Steve's 480g upgrade

[cbui2]

probably caught something this morning playing golf

 

[Jar*Head]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12396044#post12396044 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
probably caught something this morning playing golf

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[kar93]

Are we going to have a 20page conversation about golf now? :lol:

 

[Jar*Head]

Are you going to get one Vlamingi for your tank Kane?

 

[kar93]

Id love to but i know a 55 is way to small even for a juvi. I hope to one day have the 600 gallon ive been dreaming about i even have a log book full of stuff for it, plans, prices etc. and it will be quite a few years before i even think about setting it up :lol: I like the Unicorn tang aswell but like i say the 55 is way to small.

 

[Dudester]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12395642#post12395642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jar*Head
Vlamingi is one of my favorite Tang beside the Achilles but i will not buy another Achilles unless some genuis figure out the way to keep them alive

I've had my achilles tang for 6 weeks and it's looking better every day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Congratulations on that beautiful fish, he'll love all the swimming room you're providing.

 

[Jar*Head]

Kane, i hope you will get your 600g soon .

Mike, i love the Achilles tang but after killing over a dozen of them i truly believe that is impossible to keep them in captive. I may give it another try after my tank getting mature...

 

[tbone28]

Mike, is your achilles eating? Did it eat right away?

 

[kar93]

If anybody's willing to make a donation to the 600g PM me and ill give you my PayPal details Achilles tang are a beautiful fish. IMO tank maturity is a must for a fish like that but ive never actually kept one so i cant say much about them.

 

[reef / aholic]

David Saxby's - 2' vlamingi!!!!!

 

[Jar*Head]

Nice fishy

 

[kar93]

David Saxby's aquarium is amazing. I dont wanna get off topic but heres a link to an article i found that you would all probably be interested in for his 3700gallons sytem (1200 display)
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=83

Steve, Do you have any other fish in mind which you will be getting?

 

[Jar*Head]

Let me start with Tang:

Vlamingi
Purple
Chevron
Yellow
Dussumieri
Blotchi
Orange shoulder
Blonde naso
Naso tang
Sohal tang
Spotted cheek tang
Mimic tang
Hippo tang

Wrasse
Golden hroimboid
Scott Fairy (Cook island)
Scott Fairy (Fiji)
Mysteri
Lineatus
Exquisite
Pylei
Hawaii Flames (pair)
Rosy fin

Damsel and chromis
60 Green chromis
20 Fiji damsel
20 Cardinal chromis

Angel
Interuptus
Resplented
majestic

Anthias
approx 40 assorted

 

[kar93]

They're just options, right? Maybe a Male and a Female naso would be cool? Sohal tangs are beautiful aswell.

 

[Jar*Head]

Honestly, i like the male cuz it has the streamer. But i will buy them small so who know. I used to have the sohal Tang in my old 240. He is very cool but some people think that he is too aggressive

 

[cbui2]

thats all the fishes you plan on getting, hello you do have 600gal where's the pair crosshatch? dussumier and blotchi are almost identical, how many yellow tang?

 

[Jar*Head]

15-20 yellow tang. I thought i already mention the pair of cross hatch. Duss and Blotchi do look similar but i like them both...

 

[Dudester]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12396239#post12396239 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
Mike, is your achilles eating? Did it eat right away?

My achilles was eating in the LFS and it ate immediately when I took it home. It absolutely chows down on my homemade frozen mix, which is primarily meat-based, so I try to give it nori on a regular basis. At first it would only eat brown algae but I've gotten it to eat green as well. I've tried broccoli once without success, but I'll keep trying. So far so good.

Sorry to hijack, Steve, just answering the question.

 

[Jar*Head]

No worry Mike. I would love to get more info on that fish. Since i have to success in the past 5yrs. I really like to have one but it is so hard to keep them alive. The longest Achilles survive in my tank was 6 months

 

[cbui2]

maybe with a real tank now, he will make it