super glued tang

stevieduk · Jun 22, 2018

hineed help on a decision on a tang. I had 5 acan frags arrived yesterday and when i looked at the tank today two of them had come unglued from their disks. so i got out the superglue, got the disks and acans on the edge of the tank and glued them back on. however, while doing that , one single drop of superglue dripped into the water, turned into a tiny white disk and started to sink tothe bottom where it was met by my purple tang who tried to eat it.
it is now stuck on the edge of its top lip. It can still eat, so i dont know what is best to do.
Should i tear down the tank, catch it and try to remove it or leave it ,hopeing it will eventually com off on its own
it was so funny at first, but i dont suppose it is really. I know it wont harm it, and i know it can eat so, anyone got any opinions

Skep18 · Jun 22, 2018

IIRC FishofHex had a video where he caught a fish with glue in its mouth. Lemme see if I can find it.

Definitely think you should take it off. Idk that I would tear a tank down but try to catch the fish.

EDIT: Here it is. Not sure if it helps but...

hdsoftail1065 · Jun 22, 2018

I seen a thread on this not long ago. From what I remember the glue will eventually work its way off. I will try to find it.

hdsoftail1065 · Jun 22, 2018

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tang-with-superglue.401556/#post-4796897

I sounds like your fish will be fine from what I'm reading.

stevieduk · Jun 22, 2018

yes i think iwill leave it for now, its just stuck on the edge of its top lip.
thanks for the help and video

Nburg's Reef · Jun 22, 2018

My clown gets her mouth glued shut all the time... a day later it will fall off.

4FordFamily · Jun 22, 2018

It should fall off on its own within a few days. This is a pretty common occurrence

Skep18 · Jun 22, 2018

Didn't read enough to see it wasn't glued shut. That sounds not as serious.

That said, hearing from these more experienced reefers, even if it was glued shut, no big deal. Lol. Learn something new everyday.

Brew12 · Jun 22, 2018

I had this happen with my Magnificent Foxface a month or so ago. It came off after a couple hours. Very nerve wracking, but it generally does resolve itself.