DREAM FISH: You finally we're able to do it!! Tell us about it!
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Yea it was from an April fool’s post from a vendor here. Interestingly enough when I googled this photo there were some articles about clownfish breeders starting to pull a blue color out of snowflake clowns.
CoralReefer2110
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Hey Bruce,
Yeah, That's exactly where my head is at. I would love to actually add a bunch of wrasse. I had hoped to have a harem of Hawaiian flame wrasse by now. They have the right colors and chill nature (typically) but have reached that point where I am not gonna push it.
My display is 700 gal but maybe more important is fact it is 10 feet long with a lot of rockwork to help the swim lanes and flow which is so vital so some of those tangs doing well long-term. I've also got another 300-400 gal in TWV with the sump/fuge/etc.. so that brings the TWV to closer to 1000-1100.
My build link shows all of that and also has a few clips of the fish - which you've asked for. Sadly I've lost a lot of the coral you see in that pic after switching from a dosing system to a CA RX. Things are on the mend but my corals took a beating. The fish however are doing great.
Hope your tank is excellent as well. A 205, is that a 6 foot? That's a good size for keeping tangs. I avoid the TANG POLICE at all cost so I never offer advice or pretend to be an expert of any kind but my experience over the last 20 years or so has been that a 6foot tank (or more) is when they really do well. It's just hard to provide them enough flow, swimming room, and nutrient export in a tank much smaller than that (long-term).
Again, only my humble opinion. Best wishes!
Cheers,
Andrew
Hi Andrew.
tha I you very much for the response. The tank is 5 feet long. I’m hoping to have great success with this tank. To the point that the misses gives me the green light for a 500 gallon in roughly 5 years. I bought two Maxspect Gyre 250’s to move the water around a lot. I have a wall of fake rocks and corals with tunnels, caves and overhangs for there hiding. I went with the fake stuff for the first tank because I’m going through surgeries and I figure that it’ll be easier for me this way for the first tank.
One of my favorites along with Dragon EelHere is mine once I finally can get my parameters under control
He is in your reef? Behaved himself? I’d do it if I ran across a small juvy.
I’ve had my dream fish (clarion angel) since he was a 50 cent piece. Now hes around a dinner plate. It’s been a good 4+ years now. I couldn’t ask for a better tank resident
Yes he’s in my reef. He’s a gentle giant. If you come across one do it, IMO you won’t regret it. It’s been a great 4 +years for me so far
How’s his / her temperament with the other fish?Yes he’s in my reef. He’s a gentle giant. If you come across one do it, IMO you won’t regret it. It’s been a great 4 +years for me so far
E.intheC
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I just picked up 2 Gem Tangs on a Black Friday sale. They were $200 each and a decent size, (around 3.5 inches). After a 3 plus hour acclimation they were both eating. It's been a little over 3 weeks and they are both doing very well.
Nice pickup! Which vendor had gems for $200, if you don’t mind me asking?
These 2 spend most of the day cruising around the tank together. I also have a couple tangs and a few anthias in the tank. For a large angle he’s pretty docile.
My dream fish for the longest time was a Naso Tang. Even a 180 wasn’t enough to keep one. When I got an 8 foot 300, I got a beauty with streamers and couldn’t be happier. I have a purple, big Desarjini, a powder blue, and a Sohal. No fights and are model citizens. So that’s my dream, some of my favorite tangs living in harmony.
if I had to throw one out that I’d love to have, it would be a peppermint angel. Gorgeous fish. Uh no, will never own it. Unless I hit the lottery.
if I had to throw one out that I’d love to have, it would be a peppermint angel. Gorgeous fish. Uh no, will never own it. Unless I hit the lottery.
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Any issues on getting him to eat?Moorish idol. 6 inches plus streamers would of got one before but I thought he would get picked on. Pretty tough fish. Thanks
editour2
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Believe it or not it was Country Critters. I had stopped there in early November and the gems were selling for around $650 each. The sales person told me about the black friday sale which was not advertised. I was the first 1 there when the store opened that day... they only had 10 to 15 [can't remember] and said alot of retail store owners were trying to purchase for resale which they did not allow. I went with my son and we each got one gem tang, [both for me though].
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