Caught by my carpet

[OrionN]

I am moving one of my aquarium system. I got everybody in a small holding tank right now. During all of this ruckus, my Powder Blue tang got tangle with my Haddoni carpet. I am surprise that he got free and still live. This happened this AM.
Right now the tang seem comfortable, not breathing hard. I hope he will still live in the morning. The tang and the carpet have been together for at least 5 years. I would be very sad if he died over night.

Today just now

Several months before

 

[velvetelvis]

Sorry to hear that, Minh. I hope your tang makes a full recovery.

 

[OrionN]

I just feed tha tank, he ate. I think this is a good sign. If he live, this got to be the first fish that I know off that got the whole side touched a Haddoni anemone and live to tell about it.

 

[mnchartier]

Hoping for a full recovery, they are such a beautiful fish. I lost a few fish to my blue haddoni before passing it along.

 

[567234ta]

holy crap, that is horrible!:eek2:

 

[sucker_fish]

wow, he looks terrible. I think also its a good sign hes eating, hopefully he recovers. he'll definitely have bragging rights if he makes it.

 

[Haddonisreef]

Ouch...... Lucky hope it pulls threw for you!!

 

[EricShane]

Sure hope the fish makes,a,full recovery!!!

 

[dread240]

wow he took a beating. good luck on him though

 

[Rapide]

Oh my... Looks awfull! Let's hope that the sting wasn't too bad.
I just lost a cleaner wrasse and a puellaris goby to a haddoni. Both were new fish. I have 4 haddonis now, so it's just a matter of time until someone wonders too close.

 

[Rapide]

Double post...

 

[OrionN]

Thanks everybody. He really looks OK. I think he will pull through. I will post an update tomorrow. That Haddoni anemone already ate two Copper Banded Butterflies already in the 5 years that I had him.

 

[ValorG]

Wow what a trooper, hopefully he makes a full recovery. If he does, he's a special lil guy!

 

[Dapg8gt]

Amazed he was able to get away from the carpet on his own. Hope he makes it good thing he is eating though.

 

[acrab78]

Ouch are you going to quarantine the tang or just let him be?

Any pictures of your nem?

 

[OrionN]

He had problem with swimming and get blow around by the current (VorTech MP10). I put him in a basket to keep him from getting blow to the anemone again, but he was dead when I got up this AM.

 

[mnchartier]

Sorry to hear.

 

[EricShane]

Hate to hear that

 

[OrionN]

Ouch are you going to quarantine the tang or just let him be?

Any pictures of your nem?

He started to have problem with swimming. I don't have another tank where I can put him, net even a sump (moving the whole system) so I put him in a basket but he died this AM.
Here is a picture of my holding tank and of the huge carpet that is very PO right now. I don't have sand in this tank other than a small container for my Leopard wrasse to hide and sleep in.
It took my a heck of a time to catch my wrasse. Lucky I was able to scooping him up accidentally when I remove the sand.

Lesson learned. Keep the carpet separately when moving tank or else your prized fish may be loss. Normally, the tang is a lot smarter than that, but with the stress of the move and the confined space in the holding tank....
He did not have a chance with the carpet in the confined strange space.
RIP

Full holding tank:

PO Carpet not in sand like he should

 

[Lez uk]

Sorry to here this ,not a good start to the year.