male blonde naso tang

Shells

Shells

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i've got a Naso that is acting weird, he's swimming up and down on the right side of the tank. he started doing this about a week ago.

could he be doing this because he has nothing substancial to graze on??
and how can i give him more things to graze on through out the day??

i've had him for about 3 months. he's about 7" to 8" long.
i tend to feed the tank alot in the evenings because of his appetite.
 
Shells

Shells

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i'm feeding juilian sprungs sea veggies, 1 sheet. brine shrimp or mysis
i have a majestic angel so they also get angel food, and zooplankton.

he's in a 150 gal tank.
 
mps9506

mps9506

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Sounds stressed to me. Are you positive the majestic isn't chasing him out of the rest of the tank? Since you've already had him three months I would tend to rule out cyanide related problems, although I suppose there is a chance that improper collection or stress from shipping could be just starting to manifest itself.
 
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yes i'm sure. the magestic is a scardy cat.

i'm starting to think that the tank is not big enough for him. its 150 gals
and the fish is 7 1/2" long. :blueoh:

Floyd, (naso) is really friendly and comes up to the glass and
follows anybody that wants to look at the tank. if i have
to do something inside the tank, he swims close to my hand
trying to see what i'm doing.

i notice too that he starts doing the behavior in the evening
and swims around normally during the day and in the morning....
 
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TDEVIL

TDEVIL

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mine did this every now and then. i had about 300# of rock and removed about 100-150# and he stopped. i also had the concern that my 150g wasnt really large enough for the naso. after the removal of the LR he seemed more happy.
i also wandered if he could see his own reflection or if he could see something else outside the tank that he either wanted or didnt like, i know he watched TV ;)

Jay
 
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