Now my Tennenti Tang is acting odd

Spar

Spar

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I lost my Naso Tang this morning after him appearing to swim odd. I had thought it was my Powder Blue Tang that had beat him up, but any marks I saw when I pulled the Naso out weren't there what he died (stress marks only then?). I did see the Powder Blue beating on him, but only after the Naso had lodged himself on a rock to 'rest'...

Anyway, so to the point of this post... my Tennenti Tang is now starting to act very odd; swimming unusually, very jittery. He doesn't have any scars/marks on him. I did see him poop earlier and it was very runny, if that helps in diagnosis.

Here is a 2 minute video of his behavior, which I can assure you as not normal for him. The tank is 8 feet long and he spends all day swimming the parameter usually. Any help you can give as to the issue(s) I am having would be very helpful. Appear like maybe a toxin, internal parasite, etc?

I fear I am blaming a fish fight that may not be the case (I just added the Powder Blue a week ago).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_REbE3Xq_0

Here are a couple pictures (nothing really out of the norm except for the red/orange tint in his dorsal that isn't normally there):
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I had a hard time with the live feed. What kind of QT procedure did the powder blue endure? Seems that is your likely source. See any heavy breathing? Ever fw dip the fish? I would probably give that a try to offer some relief/diagnosis.
 
Based only on his behavior, I cannot tell. But the swimming is erratic for sure. What is your quarantine protocol?
 
I've seen fish swim like that after rubbing up against an anemone or coral. It's almost like they are trying to swim fast/crazy to "shake off" the skin irritation. But I think tylersarah may also be right about doing a f/w dip and seeing if anything falls off/out. Pay particular close attention to his gills.
 
HumbleFish said:
I've seen fish swim like that after rubbing up against an anemone or coral. It's almost like they are trying to swim fast/crazy to "shake off" the skin irritation. But I think tylersarah may also be right about doing a f/w dip and seeing if anything falls off.
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Yes, that would be definitive for flukes. (I did not see an anemone in the video, but HumbleFish is correct that certain kinds of anemone stings would cause that behavior). If it were a toxin, the fish normally will hover near the surface. Plus the P. hepatus were acting normally.
 
Thanks all. Looks like it was a false alarm as he eventually went back to acting normal about an hour later. Maybe he was just freaking out by his reflection or had got stung by coral or a bristleworm. Regardless, I will keep an eye on him and other fish to see if any signs of flukes, etc.

Re QT, I do TTM, Prazi, 4 weeks of observation; at least over the last 6-8 months. Prior to that I did Hypo, no Prazi. So could be flukes, but figure over the last 3 years I would have seen some evidence of them had my pre-Prazi days brought them over.
 
Flukes is pretty easy to see behaviorally and a fresh water dip always confirms. Is your tank near television? Were you watching Shark Week?
 
snorvich said:
Flukes is pretty easy to see behaviorally and a fresh water dip always confirms. Is your tank near television? Were you watching Shark Week?
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My Weimaraner is the local shark, terrorizing the fish!

I will wait to see if anymore signs and then consider pulling out for a f/w dip. Hard as heck to catch fish in that tank, especially the ones that can swim 1000mph like the Tennenti.
 
Spar said:
My Weimaraner is the local shark, terrorizing the fish!

I will wait to see if anymore signs and then consider pulling out for a f/w dip. Hard as heck to catch fish in that tank, especially the ones that can swim 1000mph like the Tennenti.
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At lights out, they are immobile. A red light is invisible to fish but not to humans (at least most).
 
Thanks dude. When I'm done with this ich ordeal, I'll have to look into getting one. How are they personality-wise? Will he bully a dwarf lion?
 
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