Blond naso maybe blind?

[jmaquatic]

Hey MR family so i picked up 2 blond naso tangs on wed they both were very dark almost black ( aka stressed out ) now i know they are hard fish to have but once they start to eat your good so on Friday one of them turned to he's normal color and one stayed black but both really don't eat so now both are swimming around both are normal colors but looks like one is blind. Why do i say he's blind you ask? well he goes from side to side and bumps into everything ( straight into glass rock fish etc ) so now my question is is this normal? Anything i can do? or any way i can confirm he is blind? any help would help big time :sad2:

Thanks

Jonathan

 

[marrone]

How big is your tank? Also, how was the fish acting before you purchased it?

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Hey MR family so i picked up 2 blond naso tangs on wed they both were very dark almost black ( aka stressed out ) now i know they are hard fish to have but once they start to eat your good so on Friday one of them turned to he's normal color and one stayed black but both really don't eat so now both are swimming around both are normal colors but looks like one is blind. Why do i say he's blind you ask? well he goes from side to side and bumps into everything ( straight into glass rock fish etc ) so now my question is is this normal? Anything i can do? or any way i can confirm he is blind? any help would help big time :sad2:

Thanks

Jonathan

IMO I would set up a QT just to be on the safe side Jay

 

[jmaquatic]

210 gallon and he was ok at the store

Angelo lol i hope not

 

[marrone]

You should QT all your fish before placing them into your MDT. I would just leave the fish alone and see if they settle in. It also probably not a good thing to have two in the same tank.

 

[jmaquatic]

Any way to confirm if he's blind or not?

 

[thirty5]

Hold up 2 fingers and see if he tells you how many you are holding up..

Sorry had to do it.

I don't know of any other way

 

[jmaquatic]

Smh guess i was asking for that one lol

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Hold up 2 fingers and see if he tells you how many you are holding up..

Sorry had to do it.

I don't know of any other way

Good one Anthony lol

 

[phk36]

If you can put your hand in the water next to the fish. Try to wave your hand very slow if it does not move it my be blind , this does happen from time to time but from what i have been told anthias. The fish can live if it learns the tank it will smell food so turn off power heads off when you feed.

 

[jmaquatic]

Thank you phk 36 i will try this when i get home do you know why this happens? will it come back?

 

[marrone]

Don't put you hand in the water in front of the fish, as the fish is already stressed out enough and that will only stress it out more. Just leave the fish alone, as what you're seeing is a result of the fish being stressed out. Just give the fish sometime, it should settle in. If the fish is still stressed out you're better off in moving it to a QT by itself where it can settle in.

 

[phk36]

I think it is shipping and high ph. It wont come back .

 

[jmaquatic]

Smh not good news but Im not going to give up on him he started to swim around alittle yesterday when i turned the lights on so we will see how it goes

 

[jmaquatic]

Hey guy's just giving a update for those who have helped with my blond Blind naso first off she is still alive ( always a plus ) 2nd it is confirmed she is blind as could be runs straight into glass rock fish everything but she is not stressed out any more ( no more dark black normal gray now ) but she did start to get the pinch look in her abdomen area ( not really eating ) i was hoping she would sense the food ( smell as some say ) but nothing any other thoughts?