In last 6 month have you got one and it died on you? Like with in days or weeks? Looked good, ate, then stoped eating and died.
I'm one of alot of cases lately!
I'm one of alot of cases lately!
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I’m not sure where the big Achilles are coming from - used to be mostly Hawaii, now it is probably Fiji or Micronesia.Here in europe all nasos I see are no problem at all.
All super healthy and in good condition.
Im also a bit confused @Jay Hemdal .. Dejong Marinelife has received like 20 Achilles this week. Im curious where they come from. Even XXXL fish.
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Acanthurus achilles
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I’m not sure where the big Achilles are coming from - used to be mostly Hawaii, now it is probably Fiji or Micronesia.
Jay
That's a thing, you will not see a dam thing with a fish, but then out of nowhere stop eating, for several days, weak. Then died. For size vise, this is how big mine looked when i had to transfer my fish between tanks. He is in 5 gallon bucket.Im actually looking to purchase a large blond naso in the next month or two. Are there any visual cues to look out for when selecting one?
Found this video of this guy selling them,
What you saying is that it's still a gamble to buy one?If his fish are truly short supply chain like he says, these could be a better option. Dallas is a USFWS port of entry, so he could be importing directly.
Sri Lanka is a bit of an enigma - in the 1980's it was a great place to source fish from, no cyanide was used. Lately, I've been hearing reports of poorer quality fish coming from that region, so things may have changed. Interestingly, Rodney Jonklaas, one of the early fish collectors there, identified cyanide use there way back in the 1960's.
Jay
What you saying is that it's still a gamble to buy one?
You know what my blue throat loves?I got a small 2 inch naso from reefs4less in June. He's been doing fine and is the most active in my tank along with my blue tang. He's starting to get the color patterns on his face.
I've actually been having the worst luck with bluethroat triggers. I cannot get them to eat at all and they slowly die. I've gone through 2 already, and my 3rd recently finished QT but has not been eating still. I'm honestly gonna give up on one for a while if this one doesn't make it.
It's being 2 month now, have any one heard of death cases to continue? I'm considering to try again. But won't buy it if they still die for unknown reasons