somehow my tangs died??

[kels903]

when i woke up this morning i couldnt find my two blue tangs. usually they sleep in l.r. somehwere. i found them wedged in 2 diffrent peices but i figured something was wrong or they were dead sense they werent really swimming or coming out. I pryed one out and when he was out he just floated and sat on the bottom then hide behind a rock slowly. I dont know what is weong with them they dont have any spots so probebly no ick, and they eat all the foods i give to them. ANyone know what could have caused my tangs to stiffin up and die? ( all the other fish in the tank are fine)

 

[lion_crazz]

What are your water levels reading at? Any changes lately?

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by kels903
when i woke up this morning i couldnt find my two blue tangs. usually they sleep in l.r. somehwere. i found them wedged in 2 diffrent peices but i figured something was wrong or they were dead sense they werent really swimming or coming out. I pryed one out and when he was out he just floated and sat on the bottom then hide behind a rock slowly. I dont know what is weong with them they dont have any spots so probebly no ick, and they eat all the foods i give to them. ANyone know what could have caused my tangs to stiffin up and die? ( all the other fish in the tank are fine)

you found them wedged?? they prolly died from the stress of being stuck if they were(stuck)
i saw the same problem happen with a coral beauty angel...he wedged himself between two sets of LR got stuck and died ultimately....also yeah water changes recently? or changes in temp...or worse?? bad food? like spoiled etc...

 

[ophiura]

It is unlikely that two got stuck...maybe if it was only one, but two is odd...blue tangs commonly "wedge" themselves into rock like this but are not stuck. I think to start we really need to know a lot more about the system. SPECIFIC water parameters (esp alkalinity, pH), how long you've had the fish, maintenance, filtration, other inhabitants, tank size.

 

[kels903]

I immediantly tested my water afterward the readings were all correct and the temp did not change. I thoguht they were dead but i remembered they play dead sometimes so i waited it out and i came back a few hours later and they were colored normal and swimming around but the little one had a few white blotches so i ran to my lfs and got prevent ich and now i think everything will be ok :joy:
thanks for the help im so happy i getta keep my lil boys

 

[darth tang]

Prevent ich won't work. It is junk. I tried it and a bunch of other ich treatments. The only thing that works for ich is hyposalinity and copper. Trust me, I have had my share of Ich bouts. I learned. White blotches probably aren't ich anyway.