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[fishoholic]

My clown tang pretty much only eats PE mysis. I have had him for almost a year now and he just recently started eating nori. I got lucky since my clown tang was eating right away and I have never had any problems with him. I found out (after I already bought mine) that most clown tangs die within the first few months after purchase. Apparently it's very hard to get them to eat and most starve to death I hope yours makes it and starts eating.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

My clown tang pretty much only eats PE mysis. I have had him for almost a year now and he just recently started eating nori. I got lucky since my clown tang was eating right away and I have never had any problems with him. I found out (after I already bought mine) that most clown tangs die within the first few months after purchase. Apparently it's very hard to get them to eat and most starve to death I hope yours makes it and starts eating.

You are correct Laurie. For some reason clown tangs do well for a while than die for no apparent reason.
Those that do survive end up being holy terrors in the tank.
Not a good choice but we all have been guilty of impulse buying in the past.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by naesco

You are correct Laurie. For some reason clown tangs do well for a while than die for no apparent reason.
Those that do survive end up being holy terrors in the tank.
Not a good choice but we all have been guilty of impulse buying in the past.

I found out about their life expectancy after the fact or I probably wouldn't of gotten one. However (like I said, I got lucky) mine eats like a pig and is very peaceful in my tank. He is still small only about 4" but he gets along with everyone, even the 8" Sohal (who amazingly is also very peaceful) that we added 5 months after him.

[lastlight]

Sohal AND a Clown?! Wow you are truly walking a razorwire there. Glad you've had good luck thus far.

Ok just checked out your slidehow...Also a Vlamingi and Naso. I swear you have all the fish I've ever wanted in there! It will be interesting to see how that experiement goes when these four near adulthood...

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Sohal AND a Clown?! Wow you are truly walking a razorwire there. Glad you've had good luck thus far.

Ok just checked out your slidehow...Also a Vlamingi and Naso. I swear you have all the fish I've ever wanted in there! It will be interesting to see how that experiement goes when these four near adulthood...

I bought the Sohal because it's my boyfriends favorite fish I thought for sure we would have to remove the clown tang but shockingly they get along great. I have had the clown for almost a year and he is 4" the Sohal is pretty much an adult and is 8" I have had him for 6 months. The naso is 7" and I have had him for over a year we just got the valmingi before Christmas and he was about an 1" when we got him and now he's 3"! That's how fast they grow. The naso and him get along great too.

Maybe it's the size differences or maybe it's because they are in a 230g with lots of swimming room but enough LR to hide in or maybe I just got lucky and I have (for the most part) peaceful tangs. My regal is the only "sort of" mean one, she doesn't fight with the other tangs but she picked on my blue ring angel (before we move him to the other tank) quite a bit.