Got myself a new Yellow Tang!

[Bifferwine]

Yeah it should heal with time and good nutrition. The aggression should subside after a few days.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

I'm sure its in a healthier environment than it was at the LFS. It will also eat better in my tank. I'm sure it will rebound and be good as new in a few weeks.

 

[reeffreak]

She's thin so fatten her up Dave!

Congrats,again.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

A little update on the Yellow Tang. The aggression has fully gone away. It is super skittish and hides every time I come near the tank. Hopefully that will change one of these days. The scrapes on its sides are still there, but its because it wedges itself in the smallest spots in the LR. I guess it will heal in time. It also will not eat from the algae clip. So I've been cutting the nori into small pieces and mixing it in with the frozen food. I still use the veggie clip and the foxface hammers it. Do you think the YT will follow the FF's lead and start using the veggie clip?

 

[dcantucson]

In time I think it will. My Naso took a few weeks to begin eating from the clip. You might try attaching it to a piece of live rock with rubber bands and putting it in the center of your tank. Sounds like it is afraid of coming up to the glass right now.

Dave is it your looks? :mrgreen:

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Dave is it your looks? :mrgreen:

You got that right...I'm an ugly SOB.

 

[Reefrookie]

Absolutely, it's just a mater of time till he gets tired of watching the Nori get eaten. He'll come around!

 

[Chris_150G]

Adding a fish to the tank is always anti-climatic. You spend time maintaining the tank so it can be in tip top condition for the fish. Then you finally get the fish and have high hopes of watching it enjoy checking into its new all inclusive resort. But, instead its lights out the first day and then the new guy fights, hides and wont eat much for what seems like an eternity, even though its like a week.

-He'll be tearing into the algae sheets and making a mess before you know it. (The worst is when its not the other fish hes scared of, its you. He's scared of you. My Kole tang is terrified of me. :ugh:)

 

[PRC]

He'll be out cruising in no time...Before long he'll be front and center all day long...

 

[Wes888]

Yea, the yellow tangs are not shy at all. Give it a few more days and he'll be cruising around looking for food.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

I'm sure it will come around soon enough. Its only been in the tank for 6 days now.

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Well my tang must have know I was talking trash. Yesterday I came home from work and started my tank routine. The tang was swimming all around and didn't even hide. I put some nori in the clip and the foxface immediately started eating. Within 30 secs the tang hurried to the clip and started ripping into the nori. Its also starting to look a little more healthy. The cloudiness in its left eye went away and the scratches are healing.

 

[OhNoNemo]

Good to hear....its alway a relief when they finally come around:sfish:

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Yes, I was very happy to see it acting normal. Although, it did show quite a bit of aggression towards any fish that came near the nori. The foxface would throw up its fins and continue eating.

 

[andersoned14]

what is that line on the foxface, right below the top fin. It looks to be about 1/8" down from the top of its body. My new yellow tang has the same thing and was wondering what that is or normal. This pic shows it as good or better than the pic I have but it looks the same.

 

[ccCapt]

That's called the lateral line. Every fish has it.
Lateral line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[andersoned14]

not to worry that it is visible than? thanks

 

[yote]

not to worry that it is visible than? thanks

On fish like rabbitfish and tangs,you can usually see it.So no worries there unless it starts looking like a real bad scar.