My new 600 gallon reef

[Cougarman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12490795#post12490795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
there is an initiation process when introducing new fish. I have several tangs and they all get along fine. But add a new one and it's hectic for 3 - 4 days.

I agree, they seem to establish a dominance hierarchy during the first few days then everybody gets along. They wont injure each other too badly if there's enough food for everyone.

 

[jnarowe]

Nice post regarding tangs.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12490228#post12490228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRINCE_NAMOR
Thats what i figured, besides I think my system will be large enough to allow for more stretching of the rules. I want a powder blue, a clown, and a school of yellow tangs & purple tangs. and possibly a couple of vlamingi.......................... everything else will be smaller fish, like damsels and cardinals.

I would second the motion to avoid the Damsels. I have some of the original ones (Blue Damsels) I bought years back in my 470 and they have grown to 4 or 5". Most people who look at the tank in person don't realize that they are Damsels. Vlamingi's are another that I would not recommend, as they grow faster than any other tang I have cared for. I have one that has gone from less than 3" to more than 10" in less than a year. I would have to say that they are the fastest growing tang that I have had in my tanks.

 

[jnarowe]

and they poo like a firehose.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12489848#post12489848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRINCE_NAMOR
Do you have any trouble with the tangs fighting? I want several different tangs, but every article i see on line says you shouldn't put similar fish in the same tank.

I've got 16 different species of tangs in the tank, but wouldn't try it again. I have maxed the tank with tangs as they won't let me add anymore. I had purchased an Achilles and Sohal that I really wanted to keep in the tank, only to have to remove them and place them in other tanks after they were harassed by the rest of the tangs.

 

[Cougarman]

My vlamingi grew real quick too. Cant beat the personality of the vlamingi though. I'd say valmingi and Dusumieris have the best personality. I have a Naso Annulatus that is growing even faster than my vlamingi did. They can be quite huge in the wild. I wonder if there is a maximum growth period with fish, where if you feed them heavily they'll grow large, but after they'll grow very little. This may explain the growth discrepancy I see between fish of the same species in the same tank.

 

[Goodwin9]

Nicely put COUGARMAN, I couldn't have said it any better.

 

[jnarowe]

I got a local reefer trying to pawn off a 14" vlamingi on me. It's getting too big for her 450.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12490508#post12490508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by PRINCE_NAMOR
I was gonna do the green chromis...............

These are a great choice in my opinion. The swim together and don't cause any trouble in the tank. I have groups of them in all of my tanks. (Added benefit is that they don't cost an arm and a leg)

 

[Cougarman]

mine maxed out at about 12 inches. I recently lost my biggest fish a black tongue unicorn which was about 14 inches. Took me 3.5 yrs to grow him. Found him on the floor beside my tank. Some how he managed to escape the mesh I have surrounding my tank. very upsetting.

 

[jnarowe]

that's one heck of a large fish stick. Sorry to hear about that.

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491421#post12491421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
I got a local reefer trying to pawn off a 14" vlamingi on me. It's getting too big for her 450.

I'm trying to figure out how I can catch this one in the 210 that has grown so large.

You can't miss him in the tank.

http://www.dakotareef.com/index.php/site/aquarium/210g_reef

Not only do they get big, but they are very SMART. He's behind the rocks even before I put the net in the water. Pretty soon, the net is going to be too small to catch him.

 

[Cougarman]

speaking of damsels. I recently gave away six large fusiliers I had that were six inches long. They now reside in a 1200 gallon tank at my LFS. One of my stupid buys. They were the size of chromis when I got them. Little did I know they can grow to 12 inches in the wild.

 

[Cougarman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491469#post12491469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
I'm trying to figure out how I can catch this one in the 210 that has grown so large.

You can't miss him in the tank.

http://www.dakotareef.com/index.php/site/aquarium/210g_reef

Not only do they get big, but they are very SMART. He's behind the rocks even before I put the net in the water. Pretty soon, the net is going to be too small to catch him.

Goodwin9, Have you seen those red nets that are supposed to invisible to fish? Only problem is they have black frame. LOL

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491475#post12491475 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Cougarman
speaking of damsels. I recently gave away six large fusiliers I had that were six inches long. They now reside in a 1200 gallon tank at my LFS. One of my stupid buys. They were the size of chromis when I got them. Little did I know they can grow to 12 inches in the wild.

The local stores don't tell you things like that here. They sell you what ever you ask them to bag for you..........

 

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491505#post12491505 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
The local stores don't tell you things like that here. They sell you what ever you ask them to bag for you..........

I guess that I should amend that statement a little. One of the national chain pet stores DID ask me if I had a salt tank when I asked to purchase an Anemone........

 

[jnarowe]

yeah, that's a fatty Chuck. Love the fish array in that tank. I am guessing you will need a trap to get him out.

 

[Goodwin9]

That's a six inch ruler on the front to the tank.

 

[jnarowe]

Scopas looks great too.

 

[Cougarman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491541#post12491541 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Goodwin9
I guess that I should amend that statement a little. One of the national chain pet stores DID ask me if I had a salt tank when I asked to purchase an Anemone........

Funny thing is the guy at the store that took my fusiliers wants to order more, b/c he likes the way they look when they school. Worked out in the end for the little guys, now they have a big tank to live in.