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02-26-2005, 12:38 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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|  My New Achilles Tang
Hi All  I just got him today he is in QT right now what do you think
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02-26-2005, 12:39 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
One more
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02-26-2005, 02:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
o pretty, tell me how it goes, ive heard they can be kinda picky...but it looks GREAT! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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02-26-2005, 03:24 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Macomb County, Michigan
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 | Re: My New Achilles Tang
Very nice. My sister had one & found out quick it was one of the more sensitve fish out there.
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24 gal. Nano Cube with 20#'s ls, 25#'s lr,(2) 36 watt CF 50/50 lights, Royal Gramma, 2 Turbo Snails,2 Peppermint Shrimp, and a big Hairy Green Mushroom!
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02-26-2005, 03:45 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
Thank you *And yes it is a typical Tang much like the Powder Brown Tang and Powder Blue But my tank is doing well and I have it in quarantine and have done a lot of research on there care before getting one My friend at the LFS has been checking around for me for about 3 months or more to make sure he got me a nice healthy fish, He looks great and He is eating well so I hope all goes well with him. As this fish is one of the reasons I got back into this wonderfully expensive hobby
And yes Jason I do plan on going to a bigger tank in the future as a 75 is the minimum size recommended for this fish as they can get up to 10" in length.......... *John | |
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02-26-2005, 05:57 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
Beautiful fish, But I agree with Jason. They need a large long tank for lots of swimming room. Many specimens get stressed out in smaller tanks and do poorly. You may need to upgrade to a larger tank. Keep an eye on him for stress and pacing the glass. Thats one of my favorite Tangs. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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02-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
Quite simply, Stunning!  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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02-27-2005, 09:01 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
[quote author=birdlady link=board=Fish;num=1109450313;start=0#7 date=02/26/05 at 23:14:59]Quite simply, Stunning! [/quote]
Thank You Birdlady I have wanted this fish for a long time I hope everything goes well with it!! Keep your fingers crossed for me  ............... John | |
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04-02-2005, 10:35 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: My New Achilles Tang
Well just an update on my Achilles Tang  he is still doing well he is eating dried algae sheets ( sushi wrappers ) and he also likes Mysis shrimp. he has 1 more week in quarantine and then he goes into my 75. I have a lead on a used 150 gallon tank so if it all works out I will be slowly setting it up and eventually transferring everything to it. John | |
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