atlantic blue tang turned yellow?

modilla

Member
My mother bought a 5-6 inch atlantic blue tang last saturday for her reef tank. The tang was in a large tank with sparce rock or cover with a 8+ inch yellow tang, and he was a pretty blue color. Then the new girl went to net him and chased him for atleast ten min until I insisted and took over, then making quick work of it. Thats when he changed to a ugly yellow with blue only on his fin tips and a light pattern on his sides. He attacked the algae right a way and is now a hog at meal time. His color gets almost bue once in a while but nothing like he was and my mother said they switched fish on her. He is the king of the tank over a fire fish, two yell tail dams, one coral beauty, one lawn mower bln, a pin cush s.urchin and marg snails.
 

ophiura

Active Member
Fish change color when stressed, and so it is likely it is not secure and established in this tank. What size tank is it in now?
 
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