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The tank has such a nice mature look to it Lance (just like it's owner :biggrin:). Sad to hear you're shutting it down but I could never handle more than one tank it amazes me people do...

One tank is a challenge, two tanks definitely takes it to another level of pain. I want to shut my second tank down pretty much every other day.

Yup, it was time I think. No more dividing my time between the two.

Hummmm and I have 5 tanks......what does that say about me :lol:

Sorry to hear about you shutting it down but I do understand maintaining multiple tanks can be a PITA

Sorry to see that one go Lance, it sure was a beauty. I still have my old 90 sitting empty in the basement. People always ask why I don't set it up. I tell them I have enough trouble with the tank I already have, why ask for more? :razz:

I hear ya. Although it's sad to see it go, I'm already looking forward to fewer water changes, fewer equipment malfunctions, and more money in my pocket. :lol:

I find this sort of behavior totally unacceptable !

Grrrrr!!!!! Vicious Bloody Fish!!!!

The other day I moved the Chocolate Tang and the Coral Beauty from the 90 to the 225. I wasn't too worried about the Angel because they're scrappy little guys and don't take too much crap, plus he's small and quick and can find lots of hidey holes until the resident bullies calm down. I was worried about the tang though because he is only 4" and there is a large 7" Sailfin and a 5" Kole already in this tank. I put the two in a large perforated plexiglass fish box (21x10x14). This box is for acclimating new fish to their neighbours. The fish can see and smell them but can't get at them. The idea is that after awhile they will get used to the newcomers being in the tank. I left the box with the newbies in the tank for 4 days. By this time the other fish were pretty much ignoring them. So yesterday I rearranged the rockwork, added some new rock and corals, dimmed the lights, fed the tank from both ends and released the two. Instant violence! The Tuskfish ignored the food and attacked the tang, biting off half its tail with one bite. The 6" Lamarck's then began battering it with his head. I chased them off and the Tang escaped into the rockwork. I then tried the mirror trick which really pi55ed off the Sailfin but the Tuskfish and Lamarck's ignored it, and were trying to scare the Tang out of hiding. I then turned the lights off and left them off for 24 hours. When I turned them on I found the Tang staggering about with numerous bites and most of its tail and fins torn off. He was so-out-it I was able to easily net him and place him in the frag tank. He's now been in there for 6 hours and has begun to eat. A small dose of Epsom Salts in his water to keep infection away. I'm hoping he'll be alright and I can nurse him back to health and find him a good home. I feel like such a 5hit for putting him through that. I just hate trying to introduce new fish into an established tank. Don't know what else I could have done though. Funny thing is the two big Tangs didn't really bother with him, it was the Tuskfish and the Lamarck's. The Coral Beauty by the way is doing fine, after a few half-hearted chases the others are fine with him. He's eating and exploring his new home.

That sucks :sad: My mimic tang got jumped in for 3-4 days when I first added him but they all are fine now. It's always a risk adding new fish, I hate it when it doesn't work out.

It also amazes me how some of the most unexpected fish will attack the newbie. My blenny went after my fisheri angel way worse then my flame angel did.