R.I.P. Blue hippo

[Reefcube29]

Not sure what happened. Just walked in the door n didn't see my most notable fish. Started looking n saw him decimated even with his eyes already eaten out. Sucks I'm bummed...

 

[bvysochin]

Do you have a nem?

 

[russ13]

That sucks

 

[LAreefguy]

Not sure what happened. Just walked in the door n didn't see my most notable fish. Started looking n saw him decimated even with his eyes already eaten out. Sucks I'm bummed... View attachment 45393 View attachment 45394

sorry bud, i think its always the worst when its unexpected.

 

[Reefcube29]

Do you have a nem?

Nope

 

[barbazoid]

holy grape algae batman!

that is a bummer.

 

[Jetsetter57]

In the 37 gal tank?

 

[F-Dawg]

How long did you have it?

 

[Reefcube29]

holy grape algae batman!

that is a bummer.

. Is that a bad thing? My tangs loved munching on it all day. My yellow still hasn't eaten anything but in over five months. Also my Mandarin stays in it religiously. Lol

 

[Tangwich]

Watch til the end

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rfaa0Sjczik

 

[Reefcube29]

In the 37 gal tank?

. Yes Now just a blacker ice, yellow tang, mandarin goby I've raised from the size of a nickel, six line, and a black sailfan blennie.

 

[Reefcube29]

How long did you have it?

Got him at MAX. He was duper super good. No fighting what so ever n bonded with my blacker ice instantly like they were a mated pair almost. They would swim side by side everywhere and just swim n eat.

 

[barbazoid]

. Is that a bad thing? My tangs loved munching on it all day. My yellow still hasn't eaten anything but in over five months. Also my Mandarin stays in it religiously. Lol

i dont think its bad. i love blue tangs the color is amazing

 

[Reefcube29]

 

[peter]

Poor fella.. sucks, sorry for your loss. I got my blue tang the size of a nickel to and he bonded with my purple tang follows him every where.

 

[Reefcube29]

i dont think its bad. i love blue tangs the color is amazing

Nah not the fish bro. Lol... I meant is the grape algae bad? Haha

 

[peter]

Hey just a heads up sexy corals is having a sale on baby blue tangs for $15!

 

[Paranoiattack91]

Sorry for your loss. To save you the heartache from losing another one, a blue tang shouldn't be in a 37 gallon tank. I'm not talking trash, I'm telling you from my own experience. I put one in my 50 gallon when I was just starting and didn't know and it died in about a month. After talking to many people and research I learned that a blue tang shouldn't be in a tank under 100 gallons at minimum and will often die as a result.

 

[Reefcube29]

Sorry for your loss. To save you the heartache from losing another one, a blue tang shouldn't be in a 37 gallon tank. I'm not talking trash, I'm telling you from my own experience. I put one in my 50 gallon when I was just starting and didn't know and it died in about a month. After talking to many people and research I learned that a blue tang shouldn't be in a tank under 100 gallons at minimum and will often die as a result.

He wasn't stressed and at his size he would have been fine for a year plus with the new transfer happening n then on to my friends 150. Think it was my wave maker. It must have stuck his head in there on an off moment between waves.