What killed my tang??

[nanomania]

I just think your fish after 3 years in 130 should of had growth. How big was he when you got him?

2"

 

[Zack K]

#reefsquad

 

[reef lover]

He looks awfully skinny...was he treated for internal.parasites when you purchased him?

 

[nanomania]

He was fat.. i feed my fishes 3ice, and all have a bulge..

 

[nanomania]

#Humblefish

 

[Humblefish]

If the fish lived for 3 years, cyanide poisoning is not to blame. Fish with that typically die within 3 months max.

 

[Zack K]

#Humblefish

Patients my friend [emoji18] It’s early on a Sunday morning and not many people move on a Sunday.
I believe these fellas are part of the Reef Squad but I’m not sure so we will tag them anyways.
@Maritimer
@4FordFamily
@Big G

These guys have been good long term members who have learned a lot from Humblefish and their own experiences.

Personally, it sounds like either an Internal Bacterial Infection or Bacterial Worms. Did you see any White stringy poo?

-Zack

 

[nanomania]

Patients my friend [emoji18] It’s early on a Sunday morning and not many people move on a Sunday.
I believe these fellas are part of the Reef Squad but I’m not sure so we will tag them anyways.
@Maritimer
@4FordFamily
@Big G

These guys have been good long term members who have learned a lot from Humblefish and their own experiences.

Personally, it sounds like either an Internal Bacterial Infection or Bacterial Worms. Did you see any White stringy poo?

-Zack

Never, infact it wud poop huge chunks and my corals especially brains loved it.

 

[nanomania]

If the fish lived for 3 years, cyanide poisoning is not to blame. Fish with that typically die within 3 months max.

I use to feed : Fish eggs, lobster eggs, mysis, nls thera a, nls algaemax, chopped mussle, chopped cockle, clam, plankton mix, reef frenzy, mix dry seaweeds tlf, cyclops, rotifers, etc.

Can it be the reason that I use to feed more of meaty food instead of algae??

 

[nanomania]

Its just so confusing.. last night 12:30 i saw her swimming around and in the morning it was dead.. i was so attached to her.. it was the first fish to get up in the morning and last to sleep.. also would go nuts for food.. its the strangest death iv ever come across..

 

[Zack K]

I understand completely. Have you added anything new recently?

 

[Humblefish]

Can it be the reason that I use to feed more of meaty food instead of algae??

Tangs do benefit more from greens/nori than meaty foods. But I doubt that's what actually killed her.

I don't see anything apparently wrong from your photo. If you still have the body, you could perform a necropsy to examine the internal organs. That may (or may not) provide some answers.

But sometimes fish just die, without apparent reason, despite our best efforts. So, I wouldn't obsess too much over this unless other fish start showing symptoms of a disease/randomly dying on you.

 

[nanomania]

Tangs do benefit more from greens/nori than meaty foods. But I doubt that's what actually killed her.

I don't see anything apparently wrong from your photo. If you still have the body, you could perform a necropsy to examine the internal organs. That may (or may not) provide some answers.

But sometimes fish just die, without apparent reason, despite our best efforts. So, I wouldn't obsess too much over this unless other fish start showing symptoms of a disease/randomly dying on you.

I guess ill keep a close watch on them for 2 weeks.. and wont add any new fish..

 

[nanomania]

I understand completely. Have you added anything new recently?

I just added a rock that was cycled for 3 months.. nothing else.. added a blenny that iv had for like 4 months in my macro tank as my older blenny jumped out, so just a replacement...

 

[Big G]

Trying to help here: Was the new rock cycled in a "fishless" environment? Was the new Blenny prophylactically treated for flukes, worms & parasites of ich/velvet?

 

[Lasse]

But sometimes fish just die, without apparent reason, despite our best efforts. So, I wouldn't obsess too much over this unless other fish start showing symptoms of a disease/randomly dying on you

If the fish lived for 3 years, cyanide poisoning is not to blame. Fish with that typically die within 3 months max.

+1

Fishes that have died of internal parasites normally show up a shoulder like a razor blade

Sincerely Lasse

 

[nanomania]

+1

Fishes that have died of internal parasites normally show up a shoulder like a razor blade

Sincerely Lasse

What does that mean? Can u explain??

 

[nanomania]

Trying to help here: Was the new rock cycled in a "fishless" environment? Was the new Blenny prophylactically treated for flukes, worms & parasites of ich/velvet?

Yea fishless cycle and blenny was pretty old in the tank..

 

[nanomania]

I treat all new fishes with prazipro and metro

 

[Maritimer]

Hi, Nanomania ... and with condolences for your loss of a lovely tang. Humblefish is probably right - there doesn't seem to be a mark on the fish, save those that might occur as a fish's life leaves, and early-stage decay begins to set in. The fish isn't obese, but he's not emaciated, either. I'd say the fish had decent weight. Sometimes we can put a finger on why a fish died, and all we can do is speculate. Cyanide? Heart attack? Stroke? Nighttime fright causing the fish to crash into a rock? Internal parasites? We'll probably never know, without a pathological lab necropsy.

In every respect, your "Philippine Yellow Tang" looks like Acanthurus pyroferus, more commonly called the mimic tang or chocolate tang here in the U.S. It looks as though his fins were beginning to elongate, and I would have expected to see the brown and olive colors of adulthood creep in. A. pyroferus is sometimes sold as "Philippine yellow tang", so that ID would make sense. Juveniles mimic lemonpeel angelfish; adults, while less brilliantly colored, are elegant and refined.

~Bruce