Yellow tang QT

[rmaiolo]

I purchased a yellow tang from someone who was closing his tank seemed healthy and swimming normally in his tank, I put it into my 10 gallon qt tank been 1 day without copper yet he is still small, but he’s in a corner not swimming seemed stressed not eating and looks like it’s breathing. Heavily, debating if I should take a chance and put him in my display tank with only a leopard wrasse, or wait it out a couple more days to see if he starts eating or calms down worried any suggestions


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[Troylee]

Can’t see the videos with my phone.. do you have any hiding places for him or nori to nibble on etc?

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Dude is most likely just scared to death. Was the other persons tank relatively healthy? What is the reason for QT of a known healthy fish?

 

[rmaiolo]

Dude is most likely just scared to death. Was the other persons tank relatively healthy? What is the reason for QT of a known healthy fish?

I put black around the qt tank will that help, and his fish all seemed healthy no signs of white spots or anything just a lot of Algea from neglect but not that it’s a bad thing. I purchased a fish from my lfs and didn’t QT it and got a huge velvet outbreak and lost everything, I did a 80 day fallow period set up a qt now cuz I’m worried, you suggest putting him in the main display ? Or wait a couple days? or do the copper power 2 weeks ? I posted a video but Iunno if it’s loading on

 

[rmaiolo]

Can’t see the videos with my phone.. do you have any hiding places for him or nori to nibble on etc?

I put a hiding spot yes and I put nori sheet in the tank now put cblack around the whole tank with just the tank light on to maybe calm it dow

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

10 gallon is a very small QT tank, especially for a tang

 

[rmaiolo]

10 gallon is a very small QT tank, especially for a tang

It’s a small tang maybe a 2-3 inches still