New Fish, Strange Behaviors

[FishNutzBoi]

Yesterday, I got a 2.5" Naso Tang and 3 2.5" Female Dispar Anthias for my new 110G. They are behaving really odd.

The naso keeps hiding. His body has white patches and 2 dark patches (look like scratched). His mouth is shuttering slowly but noticable. He would swim out into the open then "freaked out" for some reason and shot back into his cave. He's not eating anything except nori on the clip.

1 of the female anthias keeps hiding too. It would only come out when the pumps are off. I'm not sure if it's eating or not but the other two are eating garlic soaked mysis.

Should I be worried? What do these behaviors mean?

Thanks!

 

[Jeffrey Porter]

they're probably just getting used to the new tank. it's possible the tang could be scratched since it dives into the rocks and has probably been looking for a suitable spot to hide in.

 

[spoiledcats]

Should I be worried? What do these behaviors mean?

This is typical behavior for recently introduced fish. They are scared of their new surroundings, and need time to adjust. If they are eating, that's a good sign. Just give it time. Tangs especially will hide for quite a while to get used to their new home.