Tang ATTACKED by blue legged hermits

woke up this morning and my yellow tang was struggling to get away from a group of hermit crabs, i was able to get them off but they had already torn one fin off its side and took one side down to the meat. I put him in a QT tank but he passed shortly after
was just wondering how they could have gotton to him?????
he was fine the day before

 

Not likely that your hermits took the tang down. I'm sure that it was sick/weak which caused it to lay on the bottom of the tank. The hermits were just using the opportunity to grab a free meal. Sorry to hear about your fish

 

but was doing well the night before there was no obvious signs of stress or anything , i check my tank every night before bed and every morning when i get up, all other kids are doing great

 

I agree with amcarrig. I find it hard to believe that a group of hermits could take a tang down. It had to of been sick and possibly not showing any signs.

 

Ditto.... I do not think my yellow tang even sleeps. Most scavengers get a bad rap doing what they do best.

 

a healthy yellow is no easy "feat" for a small pack blue leg's i will say though blue legs ( sizable ones ) will attempt to steal snail shells , ive watched them in action , lol quite comical to say the least' but to take down a healthy yellow ?
NOT' i would suspect' the yellow may have been sleeping' in the rock work and been violated' and the others came on in.
or perhaps the yellow was i'll and showed signs of i'llness and laid down some where allowing the blue legs the opurtunity to get a free meal .


I would choose the latter and say the yellow was i'll , i just can't see blue legs' even a whole gaggle of them catching and cornering a yellow , thats kinda like a yellow tiger being attacked by a small pack of EVASARATED MIDGITS ! ..LOL

 

but what if there were alot of evaserated midgets? Do you think you could take on the seven dwarves all by your self? J/K........

 

ok LOL
I think the tang was ill
i just dont take loss very well since i had him for over 6 months
as for the 7 dwarfs lol i will take my chances with the tiger LOL

thanks all for your comments

 

Hermits are evil. Crabs will eat anything they can. The fish had to be weak, or injured by the crabs to be taken down, but I don't trust crabs. Then again I am biased against them.

 

Sorry for your loss... Maybe the band of blues were packing heat...