Fish always hiding

[DopeCantWin]

I have a 90 gallon with 2 Clowns, Mandarin, Dispar Anthia and a Blue Eye Kole. The Anthia hides a lot, hangs out with the clowns in their corner sometimes. The Kole goes around the tank a little more when I'm around as well. I use to have more fish, but through an equipment malfunction lost 2 and sold a Blue Tang that grew out to a neighbor. When I had more fish, everybody was out all the time. The parameters are good, Nitrates are undetectable and temperature is 78-80 depending on the temperature outside.

I'm tempted to get another baby Blue Tang to get everybody out again. Can somebody talk me out of it?

 

[OodleyBoodely]

You need some peaceful dither fish to make the anthias feel safe. Something like some flasher wrasses would be ideal. Perhaps some chromis, or, cardinals even.

 

[DopeCantWin]

You need some peaceful dither fish to make the anthias feel safe. Something like some flasher wrasses would be ideal. Perhaps some chromis, or, cardinals even.

I think so too, which is what I was hoping to use the baby Tang as. Last time I put in a flasher, the Kole went after it too fast and it didn't make it. I don't like Cardinals, but Chromis is an idea. Any other good options?

 

[DopeCantWin]

Memorial day weekend Friday bump for help

 

[Shells4]

Do you have enough hiding spaces? If fish don't have enough rock/coral close by they tend to stay hidden more. It is their security blanket, if they know there is a place to hide close by they are more likely to stay out in the open. I noticed with my tank as I added more rock, the fish came out more. Just a thought.

 

[DopeCantWin]

Do you have enough hiding spaces? If fish don't have enough rock/coral close by they tend to stay hidden more. It is their security blanket, if they know there is a place to hide close by they are more likely to stay out in the open. I noticed with my tank as I added more rock, the fish came out more. Just a thought.

I think I do. I can take a picture, but there is a large wall of rock. There use to be more fish and all had proper hiding spots.