Is my Coral Beauty insane?

theclemsonkid

theclemsonkid

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I have had a coral beauty and a percula clown for about a month by themsevles. I just added a yellow tang and a gold rimmed tang, and now for whatever reason, the coral beauty will just swim like crazy, up and down, up and down, on the far end of the tank. Right along the glass. Almost like he is looking to escape or something. When it comes time to eat, he takes a break, and at night he'll stop and sleep. But the second it's light in the tank, he is right back doing the same thing for hours on end. Should I be worried, or is there something that would be causing this?
Thanks a lot
-J
 
theclemsonkid

theclemsonkid

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Nope, no spots. And I am not exactly sure what a GFI is, although I think it's something to keep the tank electronics grounded? Either way, no I do not have one. And it's just him, the other fish seem to be just fine. So if it were an electrical issue, would all the fish be acting up?
 
b bauer

b bauer

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no some fish act different to a stray voltage in a tank.My nephews coral beauty did the same thing and I found a bad power head replaced it and the fish acted fine
 
theclemsonkid

theclemsonkid

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It's a 55 gallon. And not to sound completely novice, but I am... where the power cord from the wall goes into the power head, that is underwater in my tank. I assume that it should be ok? Again, I am brand new at this, so if I am making really dumb mistakes, it's only because I don't know any better...
thanks
-J
 
b bauer

b bauer

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do a search in the equipment or new hobbyist on GFI you should have 1 if you put your hands in a tank
 
waterlogged

waterlogged

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I just lost a single fish in my QT tank that was swimming the exact same way. My heater was bad and leaking 60 volts.
 
waterlogged

waterlogged

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
Is there some way to check to see if any of the electronics are malfunctioning? Is that what a GFI does?
If you have a volt meter you can. Google aquarium stray voltage.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
I have had a coral beauty and a percula clown for about a month by themsevles. I just added a yellow tang and a gold rimmed tang, and now for whatever reason, the coral beauty will just swim like crazy, up and down, up and down, on the far end of the tank. Right along the glass. Almost like he is looking to escape or something. When it comes time to eat, he takes a break, and at night he'll stop and sleep. But the second it's light in the tank, he is right back doing the same thing for hours on end. Should I be worried, or is there something that would be causing this?
Thanks a lot
-J
Your CB is reacting to a territorial tang (the yellow that will go nuts in a tank that small, just so you are aware) and the kole. He will be alright. Keep the lights at a minimum for now.
 
dinogeorge

dinogeorge

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I agree with Sir, uh…”Her” Quizzy.

I think he’ll settle down once he is familiar with your tangs.
I read a report a few years ago, can’t remember where, but anyway the report was on pheromones released by fish during stress or when agitated. It could be that your tangs are the culprits for the pheromones and that your CB is reacting to them. It’s like being in a small room and smelling smoke. He wants out because he wants to get away from the upcoming brawl that might happen between those tangs.
I wish I could remember the article. Pretty interesting stuff….
 
dinogeorge

dinogeorge

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
LOL am I confusing too many people?

Nope..that was just my make-up for saying "man" to you too many times. But now I'm back to saying man, but without the guilt.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Dinogeorge
Nope..that was just my make-up for saying "man" to you too many times. But now I'm back to saying man, but without the guilt.

HAHA!
 
darkgargoyle

darkgargoyle

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I have heard that fish that are caught in the wild will do act like that due to lack of accalmation to captivity. I do not know if this is only a fresh water fish thing or if it applies to salt water fish also but if that is the case quite often the fish dies from being over stressed.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by darkgargoyle
I have heard that fish that are caught in the wild will do act like that due to lack of accalmation to captivity. I do not know if this is only a fresh water fish thing or if it applies to salt water fish also but if that is the case quite often the fish dies from being over stressed.
You heard correctly for the most part. Most SW fish are caught from the wild. This is why a quarantine tank is so important. It allows the fish to get used to captive life without having to compete with fish in your display, not to mention the ability to spot disease and treat before it infects the entire display
 
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