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03-29-2009, 04:09 PM
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 Im getting him back after all! Plans have changed and I think for the best. I actually wanted a pair of Blue throats more than a Niger but figured since my old Niger needed a home, I would take him back but now that he doesn't need a home, I will go with the Blue Throat. Don't think I can do two of them because if space but we'll see. I am going to get that Sailfin today and see how that goes for the next few weeks and then I will look into the Trigger (s). 
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03-30-2009, 04:13 AM
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I added the Sailfin today from another members tank (he had outgrown it) and all went really well. None of the other tangs looked twice at him other than the Yellow, which worried me but in the end, he just wanted to swim along side the Sailfin. I would say the Sailfin is about 4 times the size of the Yellow
 I brought him home in a small H2Ocean salt bucket which he really didn't fit into properly. I measured him at about 8" or a bit more with the tail and also about 8" tall if you include his fins!!! Also almost 2" thick! Hes massive. Makes my Hippo look tiny. Kind of scary to think he could get double this size...not likely but even at 12" I couldn't imagine this fish being ok in the 200G. I don't think any of the other fish even saw him as a threat because he is so big. They were not at all scared of him but also didn't show the slightest aggression--he kind of just looked like he had been part of the group for some time. I will try to get some pics tomorrow. He swims out in the open until I come to the tank and then he hides. Not used to me yet  Im sure it won't take long for him to figure out the nori comes from me.
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03-30-2009, 04:42 AM
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I am really amazed at how big an 8" Sailfin looks. I would have easily guessed it was more like 10"-11". I think its because they are so 'tall'. Give me a call if your in my area and you can come by and see him and the tank.
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03-30-2009, 08:58 AM
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Definitely, but most likely not for a few weeks, as it's finals season, and I have a lot of catching up to do.
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03-30-2009, 05:11 PM
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A few pictures of the new Sailfin at breakfast this morning. Obviously taken with a flash and no tank lights.
    You can kind of see how thick he is in this one! 
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03-30-2009, 05:23 PM
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Desjardini - because the yellow lines in the dorsal fin are arcs instead of straight stripes. Not that it matters, both desjardini and veliferum are very pretty tangs IMHO.
Flatworms - look into a canary wrasse (sometimes called a yellow coris wrasse but it is not a coris relative at all). I don't think Chemiclean will do a thing for flatworms. That's more a cyano treatment.. But look into a canary wrasse, they do a bang up job of eating flatworms. Mine took about 2-3 weeks to completely eradicate the flatworms in my 115g. And they are a very pretty fish. Another alternative is the exquisitedly coloured close relative, the radiant wrasse. And AEFW, yeah, you'd know if it was. Inside the tank, you'll only see the damage on your SPS. You'll only see the flatworms if they fall off your acros when you dip them.. Sorry for the hijack GSP just figured I'd do a quick brain dump before I disappear back to work..
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