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Ryan1783
11/16/2016, 06:39 PM
I bought a new yellow tang for my 60 gallon aquarium ( I will be upgrading soon) but he has been hiding for 3 days. He has been eating and I see him swim around but only in his castle. Peramerters are good. What wrong and whin will he come out?
heathlindner25
11/16/2016, 06:50 PM
Love to see a picture.
snorvich
11/16/2016, 06:55 PM
I bought a new yellow tang for my 60 gallon aquarium ( I will be upgrading soon) but he has been hiding for 3 days. He has been eating and I see him swim around but only in his castle. Peramerters are good. What wrong and whin will he come out?

How was it quarantined? What are your water parameters?
Finland
11/16/2016, 06:59 PM
If he is eating and looks fine, I would just give it time. I have a hippo tang that took almost 2 weeks before it would come out of the rockwork. Now he swims around constantly. What other fish are in the tank? Possibly afraid of one?
Ryan1783
11/16/2016, 07:52 PM
Ammonia 0
NitrIte 0
NitrAte 0
Ph 8
Tank mates 2 clown fish and lawnmower goby
Ryan1783
11/16/2016, 07:53 PM
Lawnmower Benny**
HidingReefer
11/16/2016, 07:56 PM
Everything seems fine, it took my Naso a little over a month to stop hiding so much, some fish are just shy
ca1ore
11/17/2016, 07:12 AM
Not unusual for a new fish to hide for a while, particularly if not quarantined. Your tank is too small, but you already know that. Most important thing is that it is eating.
Psyops
11/17/2016, 12:39 PM
Sorry unrelated stupid comment.

When I added my Yellow tang from q tank years ago, it actually hid for about a week. I even placed the q tank next to my DT. I was talking to myself and said why are you hiding? My wife overheard the conversation and replied "because you are too ugly?"

I guess that's my wife's problem also.

Your fish will be fine. That can be normal. Give it some time and don't have too much traffic in front of the tank until the fish gets comfortable.

Alex
redlac
11/17/2016, 01:46 PM
Mines hid for a week, but was getting harassed by a fireball angel that I had, it got really stressed and lost its colour, then after a week it came out and chased the angel and never had any bother. It grazed about the whole tank feeding mostly from the live rock
scooter31707
11/17/2016, 02:08 PM
I agree, should have been quarantined, but give it some time to get use to its new surroundings.