Squado
Aquarium Advice Freak
Just picked up a small baby blue tang yesterday. While I was at the fish store I noticed that he had some small white spots on him that were kind of lumpy. I talked to the owner of the store and he told me that the white spots were due to stress, because the shipment of fish just got in yesterday. I drip acclimated him for about two hours, put him in the tank, and he seemed to be doing fine. Last night I noticed that he was sleeping on a piece of LR on his side. I nudged him with a feeding stick and got up and swam fine. Today he is showing no signs of wekaness but lays on his side from time to time. He also wedges himself in between the rocks and just lies there for half an hour at a clip and then comes out. I lifted up the rock without damaging him and then hes swims away fine. Is he just hiding or is he sick? Anyway, all of my water parameters are in balance and I was wondering if he needs to be treated or is this normal? He is kind of shy, will not eat during feeding (only picks afterwards when there is no competition), and hides a lot. Are the bumps normal and what is up with him sleeping on his side? I was thinking about returning him, but just wanted to know if this was a new stress thing going on. TIA