Blue jaw trigger is acting very odd

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Purchased a blue jaw trigger in April and he's acting odd the last few days. I don't see him eating. All the other fish are great. He was at the top of a return yesterday staring at everyone. Today he's upright in the corner. He's moving his back fin a lot every 30 seconds.

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Hey! So I'm not very experienced on treating triggers... that's where I mess up. I've had a Rectangle Trigger act like this, and he died a couple days later. I have no idea what from. It may have been because he was a new addition, but that was the second Rectangle I had that did that. I had a Niger do that as well, but never on my Picasso. Triggers are cool, some are really cool and interactive. I'd search for any threads like this. Hope he gets better!
 

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Purchased a blue jaw trigger in April and he's acting odd the last few days. I don't see him eating. All the other fish are great. He was at the top of a return yesterday staring at everyone. Today he's upright in the corner. He's moving his back fin a lot every 30 seconds.

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I cant see body well due to blue light (white is best) but I see what I believe is a bump. Any dot or imperfections on skin?
Is it breathing normal or labored?
It can or may be intimidated by other tankmates.
Can you furnish a video under white light intensity?
 

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