AchIlles tang care

[Dragon moray ki]

How hard is it to care for this tang

 

[jjk_reef00]

Achilles premier:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1492655

 

[snorvich]

Exactly. Read the primer.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

I did thank you

 

[Akrueger93]

Can I put a juvenile Achilles a juvenile yellow tang and a juvenile naso in a 135 reef. All of them will be under 3 inches

 

[lhm nole]

Can I put a juvenile Achilles a juvenile yellow tang and a juvenile naso in a 135 reef. All of them will be under 3 inches

No

 

[snorvich]

No

I agree.

 

[sanchoy]

Can I put a juvenile Achilles a juvenile yellow tang and a juvenile naso in a 135 reef. All of them will be under 3 inches

Yes, you can physically do it, but will the results be good I will say no. All those tangs you mentioned will outgrow that tank within one year. Unless, you have a large tank already ordered, I would say no.

 

[Betta132]

They will get too large and start attacking things, as well as becoming very suceptible to diseases due to stress. Do not do it unless you have a large tank already in the works.

 

[Akrueger93]

Would just the Achilles be okay? I have very high flow and minimal rock

 

[Akrueger93]

Yes, you can physically do it, but will the results be good I will say no. All those tangs you mentioned will outgrow that tank within one year. Unless, you have a large tank already ordered, I would say no.

How will a yellow outgrow a 6 foot tank?

 

[Reefnub]

Would just the Achilles be okay? I have very high flow and minimal rock

It's wishful thinking. I tried that route. My achilles was fine when he was 3 1/2", but once he reached 5" he became irritated by the tank size. I have mines in a 120 with open space at the moment. Every so often he starts flicking water out of my tank. I'm currently in progress of upgrading to a 225g that should up be in 3 months. :dance:

 

[Akrueger93]

It's wishful thinking. I tried that route. My achilles was fine when he was 3 1/2", but once he reached 5" he became irritated by the tank size. I have mines in a 120 with open space at the moment. Every so often he starts flicking water out of my tank. I'm currently in progress of upgrading to a 225g that should up be in 3 months. :dance:

Okay. So your tank is a 120gal 4 foot long correct? My understanding was that they need length and not so much height so I figured he would be fine. How long did it take him to reach this size?

 

[Holsteiner]

Started my 3 1/2" Achilles out in a 6 ft tank...that was 4 years ago, he's now almost 8" and we've upgraded to an 8 ft for him. Length is definitely important for them, as is water quality and flow.

 

[Akrueger93]

Started my 3 1/2" Achilles out in a 6 ft tank...that was 4 years ago, he's now almost 8" and we've upgraded to an 8 ft for him. Length is definitely important for them, as is water quality and flow.

Nice avatar your Achilles looks awesome. So do you think a 3 inch juvenile could live in a 6 foot 135 for 2 years until I can upgrade. I don't think flow or water quality is a issue as I have a gyre pumping 5000 gph and then I have another powerhead just for more flow. I just need to know if it would be able to spend 2 years in my tank? Also if I purchase a pre quarantined Achilles tang should I still put him in quarantine just to make sure he doesn't have ich or should I keep the stress to a minimum and add him to the dt

 

[snorvich]

Nice avatar your Achilles looks awesome. So do you think a 3 inch juvenile could live in a 6 foot 135 for 2 years until I can upgrade. I don't think flow or water quality is a issue as I have a gyre pumping 5000 gph and then I have another powerhead just for more flow. I just need to know if it would be able to spend 2 years in my tank? Also if I purchase a pre quarantined Achilles tang should I still put him in quarantine just to make sure he doesn't have ich or should I keep the stress to a minimum and add him to the dt

There is no such thing as a pre-quarantined fish.

 

[Akrueger93]

There is no such thing as a pre-quarantined fish.

Well we buy off a small fish store from a friend's home and when were brings them in he quarantines in copper for 2 weeks then sells them

 

[snorvich]

Well we buy off a small fish store from a friend's home and when were brings them in he quarantines in copper for 2 weeks then sells them

In my opinion, that is inadequate. Worse if the dosage is less than therapeutic. If you do not quarantine, you should assume it is not quarantined.

 

[Akrueger93]

In my opinion, that is inadequate. Worse if the dosage is less than therapeutic. If you do not quarantine, you should assume it is not quarantined.

So I should set up a quarantine and put him in it for a few days. The stress should cause him to show up with ich if he has it. If he does then what do you recommend I use. With my other tangs I've kept don't do very well with copper

 

[Holsteiner]

We had ours quarantined for 6 weeks before he went into display. All of our fish in our display are 6+ years old so there is no way I would ever risk adding a fish without QT.