My yellow tang is nuts.

[Jeremiah Otterbein]

Nuts! He's been in about a month now, and has for the most part been a model citizen. Not tonight. Tonight he's dotting around, in and out of hiding, snatches a bit off the algae clip, hides, dots back across, hides. Little dude is healthy, eating and no spots. I believe he's just nuts.

 

[4FordFamily]

Sporadic neurotic behavior is not usually a good sign. Especially if this is quick onset. I hope I am wrong, though.

 

[Jeremiah Otterbein]

I really hope I'm reading more into it than there is. Maybe I'm
just paranoid.

 

[Mgoc]

I think I read about fish doing this when there was stray electrical current in the water. Might be wrong but I'm just trying to help.

 

[Robink]

Mine does the same. I think he's just neurotic. Been doing it for quite awhile now. He's a spaz.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Can you get a video of the spastic activity? Does it only occur in the evening? Are there any other fish?

 

[jsker]

Looking out the window by the tank, were there any storms of late? That could make the fish nerves with the flash of lighting, or the rumbles of thunder. Just a thought

 

[Jeremiah Otterbein]

Thanks for the replies yall. He seems to be fine this morning (I have a web cam) now that I'm thinking about it, his weird behavior was after I had had my hand in the tank moving coral frags and feeding, so hopefully that's all that it was.

 

[Robink]

My yellow tang did not do this when there were other tangs in the tank. I don't know if he's just stressed because he's the only tang now. There are a few chromis, a dottyback and a midas blenny. Used to have a hippo and vlamingi, but they got to big. Maybe he's just lonely... :(

 

[sfmacguy]

Mine used to do this when he wanted to be fed, and wanted me to put my hand in the tank for him to rub up against :)

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

I believe he was just a bit startled. Glad to hear he's back to normal!

-MJ