divers den 8 1/2 achilles
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jjk_reef00
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Amazing fish!
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not yet he's swimming in front of the powerhead.I put apiece garlic,selcon soaked nori sheet in and he wasn't interested yet .I have him covered up w no light for 2 days as per la .Thanks
I would not expect him to eat until he is over the stress of the shipment. This is normal with all tangs. He is a fat boy, so this will not hurt him. After a few days once you have him in light, you can get very aggressive with experimenting with different foods.
nori
nori
the piece I put in was stuck on powerhead so I rubbed it and let it pull it thru it and into tank he wasn't interested yet.he's put some miles in front of that powerhead though every time I check on him he looks like he's on a treadmill.
nori
the piece I put in was stuck on powerhead so I rubbed it and let it pull it thru it and into tank he wasn't interested yet.he's put some miles in front of that powerhead though every time I check on him he looks like he's on a treadmill.
Good to hear he is active. That is a good sign.
Yes that is good, When an achilles is hiding/not moving it does not sound good. Be carefull, Dont add a ton of food. Just a little here and there. Also in a day or so try a little PE mysis, or hikari mysis. The hikari is a little cleaner and has less oils. IMO
My angels are for some reason going nutty for that goofy gel food that marineland makes.
I am sure you got some with your achilles, I got some with my meridithi tuesday. It takes a couple times but they start to realize it as food.
Also live macro's like red gracilaria, or sometimes even chaeto gets them to nibble. And it does not hurt to leave it in there.
My angels are for some reason going nutty for that goofy gel food that marineland makes.
I am sure you got some with your achilles, I got some with my meridithi tuesday. It takes a couple times but they start to realize it as food.
Also live macro's like red gracilaria, or sometimes even chaeto gets them to nibble. And it does not hurt to leave it in there.
TampaReefer79
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What a beast. I hope you name him something cool like "Hercules" or "Diesel". LOL
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achilles
thanks for the compliments guys as an update he has started eating .I put some caulerpa in there for him and he was picking at it .I uncovered the tank this morning and he came to the corner I was at looking back at me and not hiding so I think thats a good sign.so far"knock on wood" there is no sign of ick.ick will usually in the first 48 hours ime. I'm going to turn lights on tomorrow.turned them for a few minutes last night to show Jason my b.i.l. see it and check for signs of ick.his color is very vibrant and doesn't act scared at all.so far so good.mtbiker41
achilles
thanks for the compliments guys as an update he has started eating .I put some caulerpa in there for him and he was picking at it .I uncovered the tank this morning and he came to the corner I was at looking back at me and not hiding so I think thats a good sign.so far"knock on wood" there is no sign of ick.ick will usually in the first 48 hours ime. I'm going to turn lights on tomorrow.turned them for a few minutes last night to show Jason my b.i.l. see it and check for signs of ick.his color is very vibrant and doesn't act scared at all.so far so good.mtbiker41
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tylorarm
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I got my AT from DD and QT'd in a 40gl long for a couple weeks with cupramine and 8 days of prazipro. I found he wasn't too fond of nori during QT. Totally ignored live caulerpa. No interest in mysis. I fed him live bloodworms, live clams on the half shell. After a couple days, he started eating NLS pellets, and the rest was pretty easy. Never skipped a beat when i started up the cupramine. My QT had live rock, a sump and a skimmer, and a couple maxijet powerheads. I also had an aquaclear hang on filter for further water movement and filtration. Lots of oxygen and some hiding places. IMO you QT for long-term health, as AT's are ich magnets, why take the chance?
+1, good advice.
