my foxface is sick?? or plain weird??

well.. my foxface seems to be sick?.. he just hides most of the day. he does comes out alot but he swims for some minutes and then goes back to hide for a while. then does the same.

i havent seen him completely yellow for a while. he is like partially brown. and sometimes i find him resting and not moving like if he was dead in some random place. i get close to watch and he darts away.

then in eating time, he comes out to eat. kinda slow eater but he looks eager to eat. ( in those minutes he comes out during the day he seems to be eating of the sand and picking at rocks.. possible residues from previous feedings.)


is this normal behavior? or whats up with him?

my params are ok.
ammonia 0
nitrate nitrite 0
ph 8.4
salinity 1.024
temps 80 degrees

 

anyone?

 

i dont have one of those but to me it seems normal for a new fish give it some time to adjust , i just read up on it and it says that They have the ability to change into a mottled dark brown color when stressed . wow didnt know they were poisonous >,< . Fox face Rabbit fish is generally timid and will usually retreat behind some rocks when approached or you stick your amr in the aquarium.

 

how long for it to adjust? its been there since last monday.

 

ya with my sixline wrasse he didnt come out of my rock work for some time except feeding time id be patient and let him adjust to his new environment he'l come out more and more as time goes on

 

alright... so false alarm?...

 

ya i would say hes just a little stressed from being in a new environment and also if im not mistaken you added 7-9 chromis all at ounce and that could have been a little overwhelming to him all in all id say its fine jsut give him time

 

alright.;D thanks guys.

 

no problem

 

Give him time to adjust, Rex my Magnificent Foxface took about 2-3 weeks to stop doing that, Even occasionally he will turn his camo color for no reason I see why. When I had a one spot foxface, it took him about a week till he stayed his constant color...