Ok to let my elegance continue eating my 6-line?

[MoshJosh]

So I guess my 6-line died. . . not sure exactly why but I have a bit of an idea. Last night I had some issues in the tank and had to turn off the filter and wave maker. I proceeded to go to bed without turning them back on. Needless to say there was NO FLOW in the tank for about 6 hours before I woke up and, while still in bed, realized what I had done!!! I rushed down to the tank and to my surprise everything was alive, even had some polyp extension on some acros. . . looks like my initial impression was wrong and my 6-line didn’t make it.

Anyway, I found the fish like this, should I try to take the fish away from the coral or let nature take its course (sorry little 6-line)

 

[stewy14]

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal

 

[JoJosReef]

Let the elegance eat!

I feed fish that didn't make it to my BTAs. Sounds a bit brutal, but better than flushing them or letting the bristleworms go to town, imo.

 

[MERKEY]

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I guess my 6-line died. . . not sure exactly why but I have a bit of an idea. Last night I had some issues in the tank and had to turn off the filter and wave maker. I proceeded to go to bed without turning them back on. Needless to say there was NO FLOW in the tank for about 6 hours before I woke up and, while still in bed, realized what I had done!!! I rushed down to the tank and to my surprise everything was alive, even had some polyp extension on some acros. . . looks like my initial impression was wrong and my 6-line didn’t make it.

Anyway, I found the fish like this, should I try to take the fish away from the coral or let nature take its course (sorry little 6-line)

Unfortunate but yes ok to consume as I feed mine pieces of krill and shrimp

 

[Gumbies R Us]

So I guess my 6-line died. . . not sure exactly why but I have a bit of an idea. Last night I had some issues in the tank and had to turn off the filter and wave maker. I proceeded to go to bed without turning them back on. Needless to say there was NO FLOW in the tank for about 6 hours before I woke up and, while still in bed, realized what I had done!!! I rushed down to the tank and to my surprise everything was alive, even had some polyp extension on some acros. . . looks like my initial impression was wrong and my 6-line didn’t make it.

Anyway, I found the fish like this, should I try to take the fish away from the coral or let nature take its course (sorry little 6-line)

Sorry about your loss!

 

[edsbeaker]

Poor little fish! Sorry.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

The problem is more WHY did the sixline die, and is it something that could be contagious to the other fish in the tank?