pale yellow tang

[redpuffer]

I had this tang for 7months now its been pale for some time now is there anything that can change the color back to yellow?
90lr
75ls
2tangs
1blue devil damsel
2tomatoe
1fire fish
1maroon
2black/white strip3 damsels
1coralbannded shrimp
2cummbers which split 3 months ago
1 impatients cummber i can't find
1bio color/ green spotted mushrooms /2 feather dusters
1coral beauty
2 power heads 402's
302 whisper filter
403 fluval
9watt uv
seaclon skimmer
2-40 watts
1-20-watt blue
additives: bionic cal,alk
kent iodion,strontium,kal

 

[mlm]

Are you feeding it any natural seawood type foods?

 

[bang guy]

It has been my experience that Yellow Tangs stay pale when;
1 - They are sleeping
2 - They are severly stressed
Is there anything in your tank stressing it?

 

[the flaming scallop]

gotta make sure youre feeding it both seaweed AND lettuce. i think they can also eat brocolli . they need lots of vitamin C, especially when theyre young.

 

[foulbrew]

A couple of thoughts :
1) You list 2 tangs in you sig. This could be causing the stress Bang Guy referred to.
2) I didn't see the size of your tank, tangs can quickly out grow a smaller tank, they need lots of room. This can also add to stress.
Goodluck

 

[dragonwolf187]

I have two yellow tangs also and they turned pale I have feed them all that they need including calerpa and still no color I placed a ground probe in my tank just in case of stray voltage. I have also posted on other forums and had no successful replies but was told that if they have no stress they lose color because alot of saltwater fish get darker or brighter when stressed

 

[bang guy]

If you have two Yellows I believe you'll see one color up to the natural color if your remove one of the Tangs. Your tank is not an ideal place for a pair of Tangs... sorry.
Guy

 

[seabry]

sometimes if there's a electical current ( not a strong one) it can effect the colour of your fish