Duncan

[bird33]

I bought a Duncan yesterday and today he's all opened and just hanging downwards . Any idea?? Is he ok?? First time with a Duncan

 

[Sniperhank]

Can you post a picture? Not really sure what you mean by hanging downwards...

 

[bird33]

Best I could do. I just feed him

 

[bird33]

Went out and got a power head he's doing much better . Or looking better I should say. I'm guessing I didn't have enough flow?

 

[Sniperhank]

Maybe. You don't have to feed him FYI. If you have proper lighting it'll be fine.

 

[Darylb]

Find a spot where it's happy and leave it there IMO they are fairly fast growers if there happy iv had mine a year and a bit and it's gone from 2 heads to 10-11 with more starting I feed Rotifers once a fortnight that's about it

 

[bird33]

So I put the power head in to please the Duncan. In the process stressed out some fish!! So much that the tang died!! Not happy. Do u think it was from stress??? He was fine up to this point.

 

[Sniperhank]

A tang isn't going to be stressed out by a powerhead being added. There not being any water movement created a low oxygen environment with CO2 buildup along with a tang being too big of a fish for a 75 gallon tank is what lead to the death.

 

[mr_X]

Yes, you need flow in the tank for it to be a healthy environment. I don't know why the tang died, but maybe your test kits can tell us.

 

[bird33]

Test all came up good!

 

[bird33]

I do have flow , I've got a 1500 gph return pump also.

 

[Darylb]

Can you say the numbers you got please?

 

[mr_X]

I do have flow , I've got a 1500 gph return pump also.

It didn't look like nearly enough according to the picture.

 

[hammer_clown]

Your tang is not died cuz of water flow or the size of your tank. I have a 60 cube with 12 fish and 2 of them are tangs. It's a full SPS tank that's been set up for 2 years. Never had any problems and I turn the water over in the tank 20 times a hour. Check your water and feed algae sheets every other day! Good luck

 

[bird33]

I agree about the power head not being the reason to a point. Cause the only number that was even a bit off was my PH it was 8. And honestly after I turned that power head on all my fish acted weird. Like they hid . And my Zoe closed . Hasn't opened since. Maybe the power head released some gases??? But why wouldn't my other fish die?? Clown , Blenny, and 2 damsel.

 

[hammer_clown]

To tell you the truth. The only think I can think of it that there my have been something on the power head before you put it in the tank ( maybe some kind of oil ). I would put a poly filter pad in just to be sure. As for the Zoe. Most of them like more of a indirect light current. Did you have it facing them?

 

[bird33]

They were on the opposite side away from the current. I'm pissed I even put it in.

 

[mr_X]

Maybe it disrupted some detritus and caused a nutrient spike. Clowns and damsels are more hardy than tangs IME.

 

[bird33]

Well I took the water to LFS the next day nitrite was 0 . Nitrate was 3 which is nothing. Ph was 8.

 

[bird33]

I mean I'm not happy I lost the tang, but if it was stress I can deal with it. I really didn't want a major issue on my hands and I don't think I've got one. Thank god. My Zoa today still hasn't opened so I moved him. Crossing my fingers he opens .