Chocolate tang on overflow box!

[chaseadams442]

I got a tiny chocolate tang today, he is about an inch and I acclimated him and put him into my tank and I left him without the lights on for 2 hours and when I checked on him he has on the overflow box just lying there stuck to it but as soon as I touched him he swam down into the rocks... his fins are a little messed up, should I be worried??

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

I got a tiny chocolate tang today, he is about an inch and I acclimated him and put him into my tank and I left him without the lights on for 2 hours and when I checked on him he has on the overflow box just lying there stuck to it but as soon as I touched him he swam down into the rocks... his fins are a little messed up, should I be worried??

Some pictures and/or video under white light would help others determine what the issues may be. Is he being bullied by others in the tank? An acclimation box may be a good idea if so.

#fishmedics can help.

 

[chaseadams442]

Some pictures and/or video under white light would help others determine what the issues may be. Is he being bullied by others in the tank? An acclimation box may be a good idea if so.

#fishmedics can help.

Let me try to get some pics, my chromis was picking on hi. A little but not to much but I turned the lights off anyway and put a blanket over the tank so it was completely dark and the chromis went into his sleeping spot and I didn't see any aggressive after that

 

[chaseadams442]

Unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures because he is now tucked into the rocks

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures because he is now tucked into the rocks

Sounds like an acclimation issue, or a small, weak fish to begin with.

If it survives the night, you could put it in an acclimation box to protect it from the other fish.

 

[chaseadams442]

He did survive the night,let me see if I have an acclimation box

 

[JumboShrimp]

Wishing you the best!

 

[BryanM]

Good luck!

 

[chaseadams442]

He is super quick and im not able to catch him my coral beauty is also picking on him
, he is in the back corner right now grazing on some algea

 

[chaseadams442]

I also fed the tank super good to hopefully get rid of some aggression

 

[chaseadams442]

Besides the riped fins he seems to be doing alot better! He is swimming around alot more now, the angel and chromis show him a little chase every once and a while but not to bad!