R.I.P. purple tang

[JKDMan]

my P.tang that i have had for almost 2 years was found dead by me in th tank yesterday.i had i issue with my top of not adding water and the tank had got a few gallons low. could the swing in salinity be the reason? idk im stumped on this one.









220tank
40 gal sump

 

[ChrisRD]

In a tank that size, being a few gallons low shouldn't effect salinity drastically enough to kill anything IMO.

Not sure what caused it, but sorry to hear you lost the fish.

 

[Len]

Sorry about your loss. Was its body normal? Have you added any new rocks or algae lately? I've lost tangs to newly introduced algae.

 

[Anonymous]

Purple tangs come from the red sea, so they tolerate very warm salty water.

I've had mine for 7.5 years now. I think the main trick is making sure it has enough greens to eat.

 

[Buffalo]

Tangs are more sensitive to PH swing.