Baby blue tang - Is he ok?

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[I have a baby blue tang...he's about the size of a quarter. He seems pretty healthy at times, then he just lays there for a bit like he's dead...then after a bit he seems fine again. Like right now he is nose down in the substrate leaning on my star polypls...I would swear he's dead but his gills are still going. This has happened on and off for most of he day, he was introduced this afternoon. ....ooopsss he swam a loop and went nose down in the same place...

Is this normal baby fish behavior, or blue tang behavior? I know the real young ones don't always make it...poor guy was so darn cute I had to give him a shot...plus he will give me a great excuse to get a bigger tank when he grows up a bit....]
 
[it's hard to know for sure without seeing it, but it is a common trait of blue tangs to lean against things and sit on the bottom. Does the breathing look normal?]
 
[Watch him for now. I think he's just quirky.]
 
[Well the little guy made it through the night...right now it looks like he's swimming for his life, but he isn't making any progress, I guess he's just playing in the flow. So far I have had to save him from my seios twice, once this morning and once last night..he keeps getting stuck to the intake. I tried to measure him along the glass...he's a tad over 3/4 inch. What a monster....Well I will keep everyone updated on the small guys plight!]
 
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