Pale tang...

[carina]

We just bought a yellow tang this morning and tonight he seems to be kind of pale. We acclimated him for one hour and he ate fine this morning. Also in the 55gal tank are 2 chromis, 2 percs, a sally light foot crab, decorator crab, and 10 hermits. All levels are normal. We have an algae sheet in there for him and he ate flake this morning, but would not eat tonight. Swimming, breathing fine but also seems to be kind of shy. is this normal?

 

[elfdoctors]

Yellow tangs are quite skittish after they are moved. They usually settle down within a few days. They also sometimes will not eat well for a few days.
The pale color is also quite common. It is normal in the evening to appear more pale.