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Ryan 01-18-2012 04:58 PM

75g is way too small for an achilles.

Tracey2 01-18-2012 06:07 PM

I haven't had mine as long as some others on here but its about 2years. He does get a few spots now and then and I bump up the garlic. He eats lots of nori and loves frozen plankton, I take sheets of nori/seaweed and drip selcon, vitamin C and Zoe on them and rub it in with a garlic clove then let the sheets sit to dry, sounds like alot of work but I do enough to last 2-3 weeks. He does love flow and can be aggressive toward the other tangs in the tank especially my hippo. I hope to keep him happy for many more years, he is gorgeous. His name is Axel and I think he will need a bigger tank soon or I will have to remove the naso and the hippo, he has no beefs with the purple tang

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...w/IMG_0633.jpg

tang daddy 01-18-2012 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracey2 (Post 672788)
I haven't had mine as long as some others on here but its about 2years. He does get a few spots now and then and I bump up the garlic. He eats lots of nori and loves frozen plankton, I take sheets of nori/seaweed and drip selcon, vitamin C and Zoe on them and rub it in with a garlic clove then let the sheets sit to dry, sounds like alot of work but I do enough to last 2-3 weeks. He does love flow and can be aggressive toward the other tangs in the tank especially my hippo. I hope to keep him happy for many more years, he is gorgeous. His name is Axel and I think he will need a bigger tank soon or I will have to remove the naso and the hippo, he has no beefs with the purple tang

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...w/IMG_0633.jpg

Beautiful fish Tracy, thanks for sharing the tips on the recipe... What size tank is the Achilles in?

Tracey2 01-18-2012 07:21 PM

He's in a 270g but 450g system. I see that he is getting more aggressive and to keep him happy will either upgrade or move at least the hippo that he hates

Sumfingwong 01-18-2012 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracey2 (Post 672788)
I haven't had mine as long as some others on here but its about 2years. He does get a few spots now and then and I bump up the garlic. He eats lots of nori and loves frozen plankton, I take sheets of nori/seaweed and drip selcon, vitamin C and Zoe on them and rub it in with a garlic clove then let the sheets sit to dry, sounds like alot of work but I do enough to last 2-3 weeks. He does love flow and can be aggressive toward the other tangs in the tank especially my hippo. I hope to keep him happy for many more years, he is gorgeous. His name is Axel and I think he will need a bigger tank soon or I will have to remove the naso and the hippo, he has no beefs with the purple tang

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...w/IMG_0633.jpg

Hey Tracey, what kind of Vitamin C do you use?

Tracey2 01-18-2012 07:42 PM

I just use kent liquid vitamin.

Reefie 02-02-2012 09:10 AM

My Achilles likes to swim right in front of my Tunze 6015. Kinda reminds me of a treadmill. Haha!
Mine doesn't mind being in a BC29. :lol:

Reefie 02-02-2012 09:12 AM

I'm just waiting for the Tang Police to come arrest me now...........



















OK OK I was just joking about an Achilles in a BC29, or was I??? :lol:

Reefie 02-02-2012 09:16 AM

OK seriously now, here is a great read on keeping an Achilles.

http://www.fishchannel.com/saltwater...es-secret.aspx

Bblinks 02-03-2012 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefie (Post 678078)
OK seriously now, here is a great read on keeping an Achilles.

http://www.fishchannel.com/saltwater...es-secret.aspx

Why are you such a bad a$$! You are my hero.:twised:


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