Mimic Tang questions
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Waxxiemann
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here is a couple of poor pictures of mine. He is a great fish and I love him.
Waxxiemann
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I've had him for about 4 months and he looked exactly as he does now. I got him fully grown. I still think he has an inch or maybe 2 to go. Very model citizen so far and stays pretty small IME. He is the only larg(ish) fish in my tank.
techigirl78
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Nice fish everyone!
Waxxiemann - Being full grown, does it seem to do well in the 90 gal tank?
Waxxiemann - Being full grown, does it seem to do well in the 90 gal tank?
Waxxiemann
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He does great. I feed him mostly Spectrum pellets and he loves them. I have a lot of room in the back as well as the front of the tank and I'd say he seems quite content. He is a little aggressive towards my Lawnmower Blenny though but it's nothing serious.
I do however have a lot of flow in there so that may be a contributing factor to the overall happiness of the fish. I'm hoping to get into a much larger tank in the next year or 2 and I'm sure he'd dig some new digs.
Overall, I'd say that this is a good fish for a small(ish) tank but I probably wouldn't be confortable having him in anything smaller than a 90 as the sole large(ish) fish in the tank.
I hope this helps.
Waxx
I do however have a lot of flow in there so that may be a contributing factor to the overall happiness of the fish. I'm hoping to get into a much larger tank in the next year or 2 and I'm sure he'd dig some new digs.
Overall, I'd say that this is a good fish for a small(ish) tank but I probably wouldn't be confortable having him in anything smaller than a 90 as the sole large(ish) fish in the tank.
I hope this helps.
Waxx
Casino
Tang Police Fugitive
Well my LFS got in a few nice blue eyed koles today. I took the smallest one. Top half of his tail is like a bright yellow mustard with deep blue eyes. His 2 lower fins are a nice dull orange. Body I would like to say is a dark blue, depends where he is in the tank but I think it really is a dark brown. Hes only been in the tank for like an hour so he is still acclimating to the tank. I will snap a pic as soon as he seems confertable in the tank or stays still.
Flamehawk
In Memoriam
Well, resurrecting the dead thread but what the heck.
I have a Chocolate mimic tang that's been in my tank for good on 3-4 yrs. I've had him since he was little, but he was never yellow, he has always looked like the adult color morph since I got him. Very pretty fish, pics don't do justice of the colors on these tangs.
I think it may appear that these fish "nip" at corals/clams, but that is not really the case in my experience. My mimic cleans the surface of my clams and some of my corals, but doesn't do any damage to them at all. I'm very hesistant to judge my fish's behavior and have noticed that this type of tang has a tendecy to "clean' various things, especially just after feeding. I actually think this behavior is beneficial to my clams/corals as it rids them of excess detritus, etc.
I just bought a little chronixis today and she is doing very well. I am always amazed at what gutsy little fish mimic tangs are, this gal is only about 2.5" and already making territorial claims against my black/white saddleback clowns that are easily double its size. My chocolate mimic in my other tank is also very aggressive and pound for pound the worst of all my tangs when it comes to introducing new fish.
The chronixis has very round tail fins and it is hard for me to believe that these will completely change as it gets older and it will start looking like a chocolate mimic (if 50% of reports are to be believed). Only time will tell. But this chronixis is SO pretty, the electric blue on the tail is sweet!!
As for availability, my wholesaler gets these guys in at least 10-15 times per year, but the main problem is they are delicate shippers and I think that's why you don't see many at LFS.
Morgan
I have a Chocolate mimic tang that's been in my tank for good on 3-4 yrs. I've had him since he was little, but he was never yellow, he has always looked like the adult color morph since I got him. Very pretty fish, pics don't do justice of the colors on these tangs.
I think it may appear that these fish "nip" at corals/clams, but that is not really the case in my experience. My mimic cleans the surface of my clams and some of my corals, but doesn't do any damage to them at all. I'm very hesistant to judge my fish's behavior and have noticed that this type of tang has a tendecy to "clean' various things, especially just after feeding. I actually think this behavior is beneficial to my clams/corals as it rids them of excess detritus, etc.
I just bought a little chronixis today and she is doing very well. I am always amazed at what gutsy little fish mimic tangs are, this gal is only about 2.5" and already making territorial claims against my black/white saddleback clowns that are easily double its size. My chocolate mimic in my other tank is also very aggressive and pound for pound the worst of all my tangs when it comes to introducing new fish.
The chronixis has very round tail fins and it is hard for me to believe that these will completely change as it gets older and it will start looking like a chocolate mimic (if 50% of reports are to be believed). Only time will tell. But this chronixis is SO pretty, the electric blue on the tail is sweet!!
As for availability, my wholesaler gets these guys in at least 10-15 times per year, but the main problem is they are delicate shippers and I think that's why you don't see many at LFS.
Morgan
jnc914
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Here is mine, wish I knew how to just post the pic....
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/jnc914/DSC00328.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/jnc914/DSC00335.jpg
The adult chocolate is one of the most beautiful fish I have seen.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/jnc914/DSC00328.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/jnc914/DSC00335.jpg
The adult chocolate is one of the most beautiful fish I have seen.
swegyptian
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Any updates for how these fish have changed?
