A couple of new fishies from Eco Reef!

[NanoKat]

I stopped by Eco Reef a few days ago to get r/o and Larry said Robert was on his way back with a shipment of fish. I waited around a while and he wasn't back yet, so I just picked up my water and a great little "Mimic Tang." He's a cute litte guy about 1 1/2" long and is a tang that looks a bit like a an angel.

Then, I went by yesterday to see what the shipment was and they got alot of new fish! Lots of wrasses, gobies, blennies, etc. I fell in love with a purple firefish...the coloring was much more intense than I had seen before...so I took him home too. And I was just there to see what they got! When I got home I had to put my eggcrate back on the tank since the firefish are jumpy and I've lost a couple of them and dartfish and gobies to jumping. So far so good.

Does anyone have any experience with the Mimic Tangs? I know he has a standard tang type appetite and even eats pellets, but I'm not sure about what they look like as adults, etc. Any input would be appreciated! From my investigation on the web, they don't get too big, so he may be able to stay in the tank for a long time.

 

[nyvp]

I have one that about 3" they can get aggressive but great fish in my tank. Here is another thread where the mimic was talked about. Hope this helps. As you now there are people with sohals and clown tangs they say they are nice and dont bother anyone. Its all up to your individual fish and whos around him.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1124745

 

[NanoKat]

I don't think aggression will be a problem, as I don't plan on adding any other tangs...it sounds as though people have had problems with multiple tangs.

I've read that the mimic is the juvenile version of the chocolate tang. If so, it looks like it's going to be a gorgeous fish!