Purple tang sudden death

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Wondering what happened to my purple tang. Water parameters are nominal, fish is consistently healthy and eats great.
Went from normal to dead in about 6 hours. I did not notice anything abnormal leading up to its death until it became lethargic and stopped swimming. After that didn’t last long. Some fin discoloration noted. Any ideas?


 
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Wondering what happened to my purple tang. Water parameters are nominal, fish is consistently healthy and eats great.
Went from normal to dead in about 6 hours. I did not notice anything abnormal leading up to its death until it became lethargic and stopped swimming. After that didn’t last long. Some fin discoloration noted. Any ideas?
dang, that's an expensive loss. Hate when that happens!
 
How old? Did it have a name?
 
Just grasping at straws, here: Did your tank reach a deadly tipping point of low oxygenation and high temperature?
 

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