Chasing my tail...

[Diesel]

I had the same problem with some fish years ago, I just stopped with my Vodka dosing schedule and all went back to normal.
Now I'm drinking the Vodka and watch my fish while doing it, I don't have a tail to chase so all is good

 

[melypr1985]

I had the same problem with some fish years ago, I just stopped with my Vodka dosing schedule and all went back to normal.
Now I'm drinking the Vodka and watch my fish while doing it, I don't have a tail to chase so all is good

It's funny. He only just started doing this about a week or so ago. Not dosing anything because he's in QT and all the meds have been finished. Maybe he's just a weirdo lol

 

[Diesel]

It's funny. He only just started doing this about a week or so ago. Not dosing anything because he's in QT and all the meds have been finished. Maybe he's just a weirdo lol

Maybe it would work opposite in your way by giving him a bit of Vodka to calm him.

 

[reef-treasure]

hope the angel fish is doing better

 

[melypr1985]

hope the angel fish is doing better

Actually he's about the same. I dont think there is anything physically wrong with him... just mentally. lol This video was from today.

 

[Naiad]

Circling - As the male approaches a female station , he excellerates his swimming tempo to an impulsive circling around the female, as if spinning on a string. His body is curved and there is a full fan-like erection of unpaired fins, maxirnallv increasing the concave lateral body surface presented to the female. Later in courtship the female may also participate and both may engage in head-to-tail circling.
Via: http://www.centropyge.net/wild.html

Maybe it is just practice courtship behavior?

 

[melypr1985]

Circling - As the male approaches a female station , he excellerates his swimming tempo to an impulsive circling around the female, as if spinning on a string. His body is curved and there is a full fan-like erection of unpaired fins, maxirnallv increasing the concave lateral body surface presented to the female. Later in courtship the female may also participate and both may engage in head-to-tail circling.
Via: http://www.centropyge.net/wild.html

Maybe it is just practice courtship behavior?

Huh. Never thought about that. There are no other angels in the tank with him... @evolved @eatbreakfast would an angel display mating behavior without a female present? Like he's becoming sexually mature?

 

[evolved]

Is it possibly seeing its reflection?

 

[melypr1985]

Is it possibly seeing its reflection?

I suppose. it's just glass all around them and that's only a small plastic bowl of sand for the wrasse to sleep in. Although, there isn't really a light over the tank to cause much reflection so I'm not sure.
More investigating is needed. --- pulls out magnifying glass and weird holmes hat

 

[Cleo642]

Maybe he was born a little retarded, or the copper could have harmed him more than it should have. Some fish are more sensitive I read. Maybe his system couldn't handle it as well.

 

[melypr1985]

OK. here's another one. You can clearly see his reflection under him. Now he's kinda going backward with his spins. Maybe he's practicing for the fishy x games. Angels are more sensitive to copper, though he never stopped eating and wasn't acting stressed during treatment.
He does stop and kinda get his wits about him, so it's not constant spinning. He's still eating, though not as much as before the spins started.

 

[Cleo642]

I hope the the copper didn't hurt his system any. I wonder if it causes nervous system damage?

 

[Naiad]

Haha tang photobomb!

 

[Naiad]

Would be interested to see if this continues outside qt

 

[ClearRain]

I've only seen tangs do this, more specific, Powder Browns. At the store we call it tang disease. When we see one doing this, we know its only got 2-3 days left Mostly happens to fish from one specific vendor we use.......

 

[melypr1985]

I hope the the copper didn't hurt his system any. I wonder if it causes nervous system damage?

I'm not sure. Maybe I should send my fish to @Humblefish for further study.

 

[melypr1985]

Would be interested to see if this continues outside qt

He's not going back in my DT. I was going to take him back to the LFS. He's a coral picker

 

[melypr1985]

I've only seen tangs do this, more specific, Powder Browns. At the store we call it tang disease. When we see one doing this, we know its only got 2-3 days left Mostly happens to fish from one specific vendor we use.......

huh. I wonder if it was the same vendor. Care to share which one? I can find out where this one came from. It might be a clue! I say Watson a clue!

 

[Cleo642]

How long have you had him? He didn't have any odd behaviors before you put him in?

 

[MrDJeep123]

Hot dog hot dog hot diggity dog, it's a brand new day.....

And that's strange...the fishy thing.