Naso Tang Alive...Barely!!!!

It has shown no signs of stress. And was eating some mysis shrimp and seawead that I fed it. I noticed today that it looked trapped in between some rocks. I then moved the rocks and realized that was not the issue. It swam around for a couple of minutes and then it layed down sideways on the sand and rocks. It is still breathing though and moves its fins every now and then. What should I do? :-[

 

Good Idea... however, I do not know the problem water parameters are fine and the other fish seem to be doing fine as well.

 

How long has it been in your tank? everything else seem normal? anything new in your tank? Are the eye's clouded at all ?

 

do you have a grounding probe in the tank??

 

PARAMETERS (important)
Temperature:
PH:
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
Salinity:
dKH/KH/Alkalinity:
Magnesium:
Calcium:
Phosphate:

Tank size?
Estimated total system?

Reef, fish only or, freshwater?

Current inhabitants? What and how many?
Clean up crew?

How long has your tank been set-up?

Substrate.
Type?
Depth?

Live rock?
How much?
Did you recently add some?

Filtration.
Type?
Protein skimmer?
Do you wet or dry skim?
Maintenance schedule for filtration?
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow?
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much?
Macro? What kind?

Lighting.
Lighting type?
Age of bulbs?

Feeding
What?
How much?
How often?

Water change schedule.
How much?
How often?
What salt brand?
Water source?

Additives/supplements used?

Do you have a ground probe?
What kind of flow does your tank have?

Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done.

Let's get to the bottom of this. Any of the above info that is questionable to you is pertinent to keeping a happy/healthy tank/wallet

 

wow, talk about going through the list...all important questions though

 

Yup, that form needs to be filled out every time there is an issue. Otherwise, we cannot make a good determination as to what the problem might be. I know, it takes a little bit, but in the long run it saves a lot of time.

 

ok sorry i got to dissagree that form is way to much info for the question at hand. what does half of that have to do with the question at hand. It kills me to see a question asked about a fish dying and someone asking about lights, substrate, ect.

Now for the OP....

The fish may just be stressed otr countless other things my advice is let nature take its choice the more you poke and prod at him the more harm can come.

People may dissagree with my answer however it is mine.

 

Some things that are obviously not a factor like lighting are geared toward coral and could just be skipped... It's just a general form to make it easier for people to help people.
How old is your tank?
Those symptoms sound like new tank syndrome to me.