my naso tang died

[sbazain]

last week I was running a thread about my naso tang that he wasn't eating well today when I woke up I found him laying in the bottom next to a rock I guess he couldn't take it anymore i tried everything all different foods even vegetables but nothing going to miss him had him for only two weeks but liked the little guy next one have to see him eat et the LFS and also don't buy everywhere buy where you know your people and trust also will QT just in case we always learn the hard way just wanted to put out there for those who answered my question when i needed them thanks.

 

[HumbleFish]

Sorry to hear of your loss. Some fish just don't adapt to feeding in captivity. I think I'm about to lose my 3rd CBB for that exact same reason.

 

[ca1ore]

Bummer! I mentioned in your other thread that the Naso has been a tough fish for meet acclimate. Sometimes they just won't eat.

 

[sbazain]

the thing is am afraid to buy another one and even if I QT it maybe it won't eat either .


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[dinger28]

Last July I purchased a 3 inch Naso from LiveAquaria. Put him in a 20g QT with the same size Desjardini Tang. Didn't even for days, but then suddenly started taking everything and anything. As humblefish said, some fish unfortunately just don't eat in captivity. He and the Desjardini have doubled their size and are fat and happy. Video below was taken towards the end of january...about 6 months after I got them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-bCP2sWc_U

 

[dinger28]

Didn't EAT for days...not even; lol

 

[sandwi54]

I remember early in my fishkeeping days, I purchased a couple of small naso tangs (4" or smaller), and none of them made it past a couple of months. I searched everywhere online and found a comment from Bob Fenner saying that from his experience, small naso tangs don't ship well and most do not survive. He recommended at least 5-6" size. After reading that, I bought two 6" naso (one male and one female), and both survived and thrived to this day.

Over the last few years, I've always noticed that most of the small naso tangs at LFS looked stressed and have light stress patches typical of tangs, while larger specimens almost always looked fine. Diver's Den also rarely sell small naso but always have large ones.