Doctorfish in 135?
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stunreefer
Reef Hugger
WOW, I have only heard doctor fish a couple of times before... never on this board though....one time was when I ate one! lol
AquaKnight
Active member
Their maximum size is 39cm. I plan on keeping one in my 125. And to be perfectly honest I have never seen one over a foot, the 20 times or so, I've been out on the local (Ft. Lauderdale/Keys) reefs, where there's ten's and ten's of them swimming around in big groups.
Here's my 3" guy in a holding tank before the move to my 55gal QT:
Here's my 3" guy in a holding tank before the move to my 55gal QT:
CharChar15
New member
hey aquaknight nice doctor fish. Did you pick that up at aquaria studio? Also what fish is behind it?
AquaKnight
Active member
Thanks! Actually I got him from an LFS down in Ft. Lauderdale, and brought him back up to Orlando.
The fish behind him was a Multi-Barred Angel. He unfortuntely was lost when the tang caused a rock slide onto the angel, who was sleeping under some chaeto in the holding tank.
Completely my fault. Multi-Barred angels are quite rare, especially at the size he was (1.5") and with his appetite.
The fish behind him was a Multi-Barred Angel. He unfortuntely was lost when the tang caused a rock slide onto the angel, who was sleeping under some chaeto in the holding tank.
Completely my fault. Multi-Barred angels are quite rare, especially at the size he was (1.5") and with his appetite.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Sorry to derail here...but what did you get the multifaciatus eating?
Sorry for your loss there...they're amazing fish!
Nice tang too!
AquaKnight
Active member
He pretty much ate anything I feed. Mysis, Rod's Food, scallop shivers, and pellets/flakes, the food just had to 'settle' on the tank bottom or on the rocks first. The day before I lost him, he started eating out of the water column.
