Something is wrong with my tang
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Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
Yes. Fish do this behavior as they are dying. What are the current tank parameters? Size of the tank? How long has it been running? Was it cycled?
Well everything is correct for the parameters. My tank size is 65 gal and this tang is a kole tang. It's been running since last year. I think I need more flow and this tang is a reef
Aquamandan
Aquarium Advice Freak
Sorry to hear about your tang. Is he stressed?
Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
How long you had the kole? Any prior odd behavior?
Looks like it? but if he dies I'm not looking down I'm going to keep going on sw don't give up
jeffaquarius
Aquarium Advice Addict
You can still save him if you can give enough info to help diagnose if he is being stressed. How big and how old is your tank, when did you put the tang, are there any other fish? Do you have power head to agitate water surface? If possible post your water parameter. It could also be parasites clogging his gills.
Yes i finally have 2 nice power heads for surface agitate. So I will see if he makes it I saw him swimming a little so hope it not to late. I had my tank up for a year with coral I have a trigger 2 dams a Morton clown tank is 65 gal and this flow is good for the corals so I will keep y'all updated if he makes it.?
huma-huma
Aquarium Advice Addict
"parameters are good" isnt really a sufficient answer. We need actual numbers. If ever there was a time to run a full battery of tests on your tank, its now. Test for everything. It doesnt matter if you think its ok or not the cause, just do it. At this point we dont know whats caused the death of your tang and it very well could be still in there. Id post all the test numbers here if possible
Yeah my tang died this mourning.?my parameters. Ammonia 0, PH8.3, nitrite no2 0, nitrate no3 0 . So yeah there's my test all came out good. But as I was saying I didn't think he was getting enough oxegen in my tank. I bought to good wave makers yesterday night I pointed them to the surface for agitation but it was to late. So I'm sure it was air also he was stressed when I brought in an angel in my tank I seen the parasites but quickly fought it off like nothing so I'm blameing the stress and oxegen.
So yeah that's what's up with my tank
Gti_Leo
Aquarium Advice Addict
how logn has the tang been in there for and how big was it. could have jjust been stress from a cramped environment, could have not been eating there are many possibilities that could have caused it to die, the only info you have given us was the parameters but doesn't tell us what type of water used if ther was copper or chlorine in it. maybe the tang picked up a pebble and it got stuck inside it.
if it was just air a fish isn't stupid and will migrate to the surface to get air. you said it was on the sand bed so i'm ruling out the air.
did you see any nips on it from beign picked on?
if it was just air a fish isn't stupid and will migrate to the surface to get air. you said it was on the sand bed so i'm ruling out the air.
did you see any nips on it from beign picked on?
Well yes I seen nips on him when he was just staying right near the sand bed. I have a trigger 2 dams and an angelfish. Also I buy my saltwater for the to water I go to woodmans to get that. That's all I can give you.
huma-huma
Aquarium Advice Addict
Your best bet at this point is to just hold steady and not add anything or change anything, continue with your regular maintenance schedule. After 4-6 weeks, if nothing else develops these symptoms the. You should be good to go
Ok I will do so
jeffaquarius
Aquarium Advice Addict
Did you say nitrite is 20 or 2.0? Oops I misread it. Btw how did you acclimate your tang?
Drip method for about an hour also he was stressed when he got in my tank swimming all crazy
jeffaquarius
Aquarium Advice Addict
Did you check the temp of bag to be the same with DT before moving him in?
jeffaquarius
Aquarium Advice Addict
The problem with drip method acclimation is that the bag will cool down after an hour and the fish will be stressed out once moved to DT. The sump is a good place to put the bag for drip method.
huma-huma
Aquarium Advice Addict
Why not buy a 2.5-3 gallon plastic bucket, then put the new fish in the bucket, then start drip acclimating him, this is what i do and ive never had an issue
