Wish me luck!

[calvertbill]

I couldn't resist. My all time favorite Tang used to be my 9" Desjardinii. He was fried when a heater went berserk while I was away one weekend and the tank went to 93. So when I saw a beautifully shaped one in my LFS I had to have it.

So I left the main tank dark as soon as my QT period was up today and released my new buddy into it. I prodded my carpet to close it before giving the Tang his freedom (can't have nervous 2" fish darting into a hungry anemone). I turned the lights on and immediately fed everybody. The new guy didn't eat much but at least he darted around amid his new tank-mates.

So now I wait to see if he winds up getting picked on. I'm not sure if he becomes the straw that breaks the unusual pattern of non-aggression which exists in my reef but he's sooo perfect looking I had to try.

BTW, if you're wondering why I'm nervous, the tank-mates who are now his new neighbors are:
1 11" Mata Tang,
1 8" Orange Shoulder Tang,
1 5" Yellow Tang,
3 4-6" Blue Hippos,
1 4" Sailfin Tang
1 3" female Clarkii,

It's been 3 hours and so far so good.
:beer::beer:

 

[dzfish17]

You cant start a thread like this without pics of that tank. You should know better. Good luck with your new addition.

 

[tnyr5]

gulp

 

[joejoe1055]

best of luck

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Pics would be appreciated. Hopefully the size of the tank will help since he's such a little guy. Plenty of hidey holes for it to swim into if it gets startled or harrassed.

 

[calvertbill]

I hesitate to post pics until I solve my algae pblm/ Working on it.

 

[calvertbill]

Well...

Well...

The tank dynamics have changed but in a manner I hadn't expected.

Today's the fourth day and the biggest changes I notice are that although nobody bothers the Desjardinii the Mata and the Orange shoulder now will occasionally swipe at each other (they never did before), but the biggest change is that I can no longer feed the carpet.

My normal procedure is to take half a shrimp and drop it into the center of the anemone, it will partially close and eventually accept it into it's maw. Now the two big Tangs will aggressively wrest it from the anemone. Even when I stand guard with the tongs they'll come at it from opposite directions and while i fight the Orange Shoulder off the Mata will dart in and take the shrimp or vice-versa. Too weird!