2 Gen Tangs killed by anemone.

[iwnltom]

So I’ve had my two beautiful gem tangs for a year now. And I love them, I legit speak to them sometimes lol. I was away for treatment at a hospital, and my wonderful girlfriend ordered me a coral on drag ox trying to be nice. No warnings, no saying that it wasn’t reef safe anywhere and she does not know anything about this stuff. So she put it in there. Even my friend who helps me with my tank said there is no possible way it could kill such big fish. Well here we are. I woke up this morning, a week after the anemone was added, and it killed both of my gem tangs. They were burnt all over and I’m devestated. I don’t know what to do. This site should have had warnings ? I’d love your opinions.

 

[Kzang]

Long tentacle wouldn't be able to kill a healthy tang. I'm sorry, but it wasn't responsible for their deaths. Did you QT? How fast did they die? It probably died, then floated into the nem.

 

[iwnltom]

Long tentacle wouldn't be able to kill a healthy tang. I'm sorry, but it wasn't responsible for their deaths. Did you QT? How fast did they die? It probably died, then floated into the nem.

Yes it was then, my other tang was dead when I got there, and the second one was still breathing but trapped in it. They were burnt all over. My other fish are all healthy, and my parameters are all normal. So yes it was the anemone belive it or not.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Long tentacle wouldn't be able to kill a healthy tang. I'm sorry, but it wasn't responsible for their deaths. Did you QT? How fast did they die? It probably died, then floated into the nem.

This. Sucks to loose a expensive fish!

 

[randomfishdude]

Yes it was then, my other tang was dead when I got there, and the second one was still breathing but trapped in it. They were burnt all over. My other fish are all healthy, and my parameters are all normal. So yes it was the anemone belive it or not.

I've never heard of a lta killing a tang.
I see alot of my fish swim through the lta all the time.

Possable could the lta have gotten food and then thw fish tried to het it or something and just got stung and killed?

 

[iwnltom]

I've never heard of a lta killing a tang.
I see alot of my fish swim through the lta all the time.

Possable could the lta have gotten food and then thw fish tried to het it or something and just got stung and killed?

I have no idea but it was responsible for their deaths. My tank is excessively healthy, and I checked all my parameters the night before. They were visibly burnt and eaten by it.

 

[randomfishdude]

I have no idea but it was responsible for their deaths. My tank is excessively healthy, and I checked all my parameters the night before. They were visibly burnt and eaten by it.

Do you have images?

I've got 2 lta and a carpet and have never had an issue.

And my fish have ich so they definately aren't heathy.

 

[iwnltom]

I have no idea but it was responsible for their deaths. My tank is excessively healthy, and I checked all my parameters the night before. They were visibly burnt and eaten by it.

IVe also had the tangs for almost a year, this anemone was extremely agressive, it had killed two of my smaller fish the week prior but I assumed it was because they were extremely small fish. And the only ones I had left in my tank.

 

[dschuffert]

Sorry for your loss. Gem tangs are beautiful and expensive. You have a good-looking tank, too! I have never experienced or seen this happen before.

 

[Crabby48]

Can’t see it being an lta of fish was healthy. Seen many fish touch lta with no problem

 

[iwnltom]

Can’t see it being an lta of fish was healthy. Seen many fish touch lta with no problem

I know me too. I’ve seen some cases online where the initial sting is so hard that it paralyzed the fish, and then they get stuck there.

 

[Kzang]

IVe also had the tangs for almost a year, this anemone was extremely agressive, it had killed two of my smaller fish the week prior but I assumed it was because they were extremely small fish. And the only ones I had left in my tank.

So you've had multiple fish deaths prior to two tangs you had for a year. Yeah, definitely not the LTA. I've had it before. It isn't capable of killing a healthy fish, especially a tang. If you had like a carpet or whatever, sure. LTA i believe has the same sting roughly as a BTA. Multiple fish deaths you got there, and its not the LTA. I'd try to find out what happened. Post parameters? Did you dose any medications? Lanth chloride? New corals? New inverts? Whatever killed the prior fish, probably killed the tangs. You didn't say if you properly QT all your fish/corals/inverts/etc. Healthy tangs just don't up and die. Multiple fish just don't up and die. Its not the nem, 100%.

 

[Kzang]

Sorry for your loss. Gem tangs are beautiful and expensive. You have a good-looking tank, too! I have never experienced or seen this happen before.

He had multiple small fish deaths before these 2 tangs. It wasn't the LTA

 

[Crabby48]

I know me too. I’ve seen some cases online where the initial sting is so hard that it paralyzed the fish, and then they get stuck there.

It sucks. Hobby for sure has real lows at times. Keep your head up

 

[KrisReef]

Tank is too small for two Gem Tangs.
I wouldn't keep that anemone in my tank.

 

[rhitee93]

Wow, that's painful. Sorry to hear about your fish

 

[iwnltom]

So you've had multiple fish deaths prior to two tangs you had for a year. Yeah, definitely not the LTA. I've had it before. It isn't capable of killing a healthy fish, especially a tang. If you had like a carpet or whatever, sure. LTA i believe has the same sting roughly as a BTA. Multiple fish deaths you got there, and its not the LTA. I'd try to find out what happened. Post parameters? Did you dose any medications? Lanth chloride? New corals? New inverts? Whatever killed the prior fish, probably killed the tangs. You didn't say if you properly QT all your fish/corals/inverts/etc. Healthy tangs just don't up and die. Multiple fish just don't up and die. Its not the nem, 100%.

IVe had all my fish for over a year, I haven’t added anything new, and I’ve had one other fish death, and I’m telling you it was caused by the anemone as I found it INSIDE the anemone when it was dead.

 

[iwnltom]

IVe had all my fish for over a year, I haven’t added anything new, and I’ve had one other fish death, and I’m telling you it was caused by the anemone as I found it INSIDE the anemone when it was dead.

My tangs were healthy yesterday night, everything was completely fine, I fed them, everything was good. They showed no signs of illness, and I’ve added nothing new in almost a year.

 

[Kzang]

IVe had all my fish for over a year, I haven’t added anything new, and I’ve had one other fish death, and I’m telling you it was caused by the anemone as I found it INSIDE the anemone when it was dead.

Just for the sake of your tank, just consider it wasn't the LTA, and think and see what it could be. Losing fish sucks, and I don't want you to lose anymore. Exhaust all possible causes.

 

[Reefing102]

Sorry for the loss. I’m thinking it’s got to be a food thing. Likely the nem caught some food, tang went after it and yea. That said, I’ve also never heard of a LTA eating tangs before. Other small fish, definitely (but rare), but not larger fish.