Clown Tangs Cheap

[Photon]

Marc,
Thanks....that is what I call service!
I will PM you my address.
James

 

[wombat2]

Mine is finally settling down in the 125 it will call home for a few months. The first few days consisted of it racing around and scaring all the other fish into hiding. It's nibbling at nori, spinach, and broccoli, and has eaten some of the mysis and carnivore pellets I feed the other fish as well. I'm on campus getting it some macroalgae right now.

 

[Marc Daniels]

Matt_

I got myself one the same time yours came in. Mine is also racing around, and is attempting to graze from the live rock. It has shown an interest in other food, but I have yet to see it eat any of it. I'm going to add some live macro myself and see how it does.

James-
Have you tried feeding anything out of your refugium?

Marc

 

[brettzki]

Guys-
My Clown is grazing on the glass, the rocks, seaweed clips, and mysis, krill, and brine shrimp. He's a lil oinker! But has settled in quite will, he's done flying around the tank at Mach1 and has settled for cruising the tank now with the other tangs. He has even darkened his coloration quite a bit! I'd say he's quite comfortable ...

 

[Marc Daniels]

Brett-

That is good news. James got his clown the same day as you, and his apparently has not settled down nor eaten offered food.

Marc

 

[Photon]

Mine swims all over the place, but it still isn't eating very much. The only thing I have seen it eat is Cyclops-eeze. It picks at the algae on the seaswirls and that is about it.

 

[sagitariuscbc]

hey james, i have some purple seaweed i can bring to the next meeting if you want to try and feed some of that to your new fish.
remind me to bring some for you.

 

[wombat2]

If it still hasn't eaten you might try some tang food from www.ipsf.com

I don't think they could resist that.

 

[spanker]

So glad to hear these guys are doing well so far. Keep me updated. I'd love to hear of several making it.

 

[thereefgeek]

Try growing that "tang heaven" in your 'fuge for a while and build up a supply. I have three surgeons and they tear that stuff up, so now I have to ration it along with dry nori. The live stuff is more of a special treat.

 

[Photon]

Rich,
What is "tang heaven"?
James

 

[Marc Daniels]

James-

The Tang Heaven sold by IPSF is Gracilaria parvispora, which goes by the common name of Ogo. Additional common species found in the hobby are Gracilaria verrucosa also from the islands, and Gracilaria tikvahae which hails from Florida.

John and Shelly Zingarella at www.floridapets.com collect and sell the Gracilaria tikvahae at a very reasonable price.

Marc

 

[brettzki]

What once was well has perished.

 

[Photon]

Oh no, I am sorry.
Mine is still alive, but he only will eat Cyclops-Ez and nothing else.
James

 

[brettzki]

Hang in there ... i think mine was just too harrassed by my kole tang ... that's a guess because i never saw it happen. A kewl fish, and will get another in due time.

 

[wombat2]

That sucks, sorry to hear that. Did he show any signs of disease? Scratching?

 

[Marc Daniels]

James-

After talking to yout he other night, I tried Cyclops-Ez also and mine went crazy for them. It is now eating brine as well, and also some Formula 2 flake, and spirulina.

Marc

 

[Photon]

Frozen or live brine?
He "tried" a piece of purple sea weed that Shawn gave me, but then spit it out. Maybe something else will work eventually.
James

 

[Marc Daniels]

Frozen

 

[wombat2]

Mine seems to like frozen mysis and formula two, HTH.