cowboyswife
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We sold him that fish this weekend, so he has every reason to care.
Fish Store recommend?
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cowboyswife
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We didnt sell him to make any kind of profit. Tangers knows how much he paid for him. For the time that the sohal was in our tank, the hlle already started improving. He saw that fish in Ocean Direct when they were holding him for us, before he knew that he belonged to us, and he already asked George about taking him home. He was concerned with the health and wellbeing of the fish. When he became a menace in our tank, Brannon contacted a few people who showed interest in him. So Tangers knew about the hlle and wanted him anyway. We just wanted a good home for him, and he is more than able to provide just that.
55semireef
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lol, my friend the other day bought a car the other day from them and it blew up on the highway...lol.
For the record, a fish that has lateral line erosion, if done properly can be brought back to a healthy state. I have done it myself.
cowboyswife
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No, we did sell him.
tangers
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Me buying the fish from them is not even close to buying a fish from fishy business. I saw the fish when it was being held somewhere else questioned on it because I felt bad for it. They led me to Brannon and Becca. Fish that come out of the wild will almost never come in with hlle. 99% of the time it almost quarentees that it came from someone else's tank. You didn't see me walking into fishy business seeing it there and putting money in their register. I simply felt bad for him, extended my offering to help him, and we were able to work something out. It is not the fishes fault that what store he/she came from, this far down the road, but walking into a store and putting money directly into their register supports them.
Needless to say most people who have fish with hlle do anything and everything they can to help it. I never once have seen you post anything on here asking about it, or how to cure it. I every case I have seen it has cured up with the propper diet. It sure is funny how in this thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1165925&perpage=25&pagenumber=3
you go on and on how healthy your fish are and that you could do nothing wrong. Funny how you never took a picture of the left side of the sohal. (any reasoning behind that) Point being once again, I think others will agree with me in stating that numerous threads have been blown up with your very BOLD opinions. I brought this all to the table for the well being of all fish including the one in my possession that used to be yours. You spent the whole time in that thread posted above arguing with everyone about you sump/ total tank voume, good health of your fish, and how you were doing everything right. Maybe instead you should have posted a picture of the left side of the fish and it would have been more worth your time, and especially the fish's, to hopefully get some answers and help.
I'll leave you with one of the best quotes I have ever heard " Those that need the most help don't want it"
thor32766
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As far as the HLLE discussion a lot of people have will have their opinions on that. I had inherited two tangs a yellow and sailfin 4 yrs ago. Both feed only flake their entire lives and had severe HLLE. Within 6 months of feeding them their proper diet it did disappear. On my experiences HLLE largest factor is diet. Too often we feed tangs meats, when in reality they are strictly herbivores. They don’t eat meat. Except in our home aquariums. The debate here is you posted about having awesome fish and healthy fish when in fact one of them was not. That is what is being said here.
It may sound crazy, but I am a tang fanatic. I know a lot about these fish. If you want to see what I know about fish or proof of what I know about feeding these guys just ask. I will be blunt I take pride in having some of the best available examples of what it takes to have a healthy tang. Quite a few people on this board have seen my fish and are blown away about their size and health.
I am not here to bash you, but I am here in hope that when you setup your new tank you will listen to advice from people just trying to help you have a healthy fish tank.
It may sound crazy, but I am a tang fanatic. I know a lot about these fish. If you want to see what I know about fish or proof of what I know about feeding these guys just ask. I will be blunt I take pride in having some of the best available examples of what it takes to have a healthy tang. Quite a few people on this board have seen my fish and are blown away about their size and health.
I am not here to bash you, but I am here in hope that when you setup your new tank you will listen to advice from people just trying to help you have a healthy fish tank.
tangers
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11042712#post11042712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
For the record, a fish that has lateral line erosion, if done properly can be brought back to a healthy state. I have done it myself.
Exactly mine, and everyone else's point.
bluerug
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Well out of all the fish I have ever owned, I am glad just one of them was sick. Hope you can bring it back to health and enjoy him because he is a great fish. For the record I don't think HLLE kills the fish, it just makes them look funky. But I have been to many of meetings where I have seen tangs with HLLE, did I go up to the host of the ORCA meeting and say hey man you needa spend some more money on good food? No, I simply kept my mouth shut and trust that the person that owned the fish knew how to take care of the problem. Did i fail to mention i bought the sohal like that? I am sure I mentioned it to Brannon, just as the problem takes time to become bad, it takes the same amount of time if not longer to fix it. So don't always jump to conclusions.
For the record I did buy the fish from Fishy Business when it did have HLLE, but I did get a great deal on him.
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tangers
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Oh they get thier nori also. But explain to me why others feed broccoli, cucumbers, and add garlic to everything. Probably because they are full of nutritional value. The same reason that most parents tell their kids to "eat their greens". Kind of funny that I've seen sea world feed heart, after heart of romaine to their manatees.
bluerug
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Yes I do think they get to munch on SeaWeed in the ocean, I think it makes sense.
Funny how you think Romaine Lettuce has nutritional value when in fact it does pretty much nothing for the fish. People in Japan and China feed Moorish Idols watermelons but it has been proven it is not good for them.
