Yellow Tang won't eat

[hkgar]

I got a Yellow Tang Saturday and he won't eat. He just keeps swimming up and down on the side of the tank. He (maybe a she) just stays on the one side of the tank going up and down. I have a veggie clip with Seaweed delights and some Romane lettuce clip to it and he keeps going right by it but dowsn't eat. What could be wrong with him (her)?
Thanks

 

[pacino]

dont trip yet, give he/she sometime. new additions sometimes take a week before eating. he/she is probably just getting used to the new surroundings. just keep water quality tip top, and be patient. im sure he/she will be alright. good luck.

 

[beth]

Put some Seaweed Selects in the area that fish is swimming. Hopefully he will settle in soon and start nippling.

 

[hkgar]

The Seaweed Selects are right where he is swinnimg. He just ignores them completely

 

[anonome]

Try soaking the seaweed selects in a few drops of garlic juice, or garlic extreme. :thinking: I am assuming that the tang is in quarantine? His stress may develop into ick. Hope not for your sake, if he is in the main tank. When I had my new tangs a pbt and kole, they took about 3 days to even think about the veggies, you could also try live brine shrimp, just to get him to eat, then wean him off of them. Brine shrimp should be a treat only. Good luck.

 

[hkgar]

:jumping:
Hay. S(He) is eating now and exploring most of the tank although still somewhat preoccupied with the one wall.
Here's a couple pics of him
Thanks for you replies and help. Patience patience patience

 

[unleashed]

try some thera+A pellets by spectrum they are a sinking pellet i found to be helpful in getting shy fish to feed on plus they are packed with nutrients for healthy fish.he is still new so he will need a bit of adjusting time for newcommers i also dose my tanks with selcon and garlic extreme to help boost the fishes natural imune systems so they are not fully weakend by not eating