My blue tang

[Salty-Noob]

Is it common for the fish to hide for hours without coming out?

 

[ohio reefer]

I used to have one that would disappear for hours. However this was a .5 inch one in a 240. Sold the fish and tank. They also like to play dead.


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[terranday]

Very common! Don't worry about it too much

 

[Salty-Noob]

Mine is about an inch. In a 35 gallon tank. When I first got it it was active swam everywhere even thinks its a clownfish. Hung out with them and now she is in between my live rock and didn't eat when I fed this morning.

 

[Salty-Noob]

Very common! Don't worry about it too much

Didn't even move during feeding

 

[mike007]

That is not a good sign. When they hide and don't eat thats not good. Hope he comes out.

 

[Salty-Noob]

I know a 35g is not ideal for these guys and eventually I will take it back to my lfs. Just wanted your guys input

 

[Mike J.]

That fish is either ill or afraid of something in the tank.

 

[Salty-Noob]

I'm thinking ill to tell you the truth. All I have is 2 clownfish which the tang always followed with no problem. I firefish which hides 80% of the time and has never bothered any of my fish and a cleaner shrimp

 

[navila06]

a hiding fish is normal, a hiding fish during feeding is not normal. I am curently going through this with a maroon clown, he hides all day and dosent come out to eat, I blame it on a territorial 6 line wrasse.

 

[Salty-Noob]

a hiding fish is normal, a hiding fish during feeding is not normal. I am curently going through this with a maroon clown, he hides all day and dosent come out to eat, I blame it on a territorial 6 line wrasse.

Well I don't have territorial fish. Just worried my tang is not gonna make it or if its jut going through a phase

 

[Salty-Noob]

This is Day 2 of my blue tang still looking lifeless. Won't come out of its spot it hid itself in. Still trying to figure out what's wrong?

 

[navila06]

is he a new fish

 

[Salty-Noob]

Have had him for 3 weeks now

 

[Keepnitreel]

Had a kole tang that was a scaredy cat and wouldn't come out, even at feeding, always hiding. When no one was in the living room, the tang would come out and swim all over the tank, picking algae off the rocks. Soon as some one entered the living room, back to hiding. I hated that fish!

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[Salty-Noob]

Had a kole tang that was a scaredy cat and wouldn't come out, even at feeding, always hiding. When no one was in the living room, the tang would come out and swim all over the tank, picking algae off the rocks. Soon as some one entered the living room, back to hiding. I hated that fish!

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I thought the same thing because I had a yellow tang that did the same. My hippo tang seems like its losing its color

 

[navila06]

so he hasn't eaten in 3 weeks?

Have had him for 3 weeks now

 

[Salty-Noob]

No I've had him for three hasn't eaten in what I've seen about 2 days

 

[Keepnitreel]

If I was you I would set up the QT and observe this fish. Bare bottom and PVC elbows only

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[Salty-Noob]

What will I need for a QT tank?