My New Fish - Page 2

karlas · 07-21-2004, 02:05 AM

my lawnmower never had any problems with any gobies at all just my kole tang and snails. sometimes when a snail gets in his favorite spot to sit in the rock he will pick it up carry it across the tank and spit it out against the glass.

reefman_MC · 07-21-2004, 04:55 PM

Gobies can pick up mean streaks from time to time. Especially when something gets in their territory. My Mandarine gets mad and puffs up when I get my hand near him. He especially gets mad if you get near his female, but don't we all.

fletch · 09-23-2004, 11:44 AM

The New addition to my tank is my Hippo tang I added her on Sat-9/18 I love these fish :-*

amcarrig · 09-23-2004, 11:51 AM

Hey look! It's Dori!! Sorry, I couldn't resist

Hippos are one of my favorite fish but I've never had any luck keeping them. I'm starting to think that my lfs has a "bad" collector `cause it can't be all me!

Congrats on the new addition and good luck with it!

fletch · 09-23-2004, 12:05 PM

So far so good she is eating like a pig and grazing on the algae.
I am feeding her Marine cuisine with garlic added to it, My fish go nuts over it.

She is getting her veggies from the algae she is grazing on.
I did some research before getting her and I was surprised to find out that they are one of the few Tangs that veggies are not there main food but it is still part of there diet.... John

JohnO · 09-23-2004, 12:15 PM

[quote author=fletch link=board=Fish;num=1089948687;start=0#14 date=09/23/04 at 15:05:39]I did some research before getting her and I was surprised to find out that they are one of the few Tangs that veggies are not there main food but it is still part of there diet.... John[/quote]

Same sort of research at Annick? The movie?

John :-)

amcarrig · 09-23-2004, 12:24 PM

Yup, hippos are one of the few tangs that are "primarily" planktivores...is that even a word?

fletch · 09-23-2004, 12:24 PM

LOL

Yah John The movie

LOL Everything you ever wanted to know about Tangs but were afraid to ask!

It's a good flick...................... John

JohnO · 09-23-2004, 12:24 PM

They eat Planks?

John

fletch · 09-23-2004, 12:29 PM

[quote author=amcarrig link=board=Fish;num=1089948687;start=15#16 date=09/23/04 at 15:24:09]Yup, hippos are one of the few tangs that are "primarily" planktivores...is that even a word? *

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Sounds like a good word to me but there is nothing in Webster's