Blue hippo tangs in my QT YIKES!

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  1. serotonin

    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Hey all!

    I just added 2 blue hippo tangs to my QT, my clownfish are now out and back in the MT. Lucky them! So about 3 hours ago I added the hippos to my QT and they are alive but acting VERY wierd. One is in a dead coral just sitting in it, not moving at all! But it's alive for now. The other is laying flat on the bottom of the tank, also alive.

    What the heck? :) The clowns were doing just fine in there, these guys are acting like they are about to die!

    :-[ <-------NERVOUS!!!
     
    serotonin, Aug 8, 2006
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  2. serotonin

    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Crazy fish I tell ya, the're acting much more normal now. Perhaps they were shocked a bit from the environment change :)
     
    serotonin, Aug 9, 2006
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  3. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    These guys are prone to playing dead when you first introduce them.
    Pretty scarry the first time you witness it :)
     
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  4. Urban_s

    Urban_s Sea Dragon

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    When I had one it would always lay flat on a rock every moring for an hour after the lights came on.
     
    Urban_s, Aug 9, 2006
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  5. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    Yup, they are notorious for that.
     
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    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Sheesh, and I thought my angelfish was a shy dude! He's nothing compared to them. Thank you all for the replies <3
     
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  7. Blade_Runner

    Blade_Runner Gigas Clam

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    +2 Most Tangs do that on a regular basis. Just give them time. Weird... ;D
     
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  8. Black_Raven

    Black_Raven Scooter Blennie

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    Just wait till they settle in to your tank and you check on them at night. They tend to lay on their side under a rock and turn pale when they go to sleep. You'll think they are dying.
     
    Black_Raven, Aug 12, 2006
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