Blue tang died

[Kingair]

I had a blue tang looks like i couldn't get the fish to eat for the past week. Had it for about 2 months was all good before that. Any thoughts what could of happened? New reefer 6 months.
Thanks Bob

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! I am sorry to hear about your fish. Were there any visual or behavioral signs of struggle before the fish died? How long has your tank been set up and have you experienced any other loss or challenges in your tank recently?

@Jay Hemdal

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

Sorry about the Blue Tang. Someone here on this site will get to some possible reasons.

 

[Jekyl]

Welcome to R2R! Did you notice any discoloration? Rapid breathing? Swimming into a powerhead or scratching on rocks? Any aggression from other inhabitants?

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! Any other fish in the tank? Any other signs before he died?

 

[P-Dub]

Wow, Bob. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully, others might have some ideas about what happened. Welcome, nevertheless!

 

[Living Reef Orlando Verified Sponsor]

Welcome!! Sorry to hear about your loss, my friend. We are all here to help!!

What are the parameters in this tank? Any other inhabitants acting weird?

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R and sorry for your loss.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to R2R
Most times you can't really get to the bottom of fish death mysteries.
In most cases you do everything right and the situation is well beyond your control.

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome to R2R, sorry about your tang :/. Next time a fish is sick let us know and many will be here to help.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I had a blue tang looks like i couldn't get the fish to eat for the past week. Had it for about 2 months was all good before that. Any thoughts what could of happened? New reefer 6 months.
Thanks Bob

Hi, welcome to Reef2Reef

Sorry to hear about your tang. Are there other fish in the tank? My concern would be if there was a disease issue, your other fish could be at risk.
Jay

 

[CMMorgan]

+1000% to what @Jay Hemdal said. At this point, the cause may always be a mystery. The bigger picture is what the domino effect can be on the rest of the tank. Without a bigger picture, we probably cannot offer you much constructive information. If you can shine more light, we wil all be happy to take our best educated guess.
Until then, I will just say that I am sorry for the loss and welcome to the salty family!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world Bob. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel. Sorry to hear about your loss

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Sorry to hear. I order my quarantined fish from Dr. Reef. He ensures they are eating prior to shipment.

 

[BaysEndReef]

Welcome to R2R!! Always here to help!!

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!! Sorry to hear about your Tang.

 

[fachatga]

Welcome. You’re now with thousand of people who have all been there. And we’re here to help it not happen again.