hippo tang

[jhill5]

I have a blue hippo tang that is getting darker and darker, almost blacl with some blue spots. It seems healthy, it is eating and swimming, but I am not sure why it is getting darker.
It is in a 180 with a yellow tang, GSM clown, and 3 green chromis.
Any ideas?

 

[aquageek]

What are you feeding him?

 

[v-lioness]

Can you get a picture of the tang?
How long have you had the hippo?
What does the diet consist of (meaty, greens & vitamins)?
How often are you feeding?
Diet may play an important role in this tang turning colors (HLLE) or it is possible this is stress related.
Kaye

 

[jhill5]

I feed every other day a combination of
frozen 1 & 2
cyclopeze
flake prime reef
frozen mysis
every day I also put some seaweed select on a vegi clip for about 3-4 hours.
I will try to get a picture tonight.
I am guessing I have had him for 4-6 months. He started turning darker about 4 weeks ago. At that time nothing changed in the tank.
It seems healthy, he swims around, eats, and grazes on the algea on the back of the tank.