blue regal tang acting funny

[chris0799]

ok when i go to bed at nigh i turn the light off in the tank and before i do so the tang is swimming around like normal. but when i wake up the next morning and turn them back on it is in the sand leaning against the back wall and it looks like its about to die. i got it sunday and since then i woke up twice with it like this. is this normal or what?

 

[chana]

IMO this is normal
The blue Tangs seem to stress more when in a new enviroment.
THEY FREAK OUT!
I assume you have rocks he could hide under and is just choosing not to?

 

[fishstick4sale]

sleep? my fishes look dead when they r asleep. when the lights come on they b out an about in about 20 minutes... lotta abouts in this sentence.

 

[nycbob]

the 1st week, most hippos will be nervous. afterward, it should be swimming in the open during the day.

 

[chris0799]

oh he swims in the open already its just that in the morning after to lights have been off all night he looks dead in the sand on the back glass. but when i get home from school hes swimming and dashing across open waters like crazy. it just kinda freaks me out when i see him like this.