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Unread 12/04/2016, 05:32 AM   #1
thefishyboy
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Sailfin tang floating at top of tank

Hi all

I need some help I came down to my tank this morning to find my sailfin tang floating in the top corner of the tank he seems unable to swim down the tank. I check my water parameters this morning and got these readings.

Sg 1.026
No3 0
Po4 0.1
Mag 930
Cal 340
Dkh 6

I have dosed dkh this morning to raise it back up as it is a little lower than normal. Will dose mag an calc later.

Tang has been in the tank about a year and no problems till this morning. All new additions to tank have been qtd and most recent addition was about a month ago. I can't see any signs of ich or any other disease and all the other fish seem to be behaving normally. I would like some advice for what is wrong and how to fix it as I am very fond of my tang.

Tank is 100g mixed reef tank and the tang was behaving normally yesterday and was eating yesterday.

Please help

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Unread 12/04/2016, 06:18 AM   #2
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try google for swim bladder disease


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Unread 12/04/2016, 12:02 PM   #3
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Tang just passed away. Don't know what happend he seemed fine yesterday then today he was really not fine


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Unread 12/04/2016, 06:07 PM   #4
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Sorry to hear this... I hope you find the strength to move on. Loosing any fish hurts.


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Unread 12/04/2016, 07:17 PM   #5
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RIP. Sorry to hear about your loss.


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Unread 12/04/2016, 07:32 PM   #6
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Sometimes fish die for no apparent reason. I had a Sailfin die like that. Fine in the morning and dead on the sand at lunch. No observable cause, just dead.


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