Teach me how to identify a heavy breathing fish

USMC 4 LIFE · Mar 1, 2017

I am trying to get a reference video to help me know when a Tang is breathing heavily.

I currently have a blue tang that appears to be breathing slightly fast/heavy. The reason I believe this is because I can see his gills working at a higher rate than the other fishes. Is this just normal breathing for a Tang? I have 6 other fish in the tank that do not breathe as rapid as he does.

The blue tang eats very well, has great color with no visible abrasions or signs of diseases, swims around peacefully. Thanks for the help.

melypr1985 · Mar 1, 2017

USMC 4 LIFE said:
I am trying to get a reference video to help me know when a Tang is breathing heavily.

I currently have a blue tang that appears to be breathing slightly fast/heavy. The reason I believe this is because I can see his gills working at a higher rate than the other fishes. Is this just normal breathing for a Tang? I have 6 other fish in the tank that do not breathe as rapid as he does.

The blue tang eats very well, has great color with no visible abrasions or signs of diseases, swims around peacefully. Thanks for the help.

I'll try to get a video of this for future reference, but until then, can you post a video of your tang breathing? We should be able to let you know yes or no on it. You want it to be close, in focus and stable (not shaking or chasing him around with the picture) if at all possible.