Grey achilles tang

Gman6766 · May 29, 2023

Has anyone seen a grey achilles? I have one that has going all the way throught QT and is completely health as far as i can tell and eating. He is more grey thab black. He will turn that deep black when He gets stressed or spooked. Anyone evey seen this?

C_AWOL · May 29, 2023

Typical heavy stress colors for them/sleeping colors. You can also tell due to the visibly blue eyes which are usually present when the fish is upset at something.

zheka757 · May 29, 2023

How much light is he getting in that quarantine? This is how mine looks at night. Day time his very dark

Gman6766 · May 29, 2023

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zheka757 said:
How much light is he getting in that quarantine? This is how mine looks at night. Day time his very dark

I dont have any light on the tank just when have the lights on or from tank across the room

Gman6766 · May 29, 2023

C_AWOL said:
Typical heavy stress colors for them/sleeping colors. You can also tell due to the visibly blue eyes which are usually present when the fish is upset at something.

Thats what i thought at first but he is happy and healthy. He turns dark black when spooked like when I accidently bumper the qt tank or when did tank transfer.

Gman6766 · May 29, 2023

C_AWOL said:
Typical heavy stress colors for them/sleeping colors. You can also tell due to the visibly blue eyes which are usually present when the fish is upset at something.

He has been through copper TTM with formalin bath in between transfers. And then 9 days prozi TTM. He is still is in a qt/Observation tank at the moment. Rats like a beast

Matt1997 · May 29, 2023

If it eats well it’s fine. Just a mood swing. Think of when you get angry

vetteguy53081 · May 29, 2023

Gman6766 said:
Has anyone seen a grey achilles? I have one that has going all the way throught QT and is completely health as far as i can tell and eating. He is more grey thab black. He will turn that deep black when He gets stressed or spooked. Anyone evey seen this?

Typical as with mine is chocolate and may be low salinity, elevated ammonia or other stressor. Also assure despite being in QT its getting an adequate diet.