Yep - they are eager feeders and can be bashful with people around but soon get comfortable with people observing
This is normal, I’ve found that these guys are very food driven. They can be skittish when nearly added to a tank, give it 5-6 weeks and he’ll probably absolutely love being the centre of attention.
Thanks. After watching him eat I'm further doubting my original livestock plan. My original purpose for upgrading to a bigger tank, (eventually a reef), was to provide a bigger home for my prize PBT which has grown from 2" to 7". My idea was Tangs in last with this 4 1/2" White Tail and a 2" Biota Yellow added about three weeks ago, and then the Powder Blue. Of course the Powder Blue displays the same "enthusiastic" eating behavior. Perhaps mirrors and lots of feeding, multiple Nori clips etc. can provide enough distraction from each other. The new tank is 5' by 2' with 100 lbs of rock.
I'd probably be better off adding a non threatening little goby than my PBT, who IS armed with a scalpel by the way lol. He has tried to assert his dominance over my 4" Foxface but the Foxface just turns his poisonous dorsal fin in the tangs direction.
