My Regal Tang must ride the shortbus to fish school

fragNplug · #1 10-30-2009, 06:58 PM

This has been ongoing for weeks, and i had to take a video.
I have a regal tang that goes around and around a frag rack in my tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLMOERQdU4w

Lance · #2 10-30-2009, 07:16 PM

That's Hilarious!

Does it ever go the other way round?

fragNplug · #3 10-30-2009, 07:18 PM

No never.

BC564 · #4 10-30-2009, 07:22 PM

I had a tomini tang do the same thing around a big rock......

fragNplug · #5 10-30-2009, 07:27 PM

I asked kevin at redcoral about it, he says its just like a puppy chasing his tail.
Im certain the fish has brain damage.
The thing is all the other fish get strange when he does his spins.

It increases the tanks action everyone starts acting odd.

lastlight · #6 10-30-2009, 07:30 PM

Ok that's embarassing to show guests. We try and make this hobby look all high tech...mechanically but also biologically and dumbass does THAT? get the net man. Too funny!

Mrfish55 · #7 10-30-2009, 07:33 PM

Thats funny, my Sailfin must have OCD as he does something similar but only for 10 min just before lights out, try covering that side of the tank and see if he stops, might be something he sees out the side that makes him do it, my tangs in the FOWLR are allways pressed up against the glass staring at the reef accross the room, must be something tasty they see over there.

fragNplug · #8 10-30-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Ok that's embarassing to show guests. We try and make this hobby look all high tech...mechanically but also biologically and dumbass does THAT? get the net man. Too funny!

What i have done is moved the fragrack so he cannot get around it anymore.
He looks all lost now just swimming up and down in that corner.

kien · #9 10-30-2009, 09:03 PM

fish need to be entertained too don't they? Maybe he just stumbled upon this fun thing he could do all day long while he waits for you to feed him. What else is a fish to do in a box?

I would say he is the smartest fish in there! Hey cool, this is fun, let's do this all day, wheeeeeee!!

fragNplug · #10 10-30-2009, 09:56 PM

I tried to move my frag rack to stop him from doing this, then he just swam up and down in that corner.
So i put it back.
NOW he has added the up and down as well as the twisting around the frag rack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dC7VNX_YFw

You may be right, but what do i know i own a crazy regal tang.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kien

fish need to be entertained too don't they? Maybe he just stumbled upon this fun thing he could do all day long while he waits for you to feed him. What else is a fish to do in a box?

I would say he is the smartest fish in there! Hey cool, this is fun, let's do this all day, wheeeeeee!!