Orange Shoulder tang; disease, or natural change?

[FishFun]

Also wanted to add that when a tang is added to a tank with fish the same size they will see the new comer as a food threat because of its simaler size, witch is normal, hopefully they will go easy on the newbe!!!When we added our powder blue there was some tension but nothing to bad .

[michika]

The fish is in a 30g now, and she/it is just over an inch in length. Eventually the fish will be going to a much larger setup, but none of its tankmates wiill be conspecific.

The tank it will be going to has a Red Sea Sailfin, Yellow tang, Hippo tang, foxface, kole tang, CBB, mandrine, blue chromis, yellow damsels, clowns, and I think thats it.

The fish will be moving in around 6 or 7 months to what I hope will be a 600g+ system, if not a 1,000g, assuming I can find a suitable home to do this in.

I just worry that the fish is changing too young, as its still so tiny. Did you take photos when yours changed?

[FishFun]

Mine is in the middle of changing, I wouldnt worry about his colour changing to young, its normal for them to change a bit when stressd, mad or scared. Its just a reaction to something. All my tangs do it, my regal's black stripe turns gray when shes ticked. I would not worry. I will try get some pictures latter. As for tank size a 30g is ok for now, as long as it has a really good hiding spot. Mine has its own spot as well as the others so you should make sure he has a place to call home

[FishFun]

Heres a couple quick pictures there not the best I didn't set my camera, just quick ones!!

[michika]

The fish's head has been darkening progressively, and its not a startle reaction, like I would see in say my sailfin, or foxface. I'm really starting to think its changing since the coloration isn't going away. I figure if the tang grows faster then I expected then it can go to the larger tank that houses the rest of my non-nano worthy fish.

My tang lives in a rock. Thankfully its not like my regal tang who loves to cram itself into the smallest spot possible.

[michika]

Those are beautiful photos!

Do you have a tank thread started for your system?

[FishFun]

My regal is the same she wedges herself into anything she can & plays dead, its kinda funny. She dosen't do it as much anymore after we moved them into the big tank. Im surprized you orange shoulder is changing allready!!! I dont have a tank thread started, is it somthing most members do on Canreef?

[michika]

I had a trigger that played dead all the time, gave me a few near heart attacks some mornings.

Many people have tank threads to show off their tank build, or just get feedback on their system in general. I like reading them for ideas and inspiration.