Best looking Atlantic Blue Tang what a beast

[Gary Majchrzak]

simply awesome pix.

I've always loved this species. The fact that it's relatively common yet rarely seen in captivity in it's full adult coloration is an added bonus.

 

[SDguy]

simply awesome pix.

I've always loved this species. The fact that it's relatively common yet rarely seen in captivity in it's full adult coloration is an added bonus.

Thanks... the area they took us was amazing. Pristine staghorn and elkhorn coral colonies!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

PM me the location in your next communication

 

[DrPat]

dont stress over it

dont stress over it

Actually- it's not a problem. It's an asset when experienced aquarists can comment meaningfully.
If a picture is worth a thousand words a video is worth as much or more.
The fish in that video is stressed, breathing heavy and is too large for the aquarium.

Now, you're going to choose to comment on OUR observations?
Do you know anything about the fish in the video?

It may at times be difficult to accurately assess a fish from a photo or video , in this case we can see that the body condition is excellent . we do not know if he is in captivity for days or years. The heavy breathing is most likely do to the excited state that the fish is in at the moment. He is racing the length of the tank ,swats at the glass in one pass and even presses his body up against the glass as he swims ,therefore the respiration rate is elevated just like when we run . THE ONLY ACCURATE WAY TO ASSESS RESPIRATION is at night as the fish sleeps.The color is uniform but is most likely reflective of the light which is above the tank and different than what color your eye would see if sunlight was reflecting off this fish. I myself have had many fish do just what he is doing swimming and showing off to what ever got his attention and as a tangs often do get belligerent when they see other tangs . HE looks fine to me and in good spirits A larger tank would be better. the bioload that a tang of this size yields is alot of ammonia

 

[CedzAquAddictio]

Allot of good comments here...

I viewed many of the actual owner's videos. Link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nancyj0/videos

According to her, the fish is breathing heavily because it just ate a whole sheet of nori, and was pacing the tank excited about the possibility of more food, and it sometimes does that while playing with (or possibly fighting) it's own reflection in the glass...

I agree that this fish is too big for the tank, but have to give the owner some credit. As the fish grew, she did her part in providing larger and larger aquariums to accommodate the larger fish. I believe this is her 4th or 5th aquarium for this fish in the 5 years she has owned it. It actually started out in a 24g tank as a baby. Many of us plan upgrades, but rarely actually do it...

That being said, this fish is probably still too large for this tank, and it may be time to donate this fish to the nearest public aquarium.

 

[SDguy]

The color is uniform but is most likely reflective of the light which is above the tank and different than what color your eye would see if sunlight was reflecting off this fish.

I don't really understand what you are saying here... do you mean it would look darker under sunlight?

 

[CedzAquAddictio]

Allot of good comments here...

I viewed many of the actual owner's videos. Link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nancyj0/videos

According to her, the fish is breathing heavily because it just ate a whole sheet of nori, and was pacing the tank excited about the possibility of more food, and it sometimes does that while playing with (or possibly fighting) it's own reflection in the glass...

I agree that this fish is too big for the tank, but have to give the owner some credit. As the fish grew, she did her part in providing larger and larger aquariums to accommodate the larger fish. I believe this is her 4th or 5th aquarium for this fish in the 5 years she has owned it. It actually started out in a 24g tank as a baby. Many of us plan upgrades, but rarely actually do it...

That being said, this fish is probably still too large for this tank, and it may be time to donate this fish to the nearest public aquarium.

 

[coral_lagoon]

Allot of good comments here...

I viewed many of the actual owner's videos. Link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/nancyj0/videos

According to her, the fish is breathing heavily because it just ate a whole sheet of nori, and was pacing the tank excited about the possibility of more food, and it sometimes does that while playing with (or possibly fighting) it's own reflection in the glass...

I agree that this fish is too big for the tank, but have to give the owner some credit. As the fish grew, she did her part in providing larger and larger aquariums to accommodate the larger fish. I believe this is her 4th or 5th aquarium for this fish in the 5 years she has owned it. It actually started out in a 24g tank as a baby. Many of us plan upgrades, but rarely actually do it...

That being said, this fish is probably still too large for this tank, and it may be time to donate this fish to the nearest public aquarium.

Good find Ced..

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

nice job

nice job

if somebody grew it out from a small fish they deserve a lot of credit!

I would not be able to give it away. Time for a larger aquarium.

 

[CedzAquAddictio]

Thanks. I have no idea how I ended up double-posting and quoting myself. LOL...

Either way, I was intrigued while watching her video. She's truly dedicated to her fish it seems. It'd be hard for me to give up as well. If she ends up running out of space for a bigger tank, I'd rather let the fish go than to keep it cramped...

I'm working on an upgrade myself now for my new tank at the end of next year. My triggers will outgrow the 120 soon, and I have 10 feet of wall space to use up...

I really admire people that do what is necessary to keep fish properly!!!

 

[DrPat]

I don't really understand what you are saying here... do you mean it would look darker under sunlight?

My point is that fish will have a different hue to there color when viewed under different spectrums of light .

 

[Megatrev62]

My favourite tang hands down. But I can't go 90 gallon. Bummer

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

My point is that fish will have a different hue to there color when viewed under different spectrums of light .

we need an actinic shot!

 

[Reeftanks6]

That is one hell of a fish

 

[Tactics]

Looks like the tang in the video is in a 330g! Notes from the video:


Uploaded on Nov 9, 2011
My tangs playing with their reflections in my 330 gallon acrylic tank (Atlantic Blue and Tomini tang on the side). It's that time of the year again where it's dark outside before all the aquarium lighting goes out. These guys love to play with their reflections this time of the year. Now I know where all the scratches in this acrylic tank came from... And yes, you can actually HEAR the tang dart across the tank. She is extremely powerful!!!

 

[velvetelvis]

reeferman1128, THIS is the reality of that fish...this is where he comes from. Tangs are very active fish that travel long distances in the wild to graze. In his natural habitat, this tang would have a virtually infinite amount of space to explore. That is why he's stressed in that undersized tank.

Fantastic pics, BTW!