Another Death!

[goodgreef]

Hi folks,

Thanks for all of the good advice. Here are the parameters from my tests today:
Alk. 3.7
Mg 1350
Ca 475
PH 8.1
Am 0
Ni 0
Ntra 3
Salinity 1.024

[adalius]

And how about acclimation, what did you do to acclimate them before putting them in? I'm assuming you used the same if not very similar method for both fish that died?

[goodgreef]

Fish was about an inch and a quarter. I have tons of flow.


tanks

[iyachtuxivm]

And how about acclimation, what did you do to acclimate them before putting them in? I'm assuming you used the same if not very similar method for both fish that died?

Thats a good point acclimation is very important. I always drip acclimate from slow to fast over about 30-45 min until I double water volume. I then temp acclimate the bag for about 15 min, then release. Acclimation deaths usually occur faster though like over night.
Its possible one of your other fish killed him. I had a tang that killed two other fish but would act like nothing was wrong when i was around. I caught him in the act by sneaking to the doorway and watching from the hall where he couldnt see me.

[goodgreef]

Yes I used the same acclamation process. I float the bag for about 20 minutes, open the bag and add a small amout of existing tank water. I do this 2 or 3 times and then dump the bag water and get the fish into a bowl with tank water. The fish is then gently placed into the tank.


tanks

[Chelle's Ocean]

I am sorry for your loss. (I just recently lost a sea hare , so I share your sadness)
May I add to the mix of questions:
-do you possibly have any hitchhikers from live rock?
-a lettuce nudi I know I have read are toxic, will kill fish. tangs would go to it thinking it was seaweed, possibly nibble and spit it out.
-any scratches noticeable on the tang? mine like to 'play hide and seek' in the rockwork. they swoop so quickly at times I get nervous. Could there be a possiblility the fish were harassed / stressed, and scratched themselves where you may not have noticed? And just didn't heal?
-do you have an anemone? (not funny but true: my sailfin AND hippo are freakin bold enough to go into Monti and try to grab his food. (Monti is my huge carpet) a sting would definitely cause problems.
-Do you have a picture of your tank .....I have a thought.....?

[Chelle's Ocean]

Sorry! Found a pic of the biocube. My bad....it's been awhile since I have been on.
Ok, my thought, (only from what I have done, take either a small terra cotta pot or a pvc elbow tube and create a cave. I made the pvc (bought at lowe's) into a cave with rock/coral to be surrounding it in the right corner, and I have a small orange terra cotta pot (bought at walmart garden center) on the bottom back of my tank facing the front glass, with the rock built around it = giving the tangs (and other fish) somewhere to sleep or hide and feel safe.
Try it and see if it works.............. good luck and keep us posted.