PBT Trouble

[mapster]

I hope Im overreacting here but my Powder Blue Tang is not acting normal. One second hes fine and swimming normal, the next he's stationary and twitching a bit. I have noticed him flashing against the rocks a few times. There are no spots or discoloration, his eyes are clear and his breathing seems normal. The only thing different is his behavior.

I soak all my food in vitamins and garlic and there are three cleaners in the tank. All my water parameters check out and everything else in the tank looks fine.

I know this is kind of a "just wait it out" type of thing, but can any one give me suggestions on what I should be looking for or if this behaviour sounds familiar in any way?

TIA

[Alice]

1) How long have you had him and do you know how long he was in the store before you brought him home?

2) Do you have a grounding probe on the tank?

3) Any new additions lately?

PBT's are my fave; I hope he does well.

Alice

[mapster]

1) How long have you had him and do you know how long he was in the store before you brought him home?

>About three months now. The store I got him from always has healthy fish, the quarentine them for 2 weeks before putting them up for sale. Hes always been active, in full color and eating. Since last night though he seems a little slugish. He doesn't seem to be flashing anymore, maybe the cleaners finally got off their butts and helped him out.

2) Do you have a grounding probe on the tank?

>No. Why? I dont know. You would think it cost a lot of money or something. Ive got to get one soon.

3) Any new additions lately?

Yes, I added some corals yesterday. No store water got in my tank and even if it did I live 5 minutes away so it couldn't have been that bad. I had trouble placing a frag of montipora and I dropped it. It released that web like stuff in reaction to the mishandling. If he ate that, which I think he did, would that cause a bad reaction?

PBT's are my fave; I hope he does well.

>Mine too, He seems a little better now, Ill let you know how it turned out. Hes eating Nori that I soaked in Selcon & garlic and pecking away at the rocks again.

Thank You

[Alice]

Just asking about new additions because crypto-ich cycts can come in on the base rock of the coral and if he breaks out with ich, that may be where it came from.

Got my fingers crossed!

[mapster]

All seems well! He is much more active and alert today. No spots or dicoloration to speak off and he ate like a maniac today.

[Minnreefer]

Originally posted by mapster
All seems well! He is much more active and alert today. No spots or dicoloration to speak off and he ate like a maniac today.

Great

I would recomend feeding him some garlic to help make sure.

Jon