Sick yellow tang?

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Hello all,

A few days ago I got a hawaiian yellow tang, however he(or she) was held up in shipping for an extra day and the urchin I ordered with him was DOA. He's about 4 inches (10cm) and after a few hours of settling down immediately started eating like a pig and has been ever since. However since he arrived he's looked very pale. On his head mostly and it looks like what I'd presume to be HLLE but just generally a lot more pale all over than any yellow tangs I've ever seen. At first I thought it was the stress but it's been a few days and as I mentioned he's eating all the time.
Is it at all or just HLLE?
Could it be ammonia burn? After opening the bag he wasn't in there for more than 5 minutes after temp acclimating and I run the same salinity as the place I ordered him from.
Other tank inhabants are a six line wrasse and an ocellaris.
Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

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Could this somehow be moved to "Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis"? Sorry just noticed I posted in "Fish Discussion". First post.
 
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He seems to be doing great so I will just let him be and monitor closely. Probably just got a little too jumpy since he's my first yellow. Thanks guys
 

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