New Tang Behaving bad

[Michael Gentile]

Hello all,

I bought a biota yellow tang from my local dealer, he was extremely small when i got him. I have had him in an acclimation box for abought a month now in the tank. The dealer quartintines them for me. He has eaten every day and has been getting more and more daring every day. i was going to release him into the tank next week. But 2 days ago he has refused food and is barely swimming. he clings to the rock i placed in there at the start as well as almost swimming sideways. any idea what this could be? i can provide before and after photos if needed!

 

[blaxsun]

Is he still in the box?

 

[Michael Gentile]

Is he still in the box?

Still in the box

 

[Michael Gentile]

these are the two positions he’s been swapping between for the past two days

below is what he looked like before

 

[C4ctus99]

@vetteguy53081 has a whole lot of yellow tangs, he might know what’s up

 

[Michael Gentile]

Another real-time photo

 

[Michael Gentile]

@vetteguy53081 has a whole lot of yellow tangs, he might know what’s up

Awesome thank you! I got it from TSM aquatics, all my fish are from them. Always quality, my full build thread is available with a stocking list. All of their fish are healthy as of right now.

 

[C4ctus99]

Just wondering, was there a particular reason you had it in the box for that long? Most time I’ve seen people mention it it’s for a few days or to help with aggression from tankmates

 

[Michael Gentile]

Just wondering, was there a particular reason you had it in the box for that long? Most time I’ve seen people mention it it’s for a few days or to help with aggression from tankmates

More just because he was so tiny! I had one previously about 2 months prior, same size, perished in the tank and it was recommended from the dealer that I keep him there for Atleast 30 days

 

[Michael Gentile]

Just as an update I opened the Lid and moved the box to the sand bed. Maybe this will help, not sure, the lights are off now so maybe it’ll make things more comfortable

 

[Matty Ice]

What have you been feeding?

 

[Michael Gentile]

What have you been feeding?

Frozen mysis, flake, and a some pellet

 

[blaxsun]

After a month, maybe he's just not thrilled with being in the box? But @vetteguy53081 might have some insight. +1

 

[Nemo&Friends]

He need nori and algae.

 

[homer1475]

A month in an acclimation box where it can barely swim around? I would be lethargic and not eating either after a month of that treatment.

 

[Michael Gentile]

He need nori and algae.

I figured the algae pellets and flakes would suffice

 

[Michael Gentile]

A month in an acclimation box where it can barely swim around? I would be lethargic and not eating either after a month of that treatment.

He never showed signs of stress or discomfort, I was just going by what was recommended to me

 

[Troylee]

He never showed signs of stress or discomfort, I was just going by what was recommended to me

Don’t listen to a lfs.. most of the time they’re just looking to make a sell! Do you research and or come on here and ask like you’re doing now! Hopefully it’s not too late..

 

[Michael Gentile]

Don’t listen to a lfs.. most of the time they’re just looking to make a sell! Do you research and or come on here and ask like you’re doing now! Hopefully it’s not too late..

Yeah I usually don’t purchase smaller fish, but for yellow tangs it’s hard to find them let alone a matured one. Most LFS I would agree with that statement but these guys are very reputable. I’ll say this was my error.

 

[Tired]

This is stress or discomfort that you're seeing right now. That's not "behaving bad" any more than a dog whimpering in distress is behaving bad.