Picasso acting wierd

[NY_Carp_Sticker]

Hello all, I'm new here, and I am having trouble with a young Picasso Triggerfish, He lays on his side at the top of the tank for about an hour 4-5 times a day, He eats fine, swims fine, looks fine and even has the energy to pick on my porcupine puffer
I have no idea what might be causing this.

The water quality is perfect, i test 3 times a week, and since he's been acting like this I've taken water samples to my LFS and it tests perfect there too....

I feed Hikari frozen Krill, Hikari frozen silversides, Hikari frozen brine shrimp, and Hikari frozen mega marine cubes

Anybody know why he would be doing this?
the only thing I could think of is maybe he's getting poisoned from picking on/biting the puffer every now and then.
-Nick-

P.S.- I've even tried to see if he just wats a tummy rub, although he did let me do it, it didn't seem to fix his floating problem

 

[NY_Carp_Sticker]

bump

 

[NY_Carp_Sticker]

nobody knows? he's doing it now, he's alert (he'll watch you as you move infront of the tank breathing isn't fast or slowed, maybe he's just retarded

 

[happyface888]

Hmm, Does your trigger have a hidding place? My trigger when I first put him in he went to the button and laid there for that day. I read somewhere its normal if they cant find a place they will lay somewhere. this is my guess.

 

[NY_Carp_Sticker]

plenty of cracks and crevices from base rock, it's weird.

 

[voodude]

I have one today also

I have one today also

Hate to jump on your thread, but I also have a sick Picasso today .. he just lays where he normally does napping and before/after sleeping for the night. His eyes are alert and he follows me, but just lays lile willie-lump-lump. Breathing ok (I guess) but have no clue. Usually eats krill or silversides, but last night I gave him some shrimp form the A&P (it smelled OK) and he got kind of tired early. Thought it was like me eating lots of turkey. Maybe it's a northeast thing ..... Tsumani coming? ... maybe someone can help us both out. Gonna call my marine biologist pal in a little.... if he has some ideas I wil post them.