Why is my hippo tang doing this?

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That behavior is usually because of ich, I'm afraid. Are there any whitespots on him? Maybe around the pectoral fins?
 

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Usually this is indicative of a parasite such as ich, velvet, flukes, etc.
 

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Could be many reasons why. Are you seeing any white dots on the fish? How long have you had him? Do you QT?
 
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Could be many reasons why. Are you seeing any white dots on the fish? How long have you had him? Do you QT?

There is a few medium sized white dots on him. I had him for about 4 weeks. He just got put in to the main display a couple of weeks ago after he got quarantined.
 

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