Achilles care

GreenSpottedPuffer · #1 03-25-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by marie

I do hope you've got a monster upgrade planned for the future

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My achilles is the most active fish I have ever owned (and I have had a few) and can go 0 to 60 in nothing flat, My tank is a 6ft long, 175g bowfront and he uses it all.( I will be upgrading to an 8 ft long tank in the near future just because of him)
Try and encourage him to eat meaty foods as well as nori and put a tunze stream (or vortech) in the tank for him. Mine loves to play in the current and one of the signs that my powerheads need cleaning is when he no longer plays

Awesome video and beautiful fish!

You know that must be an Achilles "thing"...they love to play! And yes are so active. I remember seeing Brads (untamed) Achilles acting much the same way when I have been to his place. Maybe he will join in too since you and him seem to have had the greatest success on Canreef with this species.

Doug · #2 03-25-2009, 11:01 PM

Great video Marie.

Ya Dude · #3 03-26-2009, 01:50 AM

So what your saying is, hes going to be in a 29gal for a year.OUCH!Id bring him back till your ready.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #4 03-26-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ya Dude

So what your saying is, hes going to be in a 29gal for a year.OUCH!Id bring him back till your ready.

I think it will be in a 90G for a year.

reefy · #5 03-26-2009, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ya Dude

So what your saying is, hes going to be in a 29gal for a year.OUCH!Id bring him back till your ready.

NO!!!! lol.. I said that I have been waiting for the fish to arrive for a year and the 29 is only for QT tank.

Myka · #6 03-26-2009, 04:26 AM

Awesome video Marie!! Thanks for sharing! I love Achilles Tangs. =-]

naesco · #7 03-26-2009, 04:50 AM

Really nice to see the achilles buzz to and fro the tank. It is fun to watch them tumble in the current.
I think they like it because it is highly oxygenated.

untamed · #8 03-26-2009, 05:50 AM

Marie, I think your Achilles is nuts!

Mine is only a little crazy compared to yours. He is pretty much the only fish I've been unable to take a decent photo of. So that should provide some idea of how much he moves around.

While mine eats most everything, there is no doubt that he would prefer to just eat nori constantly. I would recommend leaving a few strips of nori all over that QT...stuck to the walls, elastic'd to a rock. Eventually, he's bound to pick at one.