Achilles Tang

[markum]

How hard are these to care for? anyone have one?

I wanted to get one because they are on sale at my LFS for only $12!

 

[Paintbug]

$12!! if its not sick i would jump all over that one!!. they are one of the harder to keep tangs. much like the Powder Blue. going to put him in the 90g right? he will do fine in there if hes small. but they like most tangs like long tanks. so he may out grow the 90g heres a link for them http://www.marinedepotlive.com/achilles-tang--adult----acanthurus-achilles-fish--tangs.html

 

[markum]

yah I think because they catch them locally its cheaper. They had like 5 of em. I think I'm gonna pick one up tomorrow.

 

[AIMFish]

Wow $12 is cheap, but then I saw where you are, don't they grow in your backyard anyway!!!

 

[markum]

yah they are, but I don't dive enough to see them, and when I do dive its to look for dinner. haha.

 

[ga_reefer_guy]

I've been researching tangs for my new tank and everything I come across says they are pretty tough to care for

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

they are really hard to care for, more difficult than a powder blue. Be sure to have ALOT of water flow in your tank, they need extreamly high levels of disolved oxygen.

 

[markum]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I picked one up yesterday, and so far so good, he's already eating nori.

 

[michindi]

I just bought one for my tank. Right now he is in my qt.

 

[Andrew]

Hes cheap only because Achilles Tangs are native to Hawaii and most likly hes wild, which would make him even harder to keep. They are hard enough to keep alive let alone tank breed. I would qt him for awhile when you get him to ensure good health and to get rid of any diseases that may be present.

 

[AIMFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6522586#post6522586 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Andrew
Hes cheap only because Achilles Tangs are native to Hawaii and most likly hes wild, which would make him even harder to keep. They are hard enough to keep alive let alone tank breed.

Has someone breed Achilles Tangs yet?

 

[Andrew]

Ill look it up some and let you know more details.