Naso Tang Not Happy

Hair Algae Wizard · Jan 18, 2020

Folks,

I have a Naso Tang in QT, and he/she appears to not be happy. The fish is not very active, and mostly hiding/laying on it's side in the tank. I also noticed some marks on it's body as well, but not sure if they are stress related, or something more serious.

The other Tang in OT is a Kole Eye, and seems to be more active. I haven't seen them eat in the last week they have been in QT, so not certain if they are.

Pic is attached. Any ideas what I can do?

Zack K · Jan 18, 2020

The markings look like stress marks. Are you running any meds? What dips have you done? What are you feeding? Lastly is there ammonia in the tank?

Hair Algae Wizard · Jan 18, 2020

Zack K said:
The markings look like stress marks. Are you running any meds? What dips have you done? What are you feeding? Lastly is there ammonia in the tank?

I added API General Cure as a preventative, after seeing the spots, and noticing he was fairly lethargic. I've been feeding Rod's Food Herbivore Blend, but can try something else, as I have a fair amount of frozen and pellet food.

vetteguy53081 · Jan 18, 2020

Those are stress marks and question is what is causing stress.
General cure is a good precaution and I would check:
Temperature, salinity, chances of flukes ( a way to tell is to get him into a bucket of ro water at same temp as tank and give it freshwater dip for about 5 mins. See if at the bottom of bucket if there are particles that look like sesame seeds. (those will be flukes)