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Old 10-30-2009, 06:58 PM
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Default My Regal Tang must ride the shortbus to fish school

This has been ongoing for weeks, and i had to take a video.
I have a regal tang that goes around and around a frag rack in my tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLMOERQdU4w

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Old 10-30-2009, 07:16 PM
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That's Hilarious! Does it ever go the other way round?
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Old 10-30-2009, 07:18 PM
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No never.
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Old 10-30-2009, 07:22 PM
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I had a tomini tang do the same thing around a big rock......
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Old 10-30-2009, 07:27 PM
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I asked kevin at redcoral about it, he says its just like a puppy chasing his tail.
Im certain the fish has brain damage.
The thing is all the other fish get strange when he does his spins.

It increases the tanks action everyone starts acting odd.
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Old 10-30-2009, 07:33 PM
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Thats funny, my Sailfin must have OCD as he does something similar but only for 10 min just before lights out, try covering that side of the tank and see if he stops, might be something he sees out the side that makes him do it, my tangs in the FOWLR are allways pressed up against the glass staring at the reef accross the room, must be something tasty they see over there.
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Ok that's embarassing to show guests. We try and make this hobby look all high tech...mechanically but also biologically and dumbass does THAT? get the net man. Too funny!
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Ok that's embarassing to show guests. We try and make this hobby look all high tech...mechanically but also biologically and dumbass does THAT? get the net man. Too funny!
What i have done is moved the fragrack so he cannot get around it anymore.
He looks all lost now just swimming up and down in that corner.
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This has been ongoing for weeks, and i had to take a video.
I have a regal tang that goes around and around a frag rack in my tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLMOERQdU4w
Defineatly not normal behaviour for regal tangs.

What is the length of your tank and the size of the tang?
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Old 10-31-2009, 05:25 AM
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Naesco not to start anything but I recall when you sold your 130 gallon (this tank is a 180) you listed a bunch of tangs in a tank far too small for them in my opinion.

regal tang 5in
sohal tang 7 in
purple tang 7in

This 6-foot rule doesn't count for much I think when your tank is 18" wide.
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