I went on vacation for a week and had someone look after my tanks.
When I came home I noticed my orange shoulder tang kept hiding and didn't eat anymore.
The person who looked after the tank told me that the tang stopped eating 3 days after I left.
I've been home for a week and he's still not eating. He hides in a cave all day and only comes out when the lights go off. He swims around and it almost seems like he can't see well and he keeps swimming into things. I put my hand in the tank and he bumped into it.
All the levels are normal and none of the other fish are sick.
I've had him for over year and a half and he's been very healthy until now.
He used to like eating from my hand and interacting with me daily. He was always more like a puppy than a fish.
I can't see any visible marks/fungus or spots on him.
He doesn't seem to have any HLLE symptoms either.
I could take him out and put him in a separate tank and treat him but I'm not sure what to treat him with.
I understand sometimes tangs get stressed out and get sick. Is it possible that someone else looking after the tank caused him to get stressed out?
What could cause his illness? Anything I can do?
Cole
When I came home I noticed my orange shoulder tang kept hiding and didn't eat anymore.
The person who looked after the tank told me that the tang stopped eating 3 days after I left.
I've been home for a week and he's still not eating. He hides in a cave all day and only comes out when the lights go off. He swims around and it almost seems like he can't see well and he keeps swimming into things. I put my hand in the tank and he bumped into it.
All the levels are normal and none of the other fish are sick.
I've had him for over year and a half and he's been very healthy until now.
He used to like eating from my hand and interacting with me daily. He was always more like a puppy than a fish.
I can't see any visible marks/fungus or spots on him.
He doesn't seem to have any HLLE symptoms either.
I could take him out and put him in a separate tank and treat him but I'm not sure what to treat him with.
I understand sometimes tangs get stressed out and get sick. Is it possible that someone else looking after the tank caused him to get stressed out?
What could cause his illness? Anything I can do?
Cole
