Stressed Foxface From Petco

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I picked up this foxface from Petco this evening. Drip acclimated and added him to the tank.

I bought him from Petco because he had been there two weeks in a 20 long and looked stressed every time I walked by the fish tanks. As you can tell, he has color shifted because he is still stressed. Any thoughts on how to calm him and help him adjust safely?

I generally don’t buy fish from Petco, but after seeing that he had been there two weeks, I had to.
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Thanks. I set up a mirror on the side of the tank too. My powder brown was waving his tail at him. Trying to distract him so the foxface has time to settle in.
 
Seems to be settling in!
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