fatoldsun
NJRC Member
I have a small (about 2.5”) Blue Hippo Tang in Hyposalinity QT – It’s been in QT for a while (I was told 4 weeks before I got it) and I’ve had it for almost 2 weeks. I was told in had Ich, hence the hypo. When I got it I was told that it had been at 1.010 but the water I got it in was pretty dirty and levels were high. Also it was 1.014. I’ve lowered it to 1.010 and will keep it there for at least 2 weeks under my care before I start slowly bringing it up to 1.026. There are a few fish in the QT with it – they were all removed from the seller’s DT with Ich and he sold them as a group. Everyone seems healthy – all are eating good and I never saw any visible signs of Ich or ill behavior. I’m just trying not to take any chances. Anyway, question is that the Tang has been behaving oddly in that it has been resting up against a divider or eggcrate I have in the QT – it stays there, VERY still and without a flashlight I see no movement. With I flashlight I can see gill movement and slight pectoral fin movement (I guess to keep it still – like station-keeping) I would think it wasn’t doing well but I have seen it swimming around a few times and it is definitely eating whenever I feed the tank. Is this common behavior for a hippo tang? Should I be concerned that it’s not doing well? These pics are hard to see – it's a screen captures from the video linked below – you can see the tang about 30 seconds in...
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...n/d1ba3d55.mp4
http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...n/d1ba3d55.mp4