Red Sea Sailfin Tang Died

[asmodyus]

So I had a Red Sea Sailfin tang and I moved him from my 10 gallon QT that I put him in for the first week to my larger 20 gallon Long QT parameters were virtually the same but I stilled acclimated him.

So my fan went out yesterday and the tank temperature rose up to about 86 (QT's are in the garage) and I found the tang acting lethargic but was eating food and then he was getting stuck to the HOB filter I have in there its an over sized filter rated up to 75 gallons but I like the water flow it gives.

Well I put up some new fans temperature was about 79, 80 when I went to bed woke up this morning and found his dead body stuck to the filter did the temperature kill him or something else I never ran medicine on him because he was looking good and eating fine no signs just the sudden lethargic last night.

Did the temp spike kill or some unknown disease?

 

[MrTuskfish]

As long as the temp increase was gradual, 86F isn't wouldn't kill him. Temps on many reefs reach this temp regularly.

 

[asmodyus]

As long as the temp increase was gradual, 86F isn't wouldn't kill him. Temps on many reefs reach this temp regularly.

Damm than I wonder if it was because I never treated him with meds maybe I should treat them instead right of the bat. I was told by many to not treat them until signs and these signs were rather quick only he even eating last night. But he was only a week old so something was wrong with him glad he was in QT.

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Since there weren't any objective symptoms it is very hard to tell what killed him.
Some people don't prophylactically treat and others do...it's a matter of personal preference. But it's almost impossible to treat for all diseases. I do TT and Prazi then observe in a QT for a month. TT is for ich, Prazi for flukes and brook and velvet will show themselves within the six weeks total process.

 

[snorvich]

Since there weren't any objective symptoms it is very hard to tell what killed him.
Some people don't prophylactically treat and others do...it's a matter of personal preference. But it's almost impossible to treat for all diseases. I do TT and Prazi then observe in a QT for a month. TT is for ich, Prazi for flukes and brook and velvet will show themselves within the six weeks total process.

This is what I recommend.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

My guess would be ammonia poisoning.

 

[snorvich]

My guess would be ammonia poisoning.

Very possible.