Rare Angels
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The tank I put mine into is at 71-72 degrees and the salinity is 1.022
More Latz have landed in the US
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triggerfish1976
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I have been keeping my 5 in my reef tank and them temps are around 80-81 with no ill effects. The QT tank that they were kept in ranged from 76-78.
I wouldn't be surprised if the juveniles are being caught is shallow waters where the temps are much warmer.
I wouldn't be surprised if the juveniles are being caught is shallow waters where the temps are much warmer.
isseym328
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I got a question....a family member of mine that was making sure the fishes were doing ok while I was at work told me that one of them was stuck by the powerhead, and when she moved the powerhead around a bit it started swimming again. This has happened twice today. Should I be worried? I'm thinking maybe it's just resting by the powerhead but I'm also thinking perhaps it's too weak to swim?
triggerfish1976
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Was it stuck on the powerhead intake?
What kind of powerhead is it and is there a screen guard or sponge over the intake?
Is this in a QT tank?
If it is in a QT tank what else is in the tank besides the powerhead?
How did you acclimate the fish prior to putting them in the tank?
Many clowns including Latz have a tendancy to congregate around equipment in the tank when first introduced especially if there is no other object in the tank for them to hide in. My Latz all hung out around my Waveboxes for the first few weeks as they got acclimated to the tank. It is also not uncommon for clowns to host powerheads if there are no corals or anemones present.
They are not exactly the strongest swimmers especially when they are first introduced and have a tendancy to sometimes get stuck on unprotected pump intakes if they wander to close.
What kind of powerhead is it and is there a screen guard or sponge over the intake?
Is this in a QT tank?
If it is in a QT tank what else is in the tank besides the powerhead?
How did you acclimate the fish prior to putting them in the tank?
Many clowns including Latz have a tendancy to congregate around equipment in the tank when first introduced especially if there is no other object in the tank for them to hide in. My Latz all hung out around my Waveboxes for the first few weeks as they got acclimated to the tank. It is also not uncommon for clowns to host powerheads if there are no corals or anemones present.
They are not exactly the strongest swimmers especially when they are first introduced and have a tendancy to sometimes get stuck on unprotected pump intakes if they wander to close.
isseym328
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I think it's very possible that it was just hosting since once the powerhead was slightly shaken the latz was up and about and went to hang out with the smaller latz. And the fact that it was at the exact same place after an hour or so also tells me that it might just be resting and hosting the powerhead.
I do not believe it was stuck and it was really hard to tell since the tank is all dark. It was a rio powerhead but i forget which one...and no screen guard or sponge..should I put some on?
Not a QT tank but there is not much in it some rocks and simple lps corals including a couple that could be used as hosting for clownfishes.
Floated bag for 20 mins for temp. Made sure sg was close(my tank was a littile lower), lights out and tank wrapped with paper.
So they've been in the tank for a good 5 hours now and they are as of now swimming in the middle of the tank. Whew.
I do not believe it was stuck and it was really hard to tell since the tank is all dark. It was a rio powerhead but i forget which one...and no screen guard or sponge..should I put some on?
Not a QT tank but there is not much in it some rocks and simple lps corals including a couple that could be used as hosting for clownfishes.
Floated bag for 20 mins for temp. Made sure sg was close(my tank was a littile lower), lights out and tank wrapped with paper.
So they've been in the tank for a good 5 hours now and they are as of now swimming in the middle of the tank. Whew.
Heterodonut
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Rare Angels, where did you get your latz from? Onlie venodr? If you don't mind please pm me with info and price.
triggerfish1976
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You should have some sort of guard on the intake. Clowns will sometimes rest/sleep around powerheads and can get stuck if they wander to close especially after they just spent a day being shipped to you. Once they get acclimated they stand a better chance against the flow.
isseym328
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Late last night I tried feeding them with some live brine shrimp to see if they were settled down enough to eat...and they were! They had great appetites so I was really happy. I just checked the tank now(light is out) and one's hosting a powerhead near the top of the tank and another is hosting a frogspawn on the bottom of the tank. Tank temp is around 74 when lights are out and probably 76 or so with lights on.
Things look great but it is still way too early to tell. I will feed them again later tonight with live brine and tomorrow buy frozen mysis shrimp which I'm out of at the moment.
Things look great but it is still way too early to tell. I will feed them again later tonight with live brine and tomorrow buy frozen mysis shrimp which I'm out of at the moment.
isseym328
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LargeAngels
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Yeah, I saw that.
triggerfish1976
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$400:eek1:
LargeAngels
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Yeah. It was $309 when I saw it today. Which includes shipping.
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