Tomini tang behavior

Devonjevon · Nov 15, 2011

Ok I hadnot purchased a fish in about 2 years.
About 2 months ago I purchased a tomini tang. He is doing great after his initial quarintine Do they dig borrows? Mins is its using it's tail to dig holes. Is this normal behavior?

gmoney243 · Nov 15, 2011

no, your tang has Goby-itus. feed him lots of nori and hope he gets better if he starts sifting sand them im sorry its to late!

pickupman66 · Nov 15, 2011

never had mine dig any holes.

ToXIc · Nov 15, 2011

how's his skin? he's probably trying to get a parasite off

Devonjevon · Nov 16, 2011

He is not scratching he is fanning his tail and digging holes. I'll take a picture of the burrow. When lights come on. After a month of antibiotics hypo salinity copper in quarantine i seriously don't think he has a parasite. He is eating like a pig. And is not being bossed around.

gmoney243 · Nov 16, 2011

maybe its a she and its making homes for eggs?

mrcoffee · Nov 18, 2011

I have have one but have never seen or heard of that. laying eggs is probably not what he is doing I would like to +1 the first response gmoney is right on the money. Good luck and keep us posted.

mrcoffee · Nov 18, 2011

You really did a month of antibiotics, hypo, copper and quarantine? He is probably trying to get parasites to get back so that he can start feeling normal again. Like a dog that rolls in the dirt.

TinaFoster · Nov 18, 2011

I'm glad he's still alive. Everything I've ever read said don't do copper AND hypo both. It's too much for the fish to take.

islander84 · Nov 20, 2011

I have seen tangs burrow to get a hiding spot when they are stressed not very common though......and i have a vampire tang that likes to eat sand and swim across the tank and poop a stream of sand all over my corals! lol.... fish do weird things sometimes....

Devonjevon · Nov 20, 2011

He is still doing great he his the biggest fish I have so far. And yes I did a month of quarantine because I've had my tank ick free for 3 years don't wanna start now. Yes I did hypo and copper and antibiotics. Started just copper and biotics. Very very gradually decreased salinity. Glad I don't have a deep sand bed.
It makes me kinda nervous. I have steaks or I gues acrylic stilts that my rock work rests on. He/she favorite sleeping spot is below about 30 lbs of rock