achilles tang

[cyclops23]

are they as hard to take care of as i hear? awesome looking fish. anyone out there have one?

 

[SeanT]

They are a delicate fish.
They need a big tank with strong current, heavily oxygenated water and many feedings a day.

Beautiful yes.
But, imo, not a fish for captivity.

Sean

 

[cyclops23]

that's ok, i was just wondering. i think the whitecheek tang looks just as good. i might have to get me one.

 

[thor32766]

white cheecks are just as delicate. Achilles are tough to keep. They require as mentioned highly oxygenated water, they come from surge zones. Also the point I cant stress enough is this fish needs to be prestine from the get go. A healthy specimen is probably the biggest key.

 

[cyclops23]

no kidding? i thought whitecheeks were hardier than the achilles.
i may have to rethink me stock list. thanks!

 

[fish cowboy]

I have one. He is a great fish that I feel is hardy in an established tank with algae in it. The love to pick all day long. They are one of my favorite fish. Too bad I can't put it with my powder blue. That would be a fight to the death. I would get one if I were you. Good luck.

 

[WuHT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11426419#post11426419 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cyclops23
no kidding? i thought whitecheeks were hardier than the achilles.
i may have to rethink me stock list. thanks!

hmm most of the popular fish-vendors online seem to advertise that the powder brown (japonicus) is one of the better acanthurus...which doesn't mean it's a damsel or a trigger, but it should be fine.

Again with tangs, if you get a pristine specimen from the get-go it'll work good!

 

[cyclops23]

the powder brown is hardier, the whitecheek isn't. they are 2 different fish. after research, i may pass up a tang and go with an angel.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=367
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=391&N=0

 

[JasonNY58]

IMO white cheeks are pretty hardy, there behavior reminds me alot of Powderblues in there swimming patterns, so u need a little extra length to ur tank

 

[Reeftanks6]

what size tanks do you have for the achilles

 

[fish cowboy]

My achilles tang is in a 120 long. He lives with a blue thoat trigger and a grey angel. I have in a 125, a powder blue, large orange shoulder, large sailfin, naso and hippo tang. All of them get along well. I leave algae grow on the back of the tank and they pick all day with multiple feedings of a varied diet.

 

[Reeftanks6]

oo cool