Anyone have a naso tang and algae blenny randomly die?

[GagaTanks]

Today I randomly found an algae blenny and and naso tang dead. I tried looking for disease and saw nothing. They were the only two fish acting weird the rest of my tank seems fine should I be worried?

 

[fishywishy]

How were they acting weird?

 

[GagaTanks]

How were they acting weird?

Well my algae blenny was staying near the sand. And the naso tang was sticking himself in rocks weirdly I didn’t think much of it cause the lights just turned on

 

[fishywishy]

Well my algae blenny was staying near the sand. And the naso tang was sticking himself in rocks weirdly I didn’t think much of it cause the lights just turned on

How long were they being weird like that?

 

[Uncle99]

Today I randomly found an algae blenny and and naso tang dead. I tried looking for disease and saw nothing. They were the only two fish acting weird the rest of my tank seems fine should I be worried?

Death of two fish at the same time with no notice reminds me of an attack.

For me, it turned out to be a green mantis.

 

[GagaTanks]

How long were they being weird like that?

The algae blenny for about a week and the naso only 2 days

 

[GagaTanks]

Death of two fish at the same time with no notice reminds me of an attack.

For me, it turned out to be a green mantis.

How did you discover it?

 

[fishywishy]

The algae blenny for about a week and the naso only 2 days

Sounds like velvet or a attack of some sort from the fact that it happened so fast.

I’ve also seen fish act weird like that when they had flukes, velvet, or ich, which makes me think it could be velvet.

 

[Uncle99]

How did you discover it?

By accident. Did hear some clicks, but didn’t think.
I never used live rock ever!

Two seasoned fish, 6+ years, beaten senseless. Then just gone, no body.

Just was feeding one night and it come out about 3” from a rock and grabbed the food and immediately returned. It was 5-6” green nasty thing.

Stalks at night.

Easy to get out if found, they not to smart, nor fast.

 

[GagaTanks]

Sounds like velvet or a attack of some sort from the fact that it happened so fast.

I’ve also seen fish act weird like that when they had flukes, velvet, or ich, which makes me think it could be velvet.

Is it treatable do my other fish have it?

 

[GagaTanks]

By accident. Did hear some clicks, but didn’t think.
I never used live rock ever!

Two seasoned fish, 6+ years, beaten senseless. Then just gone, no body.

Just was feeding one night and it come out about 3” from a rock and grabbed the food and immediately returned. It was 5-6” green nasty thing.

Stalks at night.

Easy to get out if found, they not to smart, nor fast.

I’ve never heard any that I noticed today and tomorrow I will see

 

[fishywishy]

Is it treatable do my other fish have it?

If it’s velvet your other fish probably have it, but it is treatable, you have to put them in copper for 30 days. But it’s hard to know for sure what it is. It could be multiple things.

 

[Uncle99]

I’ve never heard any that I noticed today and tomorrow I will see

It’s very unlikely but always possible.
If it was, deaths will continue down the road.

 

[fishywishy]

By accident. Did hear some clicks, but didn’t think.
I never used live rock ever!

Two seasoned fish, 6+ years, beaten senseless. Then just gone, no body.

Just was feeding one night and it come out about 3” from a rock and grabbed the food and immediately returned. It was 5-6” green nasty thing.

Stalks at night.

Easy to get out if found, they not to smart, nor fast.

How did you get it out? Also i saw in another thread that you never used live rock, how did it. Get in your tank?

 

[UMALUM]

Just a shot in the dark but have you had any cyano or dinoflagellate in the system?

 

[Uncle99]

How did you get it out? Also i saw in another thread that you never used live rock, how did it. Get in your tank?

Only way in was as a baby on a coral.
I did not know that was a possibility.
Once found, he stayed right in that spot.
I pulled the coral it hid behind and netted him.
Not to fast at all.

 

[GagaTanks]

Just a shot in the dark but have you had any cyano or dinoflagellate in the system?

Nope