Tang swimming sideways after tank transfer

[Bmccartney]

I plumbed in a 2nd tank and am moving some livestock to the new tank. They share a sump and water so are the same system. I have a surgeon tank is fat and healthy that was the largest in the tank and rather aggressive so I moved it first. It is currently the only fish in the tank but is swimming on its side or nose toward the ground. If given food it still eats ferociously but quickly goes back to is strange behavior. Could something have happened to its swim bladder during the transfer? Or something else?

 

[Reeflix]

its possible.

 

[Reeflix]

i really dont know why it would do that. was the transfer rough?

 

[Bmccartney]

Catching it was a bit of a chore. He’s stressed for sure. I was hoping he’d settle in overnight but that didn’t seem to be the case. This morning was more of the same.

 

[Reeflix]

there is definitly a chance thats what happened.

 

[Tcook]

Did he strike the glass?

 

[Bmccartney]

My wife pinned it against the glass to get it out. I’m not sure if it struck the glass on its own during catching. Any fix for swim bladder if that’s what it is? Does it resolve on its own? This is probably an 8-9” tang. Hate to lose it!

 

[vetteguy53081]

I plumbed in a 2nd tank and am moving some livestock to the new tank. They share a sump and water so are the same system. I have a surgeon tank is fat and healthy that was the largest in the tank and rather aggressive so I moved it first. It is currently the only fish in the tank but is swimming on its side or nose toward the ground. If given food it still eats ferociously but quickly goes back to is strange behavior. Could something have happened to its swim bladder during the transfer? Or something else?

From swimming normal to head down generally suggests its either stress from netting or when it was netted and transferred to other tank, it ingested air in which it will slowly release on its own.

 

[MischiefReef]

Just curious, did your tang bounce back?

 

[Bmccartney]

Yes it did. It probably took close to a week to be back to normal!