I got a Whitetail Bristletooth Tang from LA's Diver's Den. It arrived yesterday and I put him in QT tank. It swam around for a few minutes and then has been hiding in the PVC ever since. I kept the lights out and so I didn't get to observe it all that well, but I didn't notice it breathing so fast yesterday. It hasn't shown any interest in food. It's lips seem a bit puffy and white, and it doesn't close it's mouth all the way when breathing. I haven't dosed any medications. I added a small piece of liverock from my DT and used Dr. Tim's One and Only to seed the HOB filter. I drip acclimated it yesterday (after reading these forums today I read that I shouldn't have done that, oops). It will try to hide around the corner of the PVC when I get close, so its still stressed. I included the picture of it from LA Diver's Den (no clue how old the picture is) for comparison of how it looked at some point in the past.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0-0.01
Oxygen: 6-7ppm
Temp: 78
Salinity: 35ppt
I didn't want to do any dips in case it would make the situation worse without knowing exactly what's wrong. I'm not sure if it hurt itself swimming against the glass, flukes, infection, or what. What should my next steps be?
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0-0.01
Oxygen: 6-7ppm
Temp: 78
Salinity: 35ppt
I didn't want to do any dips in case it would make the situation worse without knowing exactly what's wrong. I'm not sure if it hurt itself swimming against the glass, flukes, infection, or what. What should my next steps be?
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