lipstick tang naso

[rossi]

hi guys,
i introduced a naso tang to my system,48 hrs later he dosint look to good,in the store he was looking very healthy and colorfull now hes gone very dark and looks stressed.
all my other tank mates r fine and my water checks out ok,he was acclimeatized for hours before goin in my tank,after one hour i fed the tank and he ate sraight away,and today he wont eat,nothing seems to be bullying him.
ive read that nasos can take a while to settle down.

ps
sorry about the crap spelling

 

[Ben1]

How did you aclimate him?

What size is the tank?

What are the other tank mates?

 

[paats]

I`ve got a naso in one of my tanks that changes color all the time.When he gets spooked he lies up on the bottom of an overhang and turns very dark gray with yellow spots.I know he`s camouflaging himself.Maybe he`s just stressed.

 

[Saltykirk]

Is the fish eating?

 

[JohnD]

rossi,

FWIW, Scott Michael recommends feeding a mostly vegetable diet including lots of brown sea algae and keeping this tang in a 135 gallon tank.

HTH,

JohnD

 

[reefland]

My naso took several weeks to settle down and much of the time it wouldn't eat. I thought for sure it would die. It came around and became a pig.

It wasn't a bully, but it was more of a peace keeper. If two other fish started fighting it would get in the middle and slash at the aggressor.

http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/fish/naso.htm