new fish

[schmilnik]

Hey I just added my first few fish and they are all hiding is this normal? And if so when will they come out?

 

[Sadielynn]

It is normal , they are stressed , when adding a new fish it is best to leave the lights out for the day (when we add them it is in the evening just before lights out . I am able to get them in and add the water that I used in drip acclimation with only a minute or 2 to spare then the lights are out ) They need to feel safe in thier new surroundings and will hide till they are sure some big boogie man isnt gonna make them snack . Give them a day or 2 they should be fine .
BTW what kind of fish did you add , how many and what size tank , and are their any other inhibatants in the tank already?

 

[roka64]

I agree, some fish take a little while to get used to their new home.

 

[melosu58]

Could you please fill out your info section. What did you add?

 

[schmilnik]

hey I cant find the info section I just see where to upload pictures which I will do soon but how do I fill out the info section?

Until then I tell you what I got to start a Blue eye tang, pinkface wrasse I think the guy at the LFS said it was a rainbow wrasse but I think he is wrong, and 2 black clown fish. And my wrasse still hasnt come out and I cant find him its driving me crazy. The tang is hiding but comes out every once in a while and the two clown fish are out and about.

Also I went to one of my LFS and was going to get my fish from them but when I went in to finally get the fish i saw a dead naso tang at the bottom being nipped at. So I told one of the workers and he was like ehh whatever. So thats when I left.

 

[Marc118]

Hmm...never heard of a blue eye tang. I have heard of that name used in confusion with another tang, dont remember what it ended up being though.

What size tank do you have?

 

[roka64]

Go to the home page and click on "Update your Profile"
What size tank?
How did you acclimate?
What are your water parameters?

 

[schmilnik]

Ya I havnt heard of it either but thats what the guy at the LFS said it was?
And I have a 46 gallon bow that finished its cycle a few days ago useing the raw shrimp. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Marc118]

Hmm that tank is likely to be too small for that tang. How big is the tang?

 

[roka64]

I would check your water parameters. Adding that many fish to a newly cycled tank could cause problems. It your beneficial bacteria will have to catch up the the much larger bioload.
How did you acclimate?
What are your water parameters?

 

[schmilnik]

the tang is small only about 2 inches and all the guys at my LFS said he was perfect to start with and that he wouldnt get much bigger. Im sorry but what is water parameters?

 

[Marc118]

Ive never heard of a tang that stays that small either. Id say about 6" is as small as I have seen for adult length.

 

[melosu58]

Water test results

 

[schmilnik]

the guy at my LFS said that he will adapt to the tank and not grow to big?
Oh and the water tests wher Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 and my PH was at 8.0

 

[Hara]

the guy at the LFS is an idiot and you have been misinformed.

 

[Marc118]

the guy at the LFS is an idiot and you have been misinformed.

+1

 

[schmilnik]

oh really that seemed kinda strange when he told me that.. I guess Ill keep him till he gets to big.

 

[melosu58]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tangidfaqs.htm

Read the next to last one where it talks about a blue eyed kole tang. Is this the fish you are talking about.

 

[Marc118]

The Yellow Eyed Kole Tang does have a thin ring of blue around the eye itself along with the thicker yellow border. And I believe as juvies its only blue. Could be wrong though.

 

[schmilnik]

Ya thats the right one.