Ok now it's my turn......
I am Michael's mom and I have a few things to add to this. We started with a corner tank and unfortunately as many who first start out there was a HUGE learning curve. Not only because you do not know what you are doing, but because the information that you get from one shop to another ranges on the scale from 1 to 50. I still have yet to hear the same thing twice.
But none the less we did not let Mike get his tank until we knew more about what we were doing. His tank is doing great and has only lost a fish due to the anenome.
Let me ask how many of you have been to several different places to purchase fish? And out of all of them how many of them told that you should NOT get a fish because your tank is to small, wouldn't get along with other fish, or would not do well in a reef tank? Or you get the fish because they say that it would do fine only to get home and it eat all the feather dusters you have in your tank?
Believe me you can ask all the questions in the world and not get a straight answer out of most of them!!!!!
Example our first fish were two puffers and a cow fish, how many of you have ever been told when you first started out that the cow puts out toxins when they d
ie and will kill all the fish in your tank?? Well we were never told and lost our fish due to that!
So as far as his Tang goes, she is doing great and she has had no problems what so ever. Most of you may think that she is not suitable for the tank he has her in, but I would not let him keep her in there if she was not doing well.
Michael knows more than most when it comes to salt water fish and caring for them and everything else that goes with it. His fish are his life and he loves his job and what he does. He has an opportunity of a life time working were he does and learning from his boss.
He does a great job at his work doing the crap jobs, like the nasty cleaning and so on with no complaints. And he does his best to answer questions and if he does not know the answer he asks someone else as to not give the wrong answer or advise.
so I believe as far as the tang goes the police need to back off on that and let him get the advise he is looking for. NOT everyone yelling at him for what they think is wrong, I am sure that you all have lived, learned and lost many many things when you first started out.
He is a good kid and would not do anything that would put them at harm. So give the kid a little slack would ya, or just don't comment.
just a protective mom
