yellow tang

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  1. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    so i moved some stuff around and my flow is changed now. my tang does this weird thing now all day long.
    he goes near the corners and swims really fast upward. the current is really strong here so he doesnt really move up, just swims against the current. hes been kicking sand up and now its getting all over one of my corals :/

    I assume hes just doing it to be in the current?
     
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  3. tkeck

    tkeck Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Move it back to the way it was before
     
  4. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Most fish love playing in the current. Sounds like hes just having a good time.
     
  5. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    guess i have to do some more arranging so my corals stop getting coated with the sand he kicks up :( grrr
     
  6. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    hahah my mated pair of maroons do burn outs all day its SO annoying
     
  7. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    that sounds like it would be funny to see lol
     
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  9. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    yeah, my yellow tang used to do that do. It was to the point that I thought he had some weird disease. He hasn't done that for a while.
     
  10. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    haha im starting to think mine has a mental issue
     
  11. scubba.steve

    scubba.steve Coral Banded Shrimp

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    i move my Lr and corals about once every 3 months to give the tank a new look,
    My tang never seems affected by this, actually he loves the new "Holes" and places he can swim through.
    However my Clown does the same thing.
    He hoist's in a hairy mushroom, and for some reason he likes to get down in the sand bed and fan it everywhere
     
  12. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Ha! Yea my Clarkii does that as well! It kicks up the substrate, grab's particles, and spit's them in it's nem. Funny to watch.