Possible?

[sherdog]

Is it possible for a blue tang which is pretty large to be stuck in the rocks? He has not come out in about 4 days but eats from inside there when i feed him?
Have any of you seen a fish stuck in a place where he could not get out?

 

[culp]

i have gotten my hippo tang stuck in between two rocks before for at least 8 hours because i saw the fish there before i went to work not thinking much of it because he hides between rocks all the time but when i came home he was in the same spot. so i went into the tank and lifted one of the rocks enough for the hippo to back up and swim to the other side of the tank.

 

[aztec reef]

It depends how smart the tang is.
IMO if the tang is new to the tank it might be using that little space as a refuge.
If it just got stuck, then he might need a helping hand.. but i doubt it got stuck..(accidently)
Does he look stressed out? is he breathing rapidly?
I think if it was stressed out, it woudn't be eating..However i dont see how tangs would enjoy being cooped up...just a though..

 

[culp]

that's why before i lifted the rock i used the fish net and touched the tang to see how he would react to it. and that's how i knew my tang was stuck. because he tried real hard to get away but he couldn't.