Hippo Tang

[ginger7286]

I bought my first hippo tang a week ago. She is pretty little thing and I have looked forward to her arrival. She is weird though and I do not think her behavior is normal. She swims on her side a lot and is very still most of the time. She stays near the bottom of the tank and although I have provided a hefty amount of algae I do not see her eating a lot. She seems skinny to me. Do you think she is stressed and just trying to figure things out or is this normal? I do not see any disease or anything that makes me think she has any kind of obvious sickness.

 

[thepudge]

They act very weird, especially at night, they can look dead when they sleep. Give her some time to settle in and see if she comes around.

 

[ginger7286]

Thanks I appreciate it. I will keep my eye on her.