettuce

 

i fed kelp before they seem to like that you just have to make it soft

 

I feed mine Green Marine Algae (Found Here).
He loves the stuff. I barely get it in the tank and he is already attacking it. Here is a picture of him, he is nice and big.

 

THAT is one fat*** Tang.

 

what can I say, he loves his food. haha.

 

When I first got my tang, I went thru a ton of food, the only thing he ate was red algae (no green or brown)
After he was eating more I started "formula two"... Now he eats anything...
I would try the formula 2, Good luck.

 

Do you supplement with garlic and fish oil? As you can see from others, tangs will eat foods that one normally would think that they wouldn't. Garlic will stimulate appetite as well as a deterant to parasites. You can blanch some spinich, etc. Rpmaine lettuce is good too. Good luck with him ;-0)

 

One that thin needs a constant source of food. Do you use a veggie clip or attach the nori to a rock. Tangs like to graze off of the rocks and take some time to adjust to taking food out of the water column. Sinking pellets are also a good option as the will normally pick at the rock.

How long have you had the fish, what are the tank mates and what size tank? There maybe a fish in the tank that is picking on it so it is not comfortable coming out.