Tangs

Ironingman · Oct 28, 2019

Hi can anyone advise I have recently set up my 45 gallon tank had a regal tang about 2 weeks also a powder blue tang around a week. Yesterday noticed a covering all over my regal rang and within 4 hours on my powder blue both died within 6 hours yet all my other fish are fine.

Jon Fishman · Oct 28, 2019

They are stressed, which causes disease. Tank is too small for any tangs. Lesson learned

DSC reef · Oct 28, 2019

I'm as far from the tang police as you can get but that's way to much fish for a small tank. Maybe you can get by with a tomini but I'd still be hesitant.

C. Eymann · Oct 28, 2019

Agree, with what is said above, do you QT your fish at all? also when you said your regal was covered in something did it look like dust?

Ironingman · Oct 28, 2019

C. Eymann said:
Agree, with what is said above, do you QT your fish at all? also when you said your regal was covered in something did it look like dust?

Hi yes it was like a white dusty film but it happened so fast I'm talking a few hours from both tangs showing signs of this to death.

C. Eymann · Oct 28, 2019

Ironingman said:
Hi yes it was like a white dusty film but it happened so fast I'm talking a few hours from both tangs showing signs of this to death.

Sounds like Oodinium (velvet) to me, but would need pics to confirm.
It's very virulent and can kill very quick.

Wolf89 · Oct 28, 2019

Velvet. Fish were stressed out. Two large tangs in a tiny tank

Ironingman · Oct 28, 2019

C. Eymann said:
Sounds like Oodinium (velvet) to me, but would need pics to confirm.
It's very virulent and can kill very quick.

C. Eymann · Oct 28, 2019

I see ich, and maybe a bacterial infection as well.

What ultimately killed these fish is stress, a stressed fish has weakened immune function and will succumb to parasites and diseases quickly.

I see you just recently set this tank up and are new to the forum and maybe the hobby ?

If so, welcome! however I suggest that more research should be done on your part before buying anymore livestock, I don't want anyone to have a bad first experience with this rewarding hobby, the best way for avoiding mishaps and making your step into the reefkeeping hobby an enjoyable one is research-knowledge is key.

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Ironingman · Oct 28, 2019

C. Eymann said:
I see ich, and maybe a bacterial infection as well.

What ultimately killed these fish is stress, a stressed fish has weakened immune function and will succumb to parasites and diseases quickly.

I see you just recently set this tank up and are new to the forum and maybe the hobby ?

If so, welcome! however I suggest that more research should be done on your part before buying anymore livestock, I don't want anyone to have a bad first experience with this rewarding hobby, the best way for avoiding mishaps and making your step into the reefkeeping hobby an enjoyable one is research-knowledge is key.

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Ironingman · Oct 28, 2019

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Thanks for your help and advice.

gdubs · Oct 28, 2019

Whether it was ick or velvet, I would suggest taking out any fish that are currently in that tank and quarantine them. There is plenty of info on R2R about quarantine procedures.

nereefpat · Oct 28, 2019

Bummer.

Unfortunately, the tank now has ich, velvet, or both. Tangs are very susceptible to it, which is why they went first. You'll have to remove fish, treat them, and let the display tank go fallow (fishless) for a period of time.

Halal Hotdog · Oct 28, 2019

There is a few things you want to do at this stage. For the next 10 weeks don't any fish to the tank. During that time you want to read up as much as you can on saltwater aquariums and different types of fish. Find some fish that will be appropriate for your tank (the ones you had were not appropriate), and read as much as you can about them. I am a big fan of setting up a medicated QT tank before introducing fish into my display. There are great threads on here how to set it up. There are quite a few people that don't and you can definitely get lucky with this approach.

MERKEY · Oct 28, 2019

Sorry for your loss, if this is your first tank it is even harder and more frustrating. However we all lose fish and corals at some point due to something. The most important part is to learn from our experiences and try not to do it again.

Your tank now has at least ich. There are a couple different ways to go about dealing with it. Do some research and see what way is best for you.

The hobby is long and rough for some but there is a light at the end of the reef!