hutch2828
Community Member
Hi all!
I usually don't post with issues but I am stumped this time as to what my kole tang is doing. My girlfriend and I have had this tang for about a year and recently moved him into a new tank we set up after moving. He has been in a fish store down here in Louisiana for some months and was just moved back last weekend. Unfortunately last night we noticed him racing around the tank a bit and doing a bit of shuttering while backing down toward the sand with his tail. He only does this next to the glass and usually repetitively in the same spot for a while. I am attaching the video of him doing this so that it can help with diagnosing the problem.
We have a few theories on why he's doing this so far:
I usually don't post with issues but I am stumped this time as to what my kole tang is doing. My girlfriend and I have had this tang for about a year and recently moved him into a new tank we set up after moving. He has been in a fish store down here in Louisiana for some months and was just moved back last weekend. Unfortunately last night we noticed him racing around the tank a bit and doing a bit of shuttering while backing down toward the sand with his tail. He only does this next to the glass and usually repetitively in the same spot for a while. I am attaching the video of him doing this so that it can help with diagnosing the problem.
We have a few theories on why he's doing this so far:
- Some sort of disease or parasite. Although we trust the LFS he was staying at and are doubtful about parasites, you never know
- Showing aggression. Problem with this theory is that he does this by himself and doesn't mind the clownfish (his only tankmate besides a cleaner shrimp)
- Along the same lines of aggression, but maybe he is somehow seeing his reflection?
- A stomach issue. This is the first tank with sand we have had him in and maybe by picking food and algae off sand he has ingested some.
