possible problem with new tang

[Dustin5000]

so i got this new tang last tuesday. he is a spotted yellow eye tang. he acclimated very well and was sampling algae off of rocks withing 30 mins of being introduced. however, i have been unable to get him to eat any food that i prepare. whenever i open the doors to feed, he hides, and my rabbitfish is so protective of his seaweed clip that he tries to fight the tang off everytime he gets near. i have been feeding generous portions of mysis. he just wont come out while i have the top doors open and he stays hidden for a while after i close them, so the food is long gone. he does not yet appear to diminishing, i assume that there is enough algae in the tank to keep him happy for now as he is constantly grazing on stuff i cant see half the time. i know it is still early, any thoughts/suggestions?

 

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. As you stated, the fish is still new. Tangs especially can be skittish and shy for a few weeks. After a while he get used to you and the tank.

 

[Anonymous]

My Sohal did the same thing when I got him. He hid until all of the food was gone.

I always overfed my tank then added an algae clip after all other fish were fed. That way they wouldn't be as interested in the algae sheets.

Louey

 

[Mike612]

My Kole Tang did that the first couple of weeks. Try offering him some spirulina formula. Mine seems to love that stuff. He'll get started soon.

 

[fungia]

same here. my purple tang was very shy for a few weeks but it learned to come out. now it is an aggressive feeder.

 

[shr00m]

sounds crazy but my tang loves formula 2 flakes, dont really recomend flakes to fresh macro but still the fish loves em, worht a shot if you are worried