Lost my Scopas Tang

[ckwatson]

I got home from work last night and was looking in my tank only to see my tang stuck to the power head. I grabbed a net and turned off the power heads to get him out and he swam away but I could see that he was really skinny and some flesh was missing from his fins. I got him out and put him in a 5 gallon bucket with a small heater and some leaf algae and hoped for the best but when I got up this morning he was laying side ways on the bottom not moving. I am not sure what happened ever thing else is doing fine. I check all my levels a couple days every thing looked good but my ph was a little lower then normal. I did a water change the same day to try and help with that. He was always picking at the rocks and glass so I dont think he was going hungry. He would even eat some of the brine shrimp I would put in there for the other fish.

 

[skriz]

I've lost some tangs in the same way. These tangs were being harrassed by other fish and were not eating much.

 

[ckwatson]

Yeah mine seemed to be doing fine, I only have a true perc and a purple fire fish I never saw ether one of them bothering the tang. I dont know what happened but It was prob my favorite so far.

 

[ckwatson]

I have had him maybe 4-5 months. I dont think the power head killed him but Im not sure what got him so weak that it sucked him in and held him there. I did not notice him having any problems swimming the day before.