Kole tang mouth open?

fishguy99 · 03/09/2014, 10:59 PM

My kole tang purchased a day ago has quite a wide mouth not sure if normal as i am new to tangs but if you look really close at the rock directly under his mouth you can see something hanging from it and it is a cloudy color kind of like the shed of a slime coat off a scaleless fish

crvz · 03/10/2014, 09:01 AM

fishguy,

first a suggestion, punctuation can make your posts a lot easier to consume. it's a challenge to read through the words you posted and grasp your intent (no judgement here, you can see I don't much for capitalization myself).

but, unfortunately, kole tangs in my experience are a bit notorious for mouth injuries during transport, which can be insurmountable. I don't see anything hanging from this fishes mouth, but if it doesnt start looking for food in the next day or so I'm afraid there may not be much to do. check them carefully at the store before purchase in the future if this one doesnt pull through.

Hal · 03/10/2014, 10:23 AM

Open mouth all the time is not normal. I can't remember what it is, but it is a non-normal medical/physiological condition. If you search around, you should be able to find it.

Unfortunately, the one Kole tang I had in QT with this condition perished shortly after I noticed this. It had no other visible signs.

fishguy99 · 03/10/2014, 01:49 PM

Died last night, but before it died it got very active and it's slime coat was coming off.

julie180 · 03/10/2014, 05:58 PM

Sorry for your loss. When ever you buy fish, make sure they will eat at the store. If the store is not willing to feed them for you, move on.

Best of luck

fishguy99 · 03/10/2014, 06:30 PM

It ate the only problem was it was beat up and the guy said it was from the net but i guess it was struggling with more than that

03/09/2014, 10:59 PM	#1
fishguy99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 104	Kole tang mouth open? My kole tang purchased a day ago has quite a wide mouth not sure if normal as i am new to tangs but if you look really close at the rock directly under his mouth you can see something hanging from it and it is a cloudy color kind of like the shed of a slime coat off a scaleless fish

03/10/2014, 09:01 AM	#2
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	fishguy, first a suggestion, punctuation can make your posts a lot easier to consume. it's a challenge to read through the words you posted and grasp your intent (no judgement here, you can see I don't much for capitalization myself). but, unfortunately, kole tangs in my experience are a bit notorious for mouth injuries during transport, which can be insurmountable. I don't see anything hanging from this fishes mouth, but if it doesnt start looking for food in the next day or so I'm afraid there may not be much to do. check them carefully at the store before purchase in the future if this one doesnt pull through. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

03/10/2014, 10:23 AM	#3
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	Open mouth all the time is not normal. I can't remember what it is, but it is a non-normal medical/physiological condition. If you search around, you should be able to find it. Unfortunately, the one Kole tang I had in QT with this condition perished shortly after I noticed this. It had no other visible signs. __________________ Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints. Current Tank Info: 250g starphire: 72x28x30, BeanAnimal drain with an oversized non-durso emergency drain, 4 inch DSB, 3x Reefbreeders Value LED fixtures, SWC/MSX 300A skimmer, Geo kalk reactor, 3 Vortechs w/bb, carbon reactor, and a RKL

03/10/2014, 01:49 PM	#4
fishguy99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 104	Died last night, but before it died it got very active and it's slime coat was coming off.

03/10/2014, 05:58 PM	#5
julie180 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raymore, MO Posts: 2,556	Sorry for your loss. When ever you buy fish, make sure they will eat at the store. If the store is not willing to feed them for you, move on. Best of luck

03/10/2014, 06:30 PM	#6
fishguy99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 104	It ate the only problem was it was beat up and the guy said it was from the net but i guess it was struggling with more than that