Well I decided on my showfish...

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

So I posted a thread a while back of thinking of adding a showfish. From the help of the community it went from a harlequin tusk to a trio of zebrasoma tangs...currently right now housing a yellow tang. My plan was too add 2 purple tangs 1 sailfin tang and a blue atlantic tang as my showfish. Me visiting the fishstore today changed my mind...I have always loved naso tangs and was thinking of adding that tang instead of the atlantic blue. Today I made my way to the LFS cause I was eturning my flame angel I had just caught(see my other thread if interested) and wanted to get some store credit. Turns out with all the stuff I turned in todfay I got 90 bucks on top of the 35 I got from trading in my lemonpeel tang(again another thread I made). Was looking around and saw a magnificent naso tang with streamers!!!! I always wanted a naso with streamers always thought they were too expensive. Well the naso was super healthy and fat. So I decided to purchase this fish instead of some corals. The fish was priced at 229 which is not bad for the fish with the streamers. But I also got the store credit so I got him for 125!!!!!including tax. i was so happy that I found a fish to be my showfish that would cause me the least amount of headache like my original plan. Just figured I would share my day

Super excited.

tdileo · Jul 22, 2017

Congrats! They are beautiful. My showfish jumped out 6 days after I bought him in Florida and flew him home with me to New Jersey. Needless to say I was not very happy

PSLReefer · Jul 22, 2017

Pics! Blonde or reg naso?

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

reg naso. I sure will!

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

Here he is:

tdileo · Jul 22, 2017

He's beautiful!

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

Thankyou! I am hoping he will be with me for awhile!

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

I cannot believe this. he died!!! I have no idea what was wrong with him. I left him for an hour and I come back to the fish sitting vertically dead in a cornor. Any help is much appreciated rn he is in a bag and I am hoping to call the LFS tommorrow.

Maritimer · Jul 22, 2017

Very sorry to hear that, Dilan! He was a beauty, for sure.

Was there a major difference between the LFS salinity and your own?

~Bruce

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

I am not sure I did not test it. But I would have figured it would have gradually equalized when I dripped him for around 1.5 to 2 hours. I wanted to make sure he was going through as little stress as possible. i guess I did not do a very good job. Very devestated I am.

leahfiish · Jul 22, 2017

So sorry for your loss.

Fishfinder · Jul 22, 2017

any visible signs?

Dilan Patel · Jul 22, 2017

Nope he was swimming well,good color,no scratches or physical harm,not even netted hand put into the bag from the LFS and hand picked up into my tank as the LFS employee instructed me too. He was fat and healthy looking. Had been at the LFS for 3 weeks and was eating.

Maritimer · Jul 22, 2017

Dilan Patel said:
I am not sure I did not test it. But I would have figured it would have gradually equalized when I dripped him for around 1.5 to 2 hours. I wanted to make sure he was going through as little stress as possible. i guess I did not do a very good job. Very devestated I am.

Fish can go from a high salinity to a low one relatively easily - low-to-high is another story entirely. To go that direction, folks will generally allow the water to evaporate as it normally does, but then replace the evaporation with saltwater top-off, rather than freshwater. _Really_ slow acclimation. (Rendered easier if you're running a quarantine tank.)

A very long drip acclimation can become a problem too, as ammonia can build up in such a small volume of water.

~Bruce

tdileo · Jul 23, 2017

I was going to say what Maritimer said. I prefer to keep any acclimation under an hour since a little ammonia builds up so fast and I'm sure the fish doesn't enjoy being in a tiny container too long. I'm really sorry he died though, such a beautiful fish.

tank of gems · Jul 23, 2017

Beautiful fish and sorry for your loss

Dilan Patel · Jul 23, 2017

Update: Still upset about losing the fish. I talked to the LFS today about my situation...They do not give store credit often on any marine inhabitants. Talked to them over the phone...The owner recognized my voice and I explained to him what had happened. He was like I do not need to see the fish but a water sample would be appreciated to test. I know you keep your tanks pristine. If you come in I will take care of you. That they did! They tested my water we talked about what could be the case. Decided it was most likely shock. They credited me the full value of the fish which I was thankful of them because they do not usually credit marine organisims. My whole point is my lesson learned was to always think of the worst case scenario but hope for the best. And also being known around where you shop for being respectful and a loyal customer pays off with credibility help from the employes. Overall I am still saddened about a fish I really wanted but really greatfull for my LFS helping me out. I could have bought a replacement but this time I used one of the lessons learned stated above and opted out and instead bought the corals I was was eyeing yesterday that my hands were tied between the corals and the fish. Shout out to my LFS for taking care of me. If you all want to see my new coral I am happy to show you

. R.I.P. Naso you will be missed!

leahfiish · Jul 23, 2017

Let's see the coral.

Dogtown · Jul 23, 2017

Sorry about your fish. That was a nice one for sure.

I had a similar situation myself just last week. When I got home with the new fish, I compared my water with the water from the fish I had just bought. The salinity showed identical at 1.023 so I acclimated for an hour and thought all was fine. I put him in and he immediately hid in the rocks. I had to take my daughter somewhere at that point so I left. An hour later I came back and the poor little guy was dead. Took my water into my LFS and they tested it. The salinity tested at 1.029. Sure enough, my refractometer was way off. The new guy wasn't able to cope with the sudden increase in salinity like that and probably suffocated.

I made a rookie mistake of not checking the calibration of my red sea refractometer regularly. My old DD refractometer had always been dead on. This was my mistake.