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Hi all, many of us were very sad to hear about Bob Fenner’s passing (RIP), but for those of you who have gotten advice regarding fish on WetWebMedia from either Bob or a staff member regarding fish husbandry and fish selection, how has their advice been for you?
For example, recently I was in touch with one of their staff regarding the pairing of Yellow Watchman Gobies and I got conflicting advice from him compared to what I’ve read here. The question was regarding putting a YWG, Flame Hawk and Long Nose Hawk in the same tank. Both my fellow reefers here and WWM agree that the combo works just fine as long as the YWG is established first.
However, regarding the pairing of Yellow Watchman Gobies is where I’ve gotten conflicting advice. WWM has warned me against introducing two unless they’re already a known mated pair, but my fellow reefers here say that get two younger ones and they’ll eventually become a pair without much of a hassle. I’m not sure what to do, forgive me.
I’ve already decided that I’m getting a Yellow Eye Kole as my Bristletooth Tang, but regarding another Cthenochaetus, the Tomini, Bob Fenner thinks it’s the most difficult of the genus to take care of but people here don’t think it’s harder than any other Bristletooth Tang. Again unrelated to my own tank, but regarding fish like the Apolemichthys genus of Angelfish, almost everywhere I’ve seen considers one species, the Xanthurus Cream, an all-round easy angelfish to care for but Bob, in his book (which I ordered recently), groups it as not suitable for the average aquarist along with the others in its genus.
WWM also ranks the hardiness of the Flame Angelfish above that of the Coral Beauty.
There are also size discrepancies between some species of fish when comparing WWM and other sites like LiveAquaria. For example, the Lamarck’s Angelfish according to WWM gets to 7 inches, the Spotbreast 6 inches, but according to LA the Lamarck’s gets to 9 inches and the Spotbreast also gets to 9 inches (most other sources say 7 though). The Yellow Eye Kole Tang according to WWM tops out at 6 inches but LA says seven. The Longfin Bannerfish (H. Acuminatus) WWM says tops out at 10 inches (though the guy who answered my questions recently says they usually top out at around 8) but LA says 8.5, and Blue Zoo seems to agree with WWM.
Navigating through so many different opinions surely is difficult. For my fellow reefers here who have gotten answers from WWM regarding fish species and husbandry, have you found their answers and experiences consistent with your fellow reefers here on R2R? Do you find them reliable?
Thanks.
Regarding the dietary habits of the Cthenochaetus Tangs:
Bob thinks they, at least the Yellow Eye Kole, are just as easy to feed as the Zebrasoma Tangs.
The guy who answered my questions recently says they can be a bit finicky.
My fellow reefers here have divided opinions on how quickly and how well they eat captive fare.
For example, recently I was in touch with one of their staff regarding the pairing of Yellow Watchman Gobies and I got conflicting advice from him compared to what I’ve read here. The question was regarding putting a YWG, Flame Hawk and Long Nose Hawk in the same tank. Both my fellow reefers here and WWM agree that the combo works just fine as long as the YWG is established first.
However, regarding the pairing of Yellow Watchman Gobies is where I’ve gotten conflicting advice. WWM has warned me against introducing two unless they’re already a known mated pair, but my fellow reefers here say that get two younger ones and they’ll eventually become a pair without much of a hassle. I’m not sure what to do, forgive me.
I’ve already decided that I’m getting a Yellow Eye Kole as my Bristletooth Tang, but regarding another Cthenochaetus, the Tomini, Bob Fenner thinks it’s the most difficult of the genus to take care of but people here don’t think it’s harder than any other Bristletooth Tang. Again unrelated to my own tank, but regarding fish like the Apolemichthys genus of Angelfish, almost everywhere I’ve seen considers one species, the Xanthurus Cream, an all-round easy angelfish to care for but Bob, in his book (which I ordered recently), groups it as not suitable for the average aquarist along with the others in its genus.
WWM also ranks the hardiness of the Flame Angelfish above that of the Coral Beauty.
There are also size discrepancies between some species of fish when comparing WWM and other sites like LiveAquaria. For example, the Lamarck’s Angelfish according to WWM gets to 7 inches, the Spotbreast 6 inches, but according to LA the Lamarck’s gets to 9 inches and the Spotbreast also gets to 9 inches (most other sources say 7 though). The Yellow Eye Kole Tang according to WWM tops out at 6 inches but LA says seven. The Longfin Bannerfish (H. Acuminatus) WWM says tops out at 10 inches (though the guy who answered my questions recently says they usually top out at around 8) but LA says 8.5, and Blue Zoo seems to agree with WWM.
Navigating through so many different opinions surely is difficult. For my fellow reefers here who have gotten answers from WWM regarding fish species and husbandry, have you found their answers and experiences consistent with your fellow reefers here on R2R? Do you find them reliable?
Thanks.
Regarding the dietary habits of the Cthenochaetus Tangs:
Bob thinks they, at least the Yellow Eye Kole, are just as easy to feed as the Zebrasoma Tangs.
The guy who answered my questions recently says they can be a bit finicky.
My fellow reefers here have divided opinions on how quickly and how well they eat captive fare.