Powder Blue Tang

[Alatriel]

We acquired a Powder Blue Tang memorial weekend. Fish was quarantined in a 55 gal tank. It was eating Nori, mysis, formula 1 pellets (all soaked in selcon) like a pig. The fish was slowly getting skinny so I upped the feedings to 3 times a day and started wet skimming to help with the added nutrients. Nothing I did seem to make a change. Unfortunately the fish died on Sat. Didn’t see any parasites or notice any stringy feces so I’m at a loss as to why this fish withered away like this.

Could it be possible this fish was caught using cyanide?

Salinity 1.024
PH 8.0-8.2
Amm 0
Trites 0
Trates 5
Temp 79.8

 

[Percula9]

Possibly caught with cyanide. May have had an internal parasite that prevented him from absorbing the nutrition from the food. I just looked at my books and it looks like cyanide causes a wasting a way even though fed well.