Regal tang acting weird!!

[jack2907]

My regal tang is scratching himself on things there are no signs of disease anyone got one doing the same thing?

 

[RMS18]

When was he added and what has been added to the tank recently? Fish? Inverts? Corals?

 

[jack2907]

Nothing has been other than him he was added 2days ago

 

[nereefpat]

Any QT? or treatment for ich, etc?

Regal tangs are strange fish, and sometimes have odd behavior. But scratching can be a sign of parasites.

 

[jack2907]

It was quarantined with copper before I got it that’s all I know

 

[nereefpat]

It was quarantined with copper before I got it that’s all I know

So you're telling us the fish store has copper in their tanks? What concentration? How long?

At this point, you are just in "wait and see" mode regardless.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

That’s not a Regal in the pic. That’s a Blue Hippo Tang and they are ich magnets.

 

[Dragon52]

If you search google you'll see this is listed as a regal Tang. I also have one.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

Gotcha

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Do a FW dip and check him for flukes

 

[jack2907]

Do a FW dip and check him for flukes

Never done that done that how is the best way about doing that?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Never done that done that how is the best way about doing that?

It’s really easy, it’s more stressful for you than the fish.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

 

[jack2907]

It’s really easy, it’s more stressful for you than the fish.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Saying all this the tang itself hasn’t done it since, could it be getting used to it’s environment?
I don’t wanna do the dip unless it’s necessary just in case I stress it to much, I have a qt tank but not big enough to house the regal otherwise I would treat it in the qt

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Saying all this the tang itself hasn’t done it since, could it be getting used to it’s environment?
I don’t wanna do the dip unless it’s necessary just in case I stress it to much, I have a qt tank but not big enough to house the regal otherwise I would treat it in the qt

A FW dip won’t stress the fish as it will you. Once you do it once you’ll be like “this is no big deal” and it’s the best way to check for flukes. You need to know if he has them so they don’t end up taking him down. These Tangs do have some strange behaviors but if he doesn’t have them he’ll be back to swimming in his tank peacefully in no time.

 

[Saltyreef]

That’s not a Regal in the pic. That’s a Blue Hippo Tang and they are ich magnets.

Looks like a yellow belly regal to me but we all know how photos are.....lol

 

[ca1ore]

Blue tang .... regal tang .... palette tang .... hippo tang ..... no wonder they are idiosyncratic