The mystery of the Memorial Day Tomini Tang...

[Bkatz1]

We came home from our lake house this afternoon to find our Tomini Tang finless, dead, and stuck to our mp40. This fish was in perfect health leaving Friday. 3 years established in the tank, fat, happy, and as far as I've always seen, un-bullied. The missinging top and bottom fins (that should be orange, were stripped to spines. Do you think this fish was bullied (in 48 hours) to death?

All other fish acting normal, no signs of disease or infection. Everyone eating and water parameters in check. Only change in the last 2 weeks was I had started to dose NOPOX. Let's hear everyone's theories...

 

[KrisReef]

Tomini got high on NOPox and drifted onto the MP40 and became stuck there. The other fishes tried pulling it off by the orange fins but the Tomini wouldn't budge.

 

[Bkatz1]

Tomini got high on NOPox and drifted onto the MP40 and became stuck there. The other fishes tried pulling it off by the orange fins but the Tomini wouldn't budge.

Solid theory... drugs are bad mmmkay.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

We came home from our lake house this afternoon to find our Tomini Tang finless, dead, and stuck to our mp40. This fish was in perfect health leaving Friday. 3 years established in the tank, fat, happy, and as far as I've always seen, un-bullied. The missinging top and bottom fins (that should be orange, were stripped to spines. Do you think this fish was bullied (in 48 hours) to death?

All other fish acting normal, no signs of disease or infection. Everyone eating and water parameters in check. Only change in the last 2 weeks was I had started to dose NOPOX. Let's hear everyone's theories...

I'm sorry, that's awful.

 

[j.falk]

Sometimes things die without warning or an explanation.

 

[i cant think]

We came home from our lake house this afternoon to find our Tomini Tang finless, dead, and stuck to our mp40. This fish was in perfect health leaving Friday. 3 years established in the tank, fat, happy, and as far as I've always seen, un-bullied. The missinging top and bottom fins (that should be orange, were stripped to spines. Do you think this fish was bullied (in 48 hours) to death?

All other fish acting normal, no signs of disease or infection. Everyone eating and water parameters in check. Only change in the last 2 weeks was I had started to dose NOPOX. Let's hear everyone's theories...

How big was the tomini when you got him? It could’ve been old age and the CUC started to munch on the body.

 

[Nano_Man]

How big was the tomini when you got him? It could’ve been old age and the CUC started to munch on the body.

That’s my thoughts it has died then other fish have a nibble and also clean up crew . I had a fish die and before I seen it the others had eaten some of it

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Sorry that this happened to you!

 

[Bkatz1]

How big was the tomini when you got him? It could’ve been old age and the CUC started to munch on the body.

The Tomini was 4" and I figured the fin loss must have been from the other fish. No CUC in thos tank. FOWLR- by the time I got him his fins were so gone he looked like a Naso tang. I'm still kicking myself for not taking a picture.

 

[i cant think]

The Tomini was 4" and I figured the fin loss must have been from the other fish. No CUC in thos tank. FOWLR- by the time I got him his fins were so gone he looked like a Naso tang. I'm still kicking myself for not taking a picture.

It sounds as though it was old age as it takes ages to get a 4” fish of most Bristletooth species.
I’ve seen other fish predating on dead fish or even just dying fish, it’s the circle of life unfortunately.

 

[52728299]

It sounds as though it was old age as it takes ages to get a 4” fish of most Bristletooth species.
I’ve seen other fish predating on dead fish or even just dying fish, it’s the circle of life unfortunately.

How long do tomini live?

 

[i cant think]

How long do tomini live?

They can live for I believe 5-8 years depending on the size you get them when young.

 

[52728299]

They can live for I believe 5-8 years depending on the size you get them when young.

Cool, mine is prolly only like a year old but I swear he's about 4". Since I got him a few months ago he's grown fast prolly doubled in size.

 

[i cant think]

Cool, mine is prolly only like a year old but I swear he's about 4". Since I got him a few months ago he's grown fast prolly doubled in size.

I don’t have a tomini but I have a binotatus and in the 3 years I’ve had him he’s really been a slow grower and is only 3.5” currently.

 

[52728299]

I don’t have a tomini but I have a binotatus and in the 3 years I’ve had him he’s really been a slow grower and is only 3.5” currently.

Just makes me think I feed too much, idk..