Tang insanity??

komet

komet

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My sailfin tang has been acting crazy for the past couple of days. He darts back and forth and sometimes a bit sideways. He cant seem to stay still. Should I be worried or is this somewhat normal behavior from time to time?? He has done it before , but not for such an extended time.
 
musipilot

musipilot

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Check for electricity in the tank from a bad powerhead or heater. Tangs are real sensitive to stray electrical currents in the water.
 
komet

komet

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tank is 90 gallons. I have a grounding probe, but its in the sump. I have two pumps in there. I do have a powerhead in the tank though. Would the probe have any effect on stray electricity from the one in the tank??
 
sistrmary

sistrmary

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If it's electricity in the water, you'll see it soon with the HLLE that will rather quickly develop. However, the darting around the tank like a crackhead thing is pretty normal for a tang :D Especially the sailfin...they're jumpy. (they don't stress out as badly as most tangs do, but they're a bit crazy lol) That's why they need such big tanks (135 or so since they get 16" long. Sorry, had to nag, I'm a tangs' rights' activist :D )
 
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starfishjackedme

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If he keeps acting like that for a majority of the time you may consider taking him out for a quick freshwater bath. Sometimes the fish can be covered with parasites that only become apparent after dropped in the bath. I saw this fist hand at an lfs with a achilles tang that was acting weird with no apparent problems. about 20 seconds after the guy dropped him in a fresh water bath the little

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turned white so you could see them and started falling off.
Tangs do occasionally get a bee up their butt and go hyper active for a day or so but if it continues... might try the bath.
 
sistrmary

sistrmary

Member

Originally posted by FishFanNY79
So Mary...you probably wouldn't want to know that I have a Tang in a 10 gallon?
:D just kidding :D
You wouldn't believe how many people aren't kidding ;)
 
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