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Magga Pie
06/15/2008, 09:39 PM
So I went out of town for a couple of days and my mom maintained my tank while I was gone. I get back and my baby sailfin tang that I have had for about 3 weeks is no where to be found....What could of happend? She said she handn't seen it swimming around since I had left. This fish was my first saltwater fish and it died...I think I will wait awile till i get another fish

super stooge
06/15/2008, 09:49 PM
ask your mum to list absolutly everything she did with and around the tank in detail. it is entirely possible though that your mum's care had nothing to do with the loss of your fish, its just a place to start

Toddrtrex
06/15/2008, 09:49 PM
And what are your current water parameters?

9501gle
06/15/2008, 09:57 PM
Did you ever find the fish? Sometimes they jump out.

gulfstream
06/15/2008, 10:01 PM
Wow
as your 1st fish a sailfin tang seems quite delicate
especially with water parameters.......it is possibly that your fish
was enroute to perish no matter if you would have been there.
I lost a sailfin tang before and I believe it was due to Water
temp.....I was also away for few days when this happened.

Magga Pie
06/15/2008, 10:27 PM
The only things that my mom did was turn on and off the lights since I do not have a timer yet, and she put some mysis shrimp that I had in the tank to feed him. He had been acting wierd days prior to me leaving Im not blaming anything on her. He started hiding instead of his normal behavior of swimming everywhere

My water param's are normal. The only thing that it could be was my water temp changed or my cat got to it.

And I have not found the body of the fish eithere its not in my tank

kau_cinta_ku
06/15/2008, 10:30 PM
depending on what you have for a CUC you may never find the body.

sorry for your loss.

Toddrtrex
06/15/2008, 10:31 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12754757#post12754757 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Magga Pie

My water param's are normal.


"Normal" doesn't tell a whole lot, what are the actual numbers.

Magga Pie
06/15/2008, 10:43 PM
The only CUC I have right now are 3 hermit crabs and 3 pepermint shrimp

My water param's are
Nitrate:10(I have a Wet/Dry with Bio Balls)
Nitrite:0
Amonia:0
pH:8.2
Alk:High
Calcium:450

For when I get a new fish I was thinking about a pair of black and white Ocellaris clownfish...Would this be ok?

petoonia
06/15/2008, 10:45 PM
I agree that a sailfin tang is a delicate fish to get as your first. I would wait awhile then try something a little more hardy. Besides tangs should usually be added last to a tank.

The clowns would be a good fish to start out with, just give it some time before adding them.

kau_cinta_ku
06/15/2008, 10:48 PM
clowns would be a much better starter fish.

Magga Pie
06/15/2008, 10:52 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12754859#post12754859 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kau_cinta_ku
clowns would be a much better starter fish.

I dont think I ever mentioned that it was at 8.8
Also the tang is MIA so how can I put him in a QT tank? Not trying to sound rude or anything..

I also wont buy another tang for my tank since its only 75g. If I ever upgrade I will buy another

TXAlbert
06/15/2008, 10:53 PM
mine too

kau_cinta_ku
06/15/2008, 10:56 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12754883#post12754883 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Magga Pie
I dont think I ever mentioned that it was at 8.8
Also the tang is MIA so how can I put him in a QT tank? Not trying to sound rude or anything..

I also wont buy another tang for my tank since its only 75g. If I ever upgrade I will buy another

sorry you must have seen my post before the edit. that post was for a diff. thread sorry.

Magga Pie
06/15/2008, 10:58 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12754907#post12754907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kau_cinta_ku
sorry you must have seen my post before the edit. that post was for a diff. thread sorry.

Oh ok I had thought I read it but then I looked back and couldn't find it again I thought I was seeing things lol No problem