Re: yellow Lipstick tang
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Hi there,
I have read somewhere (been looking for it , but can't find it ) ... that when tangs are newly introduced , they can sometimes spend some time on their sides ...
However , not eating is not good .... what size is your tank ?
Did you actually see it eating in the LFS before you bought it ? as it may not eat brine shrimp etc and need to be weaned on to it ....try it on some nori in a clip ..
The whitespot unfortunately is common with tangs , some more so than others , they usually get over it unless it is particularly severe...
Have you got a UV , if so , now might be the time to turn it on . Reduce your lighting period to give him time to adjust ....
As for it changing colour, i've no idea i'm afraid ...
Good luck
H
EDIT :- Reproduced from WetWebMedia ( US fish help site ) . It's regarding a Yellow, but may be applicable to you ...
Tang Color Changes
Hi! I have a couple questions
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I have a 44 gal salt water tank with a yellow tang and a few other fish, everyone seems to be doing fine, except I notice once in a while the tang will loose his bright yellow color and become almost a white yellow then go back to normal. Is he ok or does he need more food:?
<Well, there are a few possibilities here. The first is that you may be witnessing the fish's nocturnal coloration, which is significantly more "washed Out", and reveals the presence of a white line running the length of the body. The fish will generally color up once the lights have been on for a while, so that is what you are witnessing if this coloration coincides with lighting changes. If this happens throughout the day, you could be seeing a fright reaction, or a response to some sort of stress (whether caused by harassing tankmates, poor environmental conditions, disease, or even a tank that is too small). Check out all of these possibilities. Yes, overall lack of color could be a result of malnutrition, so be sure that your Tang has access to plenty of algae, or consider purchasing/cultivating some macroalgae, such as Gracilaria parvispora (you can get it from etailers like Indo Pacific Sea Farms), which is relished by most herbivorous Tangs, and provides many nutritional benefits to the them.>
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