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Date: 12 Dec 2005 04:29:19
From: smoorman1@hotmail.com
Subject: Dead Naso Tang
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I have a question.......I recently purchased a small-to-medium size
Naso Tang. I'd say he was 2-1/2 inches tops. Anyway, after less than
a week in my tank, he died. Neither the dead tang nor any of my other
fish show any signs of stress or disease, like ich, and nothing has
changed in the tank recently, other than adding the Naso. My tank is a
220 gallon with mostly fish, a lot of live rock and a few inverts
(mostly snails, shrimp and crabs. No corals).
My problem is that he apparently died somewhere deep in my live rock
pile. Can I just leave the dead fish in there? Will a 2-1/2 inch dead
fish screw up the water in a 220 gallon tank? I really don't want to
start digging through over 200 pounds of live rock to get him out.
Will the crabs or shrimp get rid of the dead fish for me? I'm almost
sure that he's down in the rocks somewhere. There really isn't any
place for him to jump out and a thorough search around the tank didn't
turn anything up. There are no other fish in the tank big enough to
eat him whole either.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
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Date: 14 Dec 2005 05:01:39
From: smoorman1@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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What kind of crabs? Hermits? Emerald? Something else?
Thanks
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Date: 14 Dec 2005 17:02:04
From: George Patterson
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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smoorman1@hotmail.com wrote:
> What kind of crabs? Hermits? Emerald? Something else?
Anything listed as omnivorous. One of my fish died a few days ago (a damsel I
had for 5 years). By the time I started to get it out, one of my hermit crabs
was working on it. Either a red-legged or a crimson hermit.
George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.
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Date: 13 Dec 2005 05:06:10
From: smoorman1@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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The tank has been set up for about 15 months. The only problem I've
ever had was an ich outbreak about 6 months ago. I lost a few fish
then, but everything seems fine now. I appreciate all the advice. I
think, for now, I'm just going to leave him in there and keep a close
eye on my chemistry. We'll see what happens. I could also go buy a
few more scavengers to help get rid of the carcass. What would you
guys recommend? Crabs? shrimp? Thanks again for the help.
Scott
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Date: 13 Dec 2005 15:53:41
From: George Patterson
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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smoorman1@hotmail.com wrote:
> Crabs? shrimp? Thanks again for the help.
Crabs will do the job.
George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 20:07:12
From: George Patterson
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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smoorman1@hotmail.com wrote:
> Any advice would be appreciated.
You can expect a temporary increase in nitrites. With a tank that size, the
increase will be trivial.
George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 13:13:01
From: Mark Henry
Subject: Re: Dead Naso Tang
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Scott,
First hing I'd check would be your water conditions. What's the ammonia
sitting at? Your next problem is the carcass - if you've got enough
scavengers in there you *might* be all right. Otherwise, as it
decomposes it will throw your chemistry out of whack. However, from what
I've read, you're better off not disturbing your rock. How long as your
tank been set up?
k h
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