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[Euler Kernighan]

I ment star polyps, not clove polyps. (The picture above the zoas, you said it was star polyps, but it looks like a very happy toad stool leather )

I think you're right! A friend of mine gimme this frag as gift and always I forgot the right name... :frog:

Yes and no.
I added a clown tang to my tank (powder blue, yellow,sail fin, and blue hippo) and the powder blue has been with me for 3+ years, and is king of the tank. He bullies everything.
After about 2 weeks, things are usually fine. I did end up loosing the clown tang due to lack of feeding.... I have to feed on both sides of my tank, or just the tangs will eat everything and starve everything else. And I ended up going out of town for a few weeks, and it disappeared during tank sitting.... (rip) but later, I did get a orange shoulder tang, and he has been hanging in there no problem.

what pity on clown - I really like this tang it swims like a crazy! regarding the oragen shoulder - AWESOME tang I got one some many years ago it was my last tang before a leave the hobby...

anyway, I really concerned about the powder brown - it keeps swimming, eating a lot but sometimes I saw him rubbing the both sides of his body on glass bottom... maybe it is his behavior?

 

[Euler Kernighan]

take a look at these new photos:

right side - no spots...

 

[Euler Kernighan]

Some guys think it's a ich's cysts:

left side:

 

[dahenley]

do you see the 4 white vertical lines. thats what happens when my Power blue is stressed or tryes to fight another fish. (its like when a sail fin opens his fins to appear bigger, a powerd cant do that, so its like it tryes to expand its body to appear bigger...)
if that makes since.

If you have a skunk shrimp/cleaner shrimp, then you might throw it in there. those will clean the bodys of tangs and other fish. so maybe it has something on the fish that it wants to get off or something. a shrimp will help it out.

The fish could be a little stressed still from moving/shipping/new tank and what not, so it might just take time.

 

[reefjunkie42]

powder browns are known for being ich magnets . they are beautiful fish, just very nerotic. mine rubbed off all his scales and then perished, its a same because its a nice fish

 

[syedjilani]

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[Euler Kernighan]

do you see the 4 white vertical lines. thats what happens when my Power blue is stressed or tryes to fight another fish. (its like when a sail fin opens his fins to appear bigger, a powerd cant do that, so its like it tryes to expand its body to appear bigger...)
if that makes since.

yep, I know..

If you have a skunk shrimp/cleaner shrimp, then you might throw it in there. those will clean the bodys of tangs and other fish. so maybe it has something on the fish that it wants to get off or something. a shrimp will help it out.

The fish could be a little stressed still from moving/shipping/new tank and what not, so it might just take time.

tomorrow I'll look for a cleaner shrimp - btw, so far so good... it keeps swimming, eating a lot - brine shrimp, flakes, pellets... and finally stops to rub on glass bottom

thanks for support my friend! :thumbsup:

 

[Euler Kernighan]

powder browns are known for being ich magnets . they are beautiful fish, just very nerotic. mine rubbed off all his scales and then perished, its a same because its a nice fish

hi drive me crazy... i didn't sleep well all these days concerned about him... am I very neurotic??? LOL

I'm on 2 out of 4 stages of transfer method w/ hypo ... let's wait to see what happens...

:thumbsup:

 

[Euler Kernighan]

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thanks SyedJilani, stay tuned! :thumbsup:

by the way, awesome setup, uh?! :bounce3: just a question, have you considered to move to LED?

I'm trying to decide between MH+T5, all T5, LED, but it is very hard to choose... :worried2:

 

[dahenley]

hey Euler, did you build your tanks and stuff, or have someone come in and assemble them?

if you built them yourself, do you mind sharing some tips and tricks?
and do you have any new pictures of your main tank, or all that new equipment in place?

 

[d3hree]

Hi Euler

The "powder brown" you have is a white cheek tang, A. Japonicus they are a lot hardier than their gold rim cousins, A. nigricans. I would assume that he will be fighting fit soon if he keeps a healthy appetite

 

[Euler Kernighan]

hey Euler, did you build your tanks and stuff, or have someone come in and assemble them?

i build them all myself but the big one is not assemble yet. Right now just QT, QT sump, FT and fuge are ready and all fishies and corals are in QT.

on november's first week I'll get into US again (east coast at this time) and I'll wait come back to assemble the big one.

if you built them yourself, do you mind sharing some tips and tricks?
and do you have any new pictures of your main tank, or all that new equipment in place?

no, I don't my friend. What exactly do you need? are you going to use glass or acrylic?

regardless of the material, you have to have some clamps, man this 'extra hands' will help you a lot, the basic set:
- corner clamps x 04 - I got mine on home depot - just USD 8.99 each
- irwin quick grip bar clamps x 04 - the big one 36" I guess - got then on Lowes USD 32.99 each.
- a pair of silicone coated gloves - you'll need, you know glass very slippery...

let me find some pics to upload here.

 

[Euler Kernighan]

Hi Euler

The "powder brown" you have is a white cheek tang, A. Japonicus they are a lot hardier than their gold rim cousins, A. nigricans. I would assume that he will be fighting fit soon if he keeps a healthy appetite

you're right and man I have to say that I'm loosing my hair... today I started the 3rd stage of 3day transfer method - it is seems the method works - salinity is set to 1010 - he keeps swimming and eating a lot... let see what'll happens - cross your fingers!

 

[Euler Kernighan]

guys, did you had the opportunity to check where will be the next MACNA?

on dahanley's backyard >>> http://www.dfwmacna.com/

hey dahenley, this will be the opportunity for me to pay the beer I owe you!!! :bounce3:

Matt, do you come?

 

[Robb in Austin]

Backyard might be stretching it a bit.

 

[Euler Kernighan]

Backyard might be stretching it a bit.

you're right, just a little bit :spin2: it does take 3 hours from Austin, right? do you will go? it's about 12 from here (BR), anyway, first round's on me! :beer:

 

[d3hree]

guys, did you had the opportunity to check where will be the next MACNA?

on dahanley's backyard >>> http://www.dfwmacna.com/

hey dahenley, this will be the opportunity for me to pay the beer I owe you!!! :bounce3:

Matt, do you come?

I had hoped to but unfortunately work commitments will keep me in the UK :headwally: ...maybe next time.

 

[dahenley]

guys, did you had the opportunity to check where will be the next MACNA?

on dahanley's backyard >>> http://www.dfwmacna.com/

hey dahenley, this will be the opportunity for me to pay the beer I owe you!!! :bounce3:

Matt, do you come?

its only 5 hour drive for me! i normally drive over 8 hours when i take my wife home to visit her family in east Texas. which is only 2-3 hours past Dallas :headwallsand i already have the OK from the Wife, so im going to buy tickets before she can back out!)

Ill buy the beer if we meet up next year!

 

[Robb in Austin]

I'm planning on going, and yes, 3 hrs.

 

[Toomnymods]

i'll be there it's about umm 20 min drive for me roflmwao