dam large blueface stopped eating breathing heavy

[dominic]

no I am a pro at flukes now almost every fish I get has them , all my angles have I treat them in qt always to be sure. I have a 8 inch blueline that is going on his 3rd round now in qt. I know all those signs.

 

[Rea17]

Can you post water parameters? You said the tank is only 3 weeks old?

 

[dominic]

water all good took 300 gal from other system .tested yesterday .

 

[dominic]

he is eating now but only my homemade mix, and is still hiding in this cave .
he look perfect, and dose come out and swim with the others and goes to the cleaner gobies. but its like when I first put him in the tank and he was spooked for the first few days . I have no clue what is going on .he used to follow me all over before now if I walk up to the tank he hides.

 

[HumbleFish]

What kinda tankmates does he have? Any possibility he's being bullied? I had a Scribbled that went from being "Mr. Personality" to hiding all the time after having it out with a Blue Girdled.

 

[dominic]

you know that's funny when I switched over I added a 6 inch clown tang that had been in qt for 8 weeks .and he darts all over like a nut .and I have seen him back the angel up a few times and even go into the rock he is in now. but they had been fine together for the last 3 weeks . I
ts weird now today hes not eating again, only a few pieces that came by. but he is backing the fish off like he always dose when they come near his spot except the tang he cowers for him.
I am about the release the blueline in the dt and grab him out . but its risky.

 

[Rea17]

Any changes in the room around the tank? Have you moved furniture? More sun in the room with the season changing? Stupid things like that can spook my fish..

 

[Rea17]

I would bet the tang is bothering him then...

 

[HumbleFish]

I would bet the tang is bothering him then...

+1 Clown tangs are beautiful... but mean (like Sohals).

 

[dominic]

i don't want to jinkz myself but I treated the main tank with prazi as I had flukes in my qt and did remember swapping heaters in a jam quick, but ran it under water and wiped it clean. all I can say is he is out and eating like a champ again it took almost a week but I am still not sure it was flukes as no other fish showed any signs .I will keep you posted .here he is with his boys . he was only eating like a piece of food a day for the first 4 days now is eating like a pig. I am crossing my fingers .