My blue tang is dead...

[nyghtone]

I don't know what to say, I just got home from the bars, and my blue tang is dead, I'm almost in tears, this was my all time favorite fish without a doubt...

Joshua...

 

[JamesR]

Man, I am so sorry to hear that. How long have you had him? Did he have any marks on him or anything else that could help you determine why?

Jim

 

[LuvDiscus]

wow that's hard to take. it always seems to happen to the favorite fish.

 

[Sam]

My deepest sympathies on your loss Joshua. I am sure we all here share your pain and loss.

 

[lando]

Sorry to hear about your tang, Joshua. Was this your powder blue? Any thoughts as to what happened? Lando

 

[revhtree]

Sorry to hear Joshua.

 

[blorkiemom]

I'm really sorry to hear that, Joshua.

 

[Fluff]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[nyghtone]

Well, it seems as if the tang died of starvation, I'd had it for over 3 months, and it always ate just fine, but apparently it just stopped a few days ago while I was out of town. A few other people have told e that this isn't a totally uncommon thing for powder blue tangs in non reef tanks, any thoughts from anyone??

For the record, water tests follow.

PH 8.4
Nitrite, Amonia, 0
Nitrate around 1-2
Phosphate noticeable
gravity 1.024

My calcium and alk are all messed up, but this is a FOWLR tank, if anything has any thoughts on this let me know, for the record calcium is like less than 200, and I can't get the alk kit to work right so I think it's way one way or the other.

Thanks guys, I really appriciate the words, for now this will remain a clownfish tank, two false clowns in a 75gal, outa be happy fish unless I do something way wrong, haha, Joshua...

 

[JamesR]

If you do decide to go with another fish, I highly recommend a Naso Tang. They are very personable fish, quite hardy and the one i had in my tank would eat ANYTHING after it was in the tank a few weeks. Also non aggressive, so it wouldn't bother your clowns.

Again, I'm sorry for your loss
Jim

 

[mchief]

sorry to hear about the blue tang

 

[quarryshark]

Sorry for your loss, better days ahead. Sometime these things just happen.