Tang is dying what do I do?

[sassy16]

My Tang is on it's way out. At bottom of tank not moving but breathing. My crabs are wanting to eat him. I don't have a quarantine tank so do I leave it or take it out. I keep pushing the crabs off of it so they don't eat it alive. When one grabs it's tail it tries to swim but is very week.

 

[zoidberg01]

What kid of crabs do u have

 

[zoidberg01]

Kind

 

[sassy16]

A red legged hermit they are little hermits not sure of the types but I do know the one is a red legged hermit

 

[sassy16]

The tang isn't laying on it's side now it's upside down but is breathing. I feel bad for it.

 

[sassy16]

It must be I shock. I put it in the tank this past Friday and acclimated it very slowly added my water to it three times. I just don't know what's more humane. Leave him suffer or flush him but he will still suffer. So confused and feeling sad and like a bad fish mom!

 

[sassy16]

It died! So sad!

 

[zoidberg01]

Kind of tang was he

 

[sassy16]

Yellow tang, my tank is two months old I have two clown, a fox face, a blood shrimp, a chocolate chip star fish and 3 hermits. LFS said a yellow tang was hardy and the cardinal I wanted was not so I bought the more expensive tang and 3 days later it was dead. Not to hardy if ya ask me.

 

[jay0705]

Tangs I wouldnt say are hardy. There not overly hard but they need good water quality