I bought 2 new fish yesterday: (1) a hippo tang (about 1.5 inches), and (2) a rectangular trigger (also about 1.5 inches). The old inhabitants of my tank consist of (a) a Purple Psuedo, (b) a Scooter Blennie, © 2 peppermint shrimp, (d) 2 pencil sea urchins, (e) and about several snails and crabs. I know, the trigger isn't compatible with my current inhabitants, but at first I wanted a reef tank and then changed my mind. I will get rid of the other inhabitants when the trigger gets a little bigger and can eat them all.
Anyway, ever since I introduced the new fish yesterday, the Tang found the smallest hole in the live rock that it can fit into and has not come out since. I can see it move around in there, but it has not come out - not even to eat. I know it's only been 1 day, but the trigger was already swimming around and ate A LOT when I fed it (although now it's also hiding in a small hole in the live rock).
My question is whether this is normal for Tangs when first introduced to tanks? Is there anything I can do to get it to eat?
My tank parameters are as follows:
1) PH - 8.2-8.4 (probably closer to 8.4)
2) Salinity - 1.025
3) Temperature - 78
4) Ammonia - 0
5) Nitrite - 0
6) Nitrate - 0
7) Alkalinity - 180
Also my Scooter Blennie has stopped eating around 1 week ago. I never fed it live food (although I've read that the only eat copepods), but it did eat frozen food when initially introduced into my tank more than a month ago. It looks very skinny. My LFS doesn't sell copepods, so I'm not sure where to get them. I am afraid if I order them online, it will take too long to get here.
Anyway, ever since I introduced the new fish yesterday, the Tang found the smallest hole in the live rock that it can fit into and has not come out since. I can see it move around in there, but it has not come out - not even to eat. I know it's only been 1 day, but the trigger was already swimming around and ate A LOT when I fed it (although now it's also hiding in a small hole in the live rock).
My question is whether this is normal for Tangs when first introduced to tanks? Is there anything I can do to get it to eat?
My tank parameters are as follows:
1) PH - 8.2-8.4 (probably closer to 8.4)
2) Salinity - 1.025
3) Temperature - 78
4) Ammonia - 0
5) Nitrite - 0
6) Nitrate - 0
7) Alkalinity - 180
Also my Scooter Blennie has stopped eating around 1 week ago. I never fed it live food (although I've read that the only eat copepods), but it did eat frozen food when initially introduced into my tank more than a month ago. It looks very skinny. My LFS doesn't sell copepods, so I'm not sure where to get them. I am afraid if I order them online, it will take too long to get here.
