Question about order...

[dfs/la2]

Capt. Nemo,

It is difficult to compare coloration as variables such as diet, lighting and collection location may have an impact on the color. The Harlequin Tusks in the Diver’s Den appear to be more light blue in color.

Ginger K.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[Capt. Nemo]

Hi Ginger,

Does the age of the fish also play a role in how bluish they are? It seems that the larger Tusks I have come across are more blue than the younger and smaller ones. I also know that the Australian Tusks are more colorful than their Indo counterparts. I dont quite follow what you said about the Tusks in DD appear to be more light blue in color. Are you saying that the current Tusks in Diver's Den are more or less blue than the Tusks in Diver's Den from yesterday that were sold or compared to the Tusks you have at LA? Thanks again!

 

[dfs/la2]

Capt. Nemo,

Thank you for your reply. The information we had gathered from our Aquaculture Facility hadn’t compared our current selection to previous offerings. At this time our Aquaculture Facility is unavailable, so we will be contacting them on Monday and posting here once we have ascertained this information.

Nate M.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[Capt. Nemo]

Much appreciated. Have a great weekend!

 

[dfs/la2]

Capt. Nemo,

Thank you for your question. When the Harlequin Tusk age the back half of the body darkens to a dark blue/purple color. The Harlequin Tusk from Australia generally have a thick blue posterior bar while from Indonesia their markings are more white in pattern. Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Jaimie A
Customer Service Manager
LiveAquaria

 

[Capt. Nemo]

Hi Jaimie,

Thank you very much for your assistance. I am very impressed with the level of customer service that is provided by LA. I was told that there will be Australian Harlequin Tusks available this week at Diver's Den while another group of Aussies are available at LA. Could you tell me what criteria or factors go into deciding which ones are selected for Diver's Den while others go to the LA website? Are the ones at DD the creme of the crop so to say?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[dfs/la2]

Capt. Nemo,

You are absolutely correct. The best possible representations of the species are chosen for the Diver’s Den. The Diver’s Den is intended to offer the most striking specimens we can receive from our sources.

Ginger K.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[Capt. Nemo]

Thanks Ginger! Have a great day.

 

[yoboyjdizz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10958929#post10958929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dfs/la2
Yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your patience. The Achilles Tangs will not be available on our LiveAquaria site for some time. However, the good new is that we expect a few of these beautiful fish available in our Diver’s Den after the 1st of November.

Ginger K.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

Was wondering if they are coming in soon?

 

[dfs/la2]

yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your question. We spoke to our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility in regards to the Achilles Tang. This beautiful specimen will become available for order towards the end of this week or the beginning of next week.

Michelle L.
Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[yoboyjdizz]

thanks any purple tangs going to be available soon as well?

 

[dfs/la2]

yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your post. At this time unfortunately our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life Facility is closed. We will be contacting them tomorrow to find out the availability of the Purple Tang. At that time we will be posting here with that information for you.

Michelle L.
Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[yoboyjdizz]

no problem i can wait, thanks.

 

[dfs/la2]

Yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your patience while we checked with our Aquaculture Coral and Marine Life facility.

We currently have a 4 ½” Purple Tang in out Diver’s Den quarantine. We are estimating that we will be photographing him for the website sometime next week.

You may wish to sign up for the Diver's Den e-mail alert to receive instant notification on a daily basis here:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/DiversDen/DDemailSignUp_form.cfm

Signing up for this e-mail will help you stay informed when we update our site with these one of a kind specimens.

We hope this fish will soon become a beautiful addition to your aquarium!

Tina C.
Live Aquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[yoboyjdizz]

Thanks for the response if i ordered the achilles when its available and the purple tang would become available in the next few days do you guys hold fish if purchase? I would put it in my qt tank but its not suitable right now for such a delicate fish.

 

[dfs/la2]

Yoboyjdizz,

We apologize; all Diver's Den® items must be shipped within 2 shipping days of placing your order. However, if you place an order on a Thursday after our 9:30 a.m. CST cutoff and do not request or pay for Saturday delivery your order will not ship until Monday. You may also request that we do not authorize your order until Monday morning so that you may add items to your order over the weekend.

Ginger K.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[yoboyjdizz]

is the achilles tang still on pace to make it on drivers den tom or early monday or tuesday next week? do you know how many exactly might be available and or size of them? thanks

 

[dfs/la2]

yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your inquiry. We will contact our Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life facility tomorrow to check on the availability of the Achilles Tang. We appreciate your patience and will post the answer as soon as we have one.

Sincerely,

Chris C.
Technical Support
Drs. Foster and Smith

 

[dfs/la2]

Yoboyjdizz,

Thank you for your interest in the availability of the Achilles Tang. Our Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility has informed us that they have an Achilles Tang in quarantine which we hope to have available in another two weeks.

Barb T
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[yoboyjdizz]

If i added the purple tang now then achilles later do see any conflicts i might have between the two?