Something ATE my Baby Yellow Tang

[dimik]

Well I woke up this morning and started feeding my fish. Only to realize my baby yellow tang was not swimming around like he normally does. It was about the size of a quarter.

I finally found it behind a rock eaten. All that's left is part of his face / eyeball. Not sure what happened in my tank last night but he was the weakest link. I don't have any predictors in the tank. Here is my stock list.

Current Stock:

4 clowns,
1 purple tail fire fish
2 pj cardinals
Bi Color Blenny
Striped Blenny

Do I have a killer on my hands?

 

[cshouston]

How large is your tank? Do you have live rock in your tank that something could have hitchhiked in on? What about a cleanup crew?

Clownfish can be very territorial, and with four you’re pressing your luck. Still, it’s possible it died from some other issue and was opportunistically fed upon.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Chances are when you found it, it died and scavenging began which is typical in both fresh and saltwater.
You wouldnt have pic of fish alive and after by chance ?

 

[dimik]

How large is your tank? Do you have live rock in your tank that something could have hitchhiked in on? What about a cleanup crew?

Clownfish can be very territorial, and with four you’re pressing your luck. Still, it’s possible it died from some other issue and was opportunistically fed upon.

It's a 75G that I used dry rock for. I know clowns are territorial but they have never showed any aggression to any of their tank mates. They normally hang in a pod of 4 and float around the same rock all day.

He was a healthy tang no issues, eating tons and swimming all day.

NO CUC in the tank they are in QT

 

[dimik]

Chances are when you found it, it died and scavenging began which is typical in both fresh and saltwater.
You wouldnt have pic of fish alive and after by chance ?

No I got him two weeks ago from TSM aquatics. He was a tiny thing, healthy still quite see through. Very active, ate like a beast and showed no signs of any disease.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

No I got him two weeks ago from TSM aquatics. He was a tiny thing, healthy still quite see through. Very active, ate like a beast and showed no signs of any disease.

Was he skinny much? If he was see through i imagine hes quite young and small fish have higher metabolisms, how often did you feed?
What species do you mean by a striped blenny just wondering?

 

[dimik]

Was he skinny much? If he was see through i imagine hes quite young and small fish have higher metabolisms, how often did you feed?
What species do you mean by a striped blenny just wondering?

I feed the tank 2x a day. He was always full with a greenish belly. He would eat all day & grave all day.

The stripped blenny is a Meiacanthus Grammistes