New Desjardini tang

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

Is this normal for a tang? He’s just kinda laying on his side, lack of moving etc ?

I got him yesterday… he’s just much more lethargic than I expected…

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MnFish1 · Oct 1, 2023

Can you give some more information - parameters, where from other symptoms, etc etc - I agree - he does not look 'normal - was it right when the lights came on - or something? He almost has a stress coloration - which may be due to being new. Is there any bullying going on? Did you QT the fish? Did the salinities from the store/your tank match?

sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

Looked stressed. What is he in? Seems small and what’s the green thing behind him? Lettuce?

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

I don’t think there’s any bullying, all the other fish have left him alone. I did not QT.

He’s in a 75g but he’s just in the corner and it’s just a green plant decoration…

sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

How did you acclimate him?

MnFish1 · Oct 1, 2023

I don't see any obvious disease - and it would be too soon for disease to show up - suggesting some issue with acclimating the fish, or some other stress. Could also be he is just getting 'used' to the tank. Posting your parameters - especially salinity could help. I might also communicate with the place from which you bought the fish

vetteguy53081 · Oct 1, 2023

tb582 said:
Is this normal for a tang? He’s just kinda laying on his side, lack of moving etc ?

I got him yesterday… he’s just much more lethargic than I expected…

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I’ve seen new tangs do this but often it’s a matter of settling in
How was fish acclimated and for how long?
Did you equalize salinity?
Turn lights down to blue for a few hours, add air stone and don’t worry too much about feeding
They’re easily intimidated at first then become a pain in the rear at times

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

Thanks all - will give him some time - in terms of acclamation it was just a slow drip for a couple hours.

Salt is 34.7ppt

vetteguy53081 said:
They’re easily intimidated at first then become a pain in the rear at times

Why a pain?? Need details

MnFish1 · Oct 1, 2023

tb582 said:
Thanks all - will give him some time - in terms of acclamation it was just a slow drip for a couple hours.

Salt is 34.7ppt

Why a pain?? Need details

Do you happen to know what the LFS used for salinity?

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

MnFish1 said:
Do you happen to know what the LFS used for salinity?

Sadly no…

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

Ok he’s swimming a bit more but I left him for an hour and when I came back it was stuck to my power head lol - turned it off and he swam away so idk what’s going on with him

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

Here’s another vid of him:::

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sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

tb582 said:
Ok he’s swimming a bit more but I left him for an hour and when I came back it was stuck to my power head lol - turned it off and he swam away so idk what’s going on with him

That’s a terrible sign that he doesn’t have the power or strength to even swim away from the power head…., is he breathing heavy?

tb582 · Oct 1, 2023

sc50964 said:
That’s a terrible sign that he doesn’t have the power or strength to even swim away from the power head…., is he breathing heavy?

Oddly no he doesn’t seem to be breathing heavy.

sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

tb582 said:
Oddly no he doesn’t seem to be breathing heavy.

My guess is that the acclimation process went wrong so he has been stressed due to maybe ph or salinity shock

sc50964 · Oct 1, 2023

Best and possibly the only thing that you can do for him atm is to return him to the LFS.

Jay Hemdal · Oct 1, 2023

tb582 said:
Sadly no…

That could be the issue, also did you aerate its water during the drip?

Here is a thing I see though - the tang does not look like a freshly imported fish, it is a bit thin and pale, it looks more like a tang that’s been in captivity for awhile. Do you know the history of this fish?

Jay