Welcome to Canreef Cougarman (and your sweet 600G tank!)

[Cougarman]

Originally Posted by michika

Hahah! Small world!

Nice shots Cougarman, nice to see some new shots.

Good to hear from ya Michika

[kaboom]

Originally Posted by Cougarman

Ya, I have 2 skimmers going. An Aqua C 2000, and an MRC 4 foot, dual beckett recirculator. I also have a 90 gallon with a 16 inch sand bed and a 120 gallon refugium plumbed inline. There is also a 130 gallon acclimation tank plumbed inline for new fish.

I very much envy your fish collection and your success of keeping them healthy. A few questions if you don't mind me asking.

1. How many fish in the system?
2. How many feedings per day?
3. How much water change and frequency?
4. What does your refugium contain?
5. Can you explain your new fish acclimating process?

With a tank of beloved fishes I know it is very risky to add a new potentially infected fish. What measures do you take in introducing new fish to the main tank. Please don't mind all the question as I would like to have some ideas from a real experienced person so I can apply to a similar tank.

[Cougarman]

Originally Posted by kaboom

I very much envy your fish collection and your success of keeping them healthy. A few questions if you don't mind me asking.

1. How many fish in the system?
2. How many feedings per day?
3. How much water change and frequency?
4. What does your refugium contain?
5. Can you explain your new fish acclimating process?

With a tank of beloved fishes I know it is very risky to add a new potentially infected fish. What measures do you take in introducing new fish to the main tank. Please don't mind all the question as I would like to have some ideas from a real experienced person so I can apply to a similar tank.

I'd estimate about 50 fish in the system. I feed them twice per day, a mix of frozen, freeze dried and flakes. I also feed my corals a mix of cyclopeeze, reefroids and coral frenzy every other day. The entire system is 1000 gallons and I change 50 gallons/wk. The refugium is 120 gallons and has mostly aptasia, a patch of seagrass, lots of other critters and an 8 inch sand bed. There is also a 90 gallon tank with a 16 inch sand bed plumbed inline.
To acclimate fish I put them in a 130 gallon tank that I have plumbed inline. They stay there for several weeks until they're eating well and have recovered from any disease they may have aquired. Also if they require any tx for disease I can catch them easily and tx them in a hospital tank. Since the acclimation tank is the same water as the display there is minimal stress moving the fish to the display. They usually hide for a few hours then gradually venture out of the rocks.

[Cougarman]

Originally Posted by Underwater

Well, that is a stunning fish for sure! Are they are hard to get and take care of? I'm a tang freak, too...I'm assuming there's no problems combining them?
~M

Except for the occasional minor tiff, they generally get along. It's only when I add a new tang that there are moments of aggression.

[Samw]

Originally Posted by Cougarman

Its a moorish idol. He eat's flakes, freeze dried and frozen foods, I've even seen him eat aptasia.

That's got to be my favorite fish. You have a great tank! Welcome!

[Matt]

You keep tangs in a 600? How are they supposed to find room to swim?

Anyone who keeps any wild animal in captivity is automatically part of the 'problem'. There is very little moral high ground. We ALL do it for selfish reasons, not for the well-being of the animals. We - none of us - 'saved' a tang from the local shelter. We condoned its wild capture (and the death of several others for every long-term survivor). I'm OK with that. I also condone the death of cod, haddock, sole, and many other varieties of fish. Because, selfishly, I find them tasty.

Keep tangs in a 10 gallon, if you find that satisfying, as far as I'm concerned.