Upset Lion fish upside down near the surface?

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Lionfish sometimes rest upside down....so I wouldn't be concerned about that bit. I'd just watch the white spots and see what happens. If it worsens and appears to be ich, then you'll have to decide about treating it in a quarantine tank or just trying to de-stress them, feed them garlic-enriched food, or whatever else it is that people generally do!

Good luck.

[bubblepuffer]

maybe they just want a hug from ya less light and more rest for the fish.

[justinl]

yup i agree with the above. Lions rest upside down often. It's only a problem if they can't right themselves. Id imagine they are quite stressed so id leave lights off for at least 24hrs. maybe even 48hrs. Don't feed for the duration. Don't check up on them every five minutes. That will just stress them more.

keep an eye on the ich. Are both lions in the same tank? are there other fish that could be in risk? hope it all turns out okay.

[fishmaster]

If this is normal behavior for lions, maybe they didn't have the room to "spread out" and rest upsidown in the old tank? And now feel more comfortable in the larger space to behave in such a way?
Just a thought, I don't really know much about lions.

[Salmon King]

Garlic isn/t a treatment for ich.They had to retract that.I/m not sure its ich.I f it sreads I would buy a cleaner wrass or put them in a quarateen tank and use coppersafe.If its ich it will sread quikly.

[justinl]

unless you have inverts. if you have any inverts, don't use any copper based meds.

[Salmon King]

There is no treatment for ich in a reef tank besides a cleaner wrass or cleaner shrimp.Besides that your only choice is a quaratine tank with copper safe.