Jefftopgun
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So I stepped up from a 9 month old 76g setup to my current 250 (8'x3'16.5 inch WL). I had an YT (4 inches) and an falco basslet (4 inches) in there as they had chased out all my livestock (poor skunk clowns and a lawnmower). I finally broke down and picked up some more fish (I've been more of a coral guy for a long time). I got a naso, regal, and sailfin tang(all 2-3 inches) and, oh yea more coral around black Friday. That said the fish have been in my tank for about 3 weeks, all have done well, eating just about anything I put in tank (cheap flakes, nori, pellets ect.). Last week, and this was probably a dumb decision, I stopped by LFS and they had a gorgeous Niger trigger ( roughly 4.5-5 inches for 60$) and he got me lol. I wanted a blue jaw bit took the chance on the Niger and he has been a model citizen, and is my new favorite fish, I cant tell you the last time I actually sat in front of my tank just to watch fish (I do for my coral all the time).
Now all this being said, since the introduction of the Niger, the naso has seemed very reclusive. Even when he is out and I feed the entire tank, and everyone is going crazy, he just aimlessly floats, a bite here and there. Today hes only left his rockwork hiding place twice. Breathing seems normal. No white specs but he does have some whitish banding that comes and goes (as I've been told nasos, especially juveniles, do). No head twitching. Water parameters are app good, sans a slightly higher than desirable phosphate (.15ppm I blame this on all my extra feedings trying to give him a chance).
So to the meat and potatoes. I have a spare 20gal, heater, a few pumps/powerheads, should I risk the stress to snatch him up and throw him in there so I can give him less competition for food and stress. I'm already worried even though I've only noticed these symptoms for 3-4 days, (and have seen him eat, but only a few mouth size bites of nori) just didnt know how long was too long to wait, or if maybe this is q naso thing and he will remain elusive until he grows into the king of the tank
Now all this being said, since the introduction of the Niger, the naso has seemed very reclusive. Even when he is out and I feed the entire tank, and everyone is going crazy, he just aimlessly floats, a bite here and there. Today hes only left his rockwork hiding place twice. Breathing seems normal. No white specs but he does have some whitish banding that comes and goes (as I've been told nasos, especially juveniles, do). No head twitching. Water parameters are app good, sans a slightly higher than desirable phosphate (.15ppm I blame this on all my extra feedings trying to give him a chance).
So to the meat and potatoes. I have a spare 20gal, heater, a few pumps/powerheads, should I risk the stress to snatch him up and throw him in there so I can give him less competition for food and stress. I'm already worried even though I've only noticed these symptoms for 3-4 days, (and have seen him eat, but only a few mouth size bites of nori) just didnt know how long was too long to wait, or if maybe this is q naso thing and he will remain elusive until he grows into the king of the tank
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