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blue hippo tang help
my blue hippo tang likes to stay in a little hole in the rocks he comes out but very rarley and i dont know if hes eating what should i do?
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how long have you had him/her, what is your setup, tank size, other fish etc.
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Try soaking some food in garlic. Are you placing any nori in the tank? Are any fish bugging it? If its in a 55g It will outgrow that size tank rather quickly.
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its is a 55 gl tank doesnt seem to be any other fish bothering it ....im settin up a 125 gl in a week ill see how he does in that
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If he is new he should adjust They like to hang out in live rock when they are healthy
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how long have you had him these fish are very shy at first and take a while to adapt
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Give him some time and he will come around. When I had a blue hippo it liked to go inside this one piece of live rock which had a whole big enough for her to see out and for me to see her. Too funny! I think what he is doing is considered normal behavior for a blue hippo. He needs to get used to new tank, new water, new everything.
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Took a couple weeks for my hippo tang to get used to the environment.
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yeah they have a habit of trying to get pinched in between rocks.. I guess they feel more secure this way. Just give him some time to adjust.
My Hippo likes to sleep in between the branches of a Digitata colony... he sleeps there every single night. Same exact spot
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Yep, mine hides all of the time. He will even lose color once he has been hiding for a while. It scared me a few times, thinking he is dead, but then you feed the tank and he comes out.
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As everyone else stated, they can be skittish at first. They do like to lodge in rocks, especially at night, nothing to be alarmed at there. Took mine a bit to be part of the "crew" too, not sure how long you've had him. Be patient, watch him for signs of ich, (they tend to stress and contract it easier than other tangs)
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