Achilles care

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Looks great!

Does the Emperor nip anything? I want one so bad!!!

[reefy]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Looks great!

Does the Emperor nip anything? I want one so bad!!!

he's a good boy; I have 2 types of blasto and sunflower he wont bother at all, except sometime when he's hungry he will nip at my bottom polyp (not a big deal).

[JDigital]

Looking good... Congrats on the new addition! He looks great!

[fishoholic]

Looks great I love achilles tangs, they are very beautiful.

[StirCrazy]

I had mine in a 92 gal for almost 3 years, (was a casualty of a tank crash caused by a defective heater and prompted the tear-down of my tank)

he was more active than my previous yellow, or sailfin tangs, but I did not fell he was stressed in any way. I did have hi O2 levels in the water and a salinity that bordered the higher end, and zero nitrates or anything else.. I think the water condition is the most important thing for this fish, I had all SPS so I had very nutrient pour water to start with and in my opinion this is the key. they are sensitive to ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, way more so than other fish.

Steve

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I had mine in a 92 gal for almost 3 years, (was a casualty of a tank crash caused by a defective heater and prompted the tear-down of my tank)

he was more active than my previous yellow, or sailfin tangs, but I did not fell he was stressed in any way. I did have hi O2 levels in the water and a salinity that bordered the higher end, and zero nitrates or anything else.. I think the water condition is the most important thing for this fish, I had all SPS so I had very nutrient pour water to start with and in my opinion this is the key. they are sensitive to ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, way more so than other fish.

Steve

Yeah this seems to be what most people say about these fish--higher salinity, very clean water and high oxygen.

I hope I can give one a shot one day...I have yet to ever find a nice healthy one when I have had a big enough tank.

Keep posting pictures!

Your tank seems to be coming along very nicely too!

[reefy]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I had mine in a 92 gal for almost 3 years, (was a casualty of a tank crash caused by a defective heater and prompted the tear-down of my tank)

he was more active than my previous yellow, or sailfin tangs, but I did not fell he was stressed in any way. I did have hi O2 levels in the water and a salinity that bordered the higher end, and zero nitrates or anything else.. I think the water condition is the most important thing for this fish, I had all SPS so I had very nutrient pour water to start with and in my opinion this is the key. they are sensitive to ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, way more so than other fish.

Steve

how high is to bordered the higher end for salinity I think I have it in 33.6 (lights on) and 34.4 (lights off)

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by reefy

how high is to bordered the higher end for salinity I think I have it in 33.6 (lights on) and 34.4 (lights off)

you know I never ever used thoes measurment for salinit so I don't know. I always kept mine at 1.026 sg. but I do have to ask, why is your salinity chaning with the lights on and off? should be a steady readingm unless your doing periotic top offs instead of constant.

Steve