new y.tang

My purple tang was the same way the 1st day, and with switching of lighting on or off... I would say give it time to adjust, make sure its fed full of nutritious nori/seaweed/greens and you should be good to go!

 

well it's eating a lot. flakes with garlic and i have nori on a clip. i don't think it ate any nori yet though. i also feed the tank with ground shrimp and garlic, i'm not sure if it ate any of that either.

 

it's eating the nori now. still have to try the shrimp again. the stripes have faded a lot too.
this fish is really cool to watch.

 

Glad to see its starting to fall in place for you ... Tangs are so amusing to watch!

 

yeah thanks man. i had a rough start to this hobby but i learned a lot because of it. everything seems ok for now. i'm really enjoying it.

 

yellow tangs are meanies! are you planning on putting any subsequent fish in?

 

Eh the Zebrasoma family gets that way lol... My purple tangs aggression issues are gone after I added a few more tangs and redid the rockwork. Occasionally like once a week, He will flare up and chase someone, but its just my key that hes hungry ... Feed him and hes a little putty cat

 

yeah but it will be something that can hold it's own. the tang is also pretty small. i still haven't decided on the next fish. maybe a niger trigger. i'm trying to not keep any overly aggressive or overly passive fish.

 

Haha no damsels are meanies.... Try having a maroon clown..... I have both make my yellow tangs look like a bunch of sissies! Tangs are aggressive towards eachother not everything in the tank usually unless they are in a tank that is to small

 

that's good to hear. i avoided going with damsels b/c of this.