Catching a tang...

[fishytime]

What's his issue Adam?

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by fishytime

What's his issue Adam?

Since i never learn, he was the first fish that went in the tank. When I got him, he was all sickly and skinny and timid and I didn't think he was going to make it, but I had an algae explosion I wasn't patient enough to let die down on it's own and I figured if he died of some disease I could just let the tank be fallow before adding more fish...

Needless to say he recovered completely, bordering on overweight now. Problem is, he's not the prettiest specimen of his species, he only looks good when he's being a dick and puts on his "i'm gonna shank you" colours. The rest of the time he's a rather drab browny/purple.

I recently got my hands on a much, MUCH nicer tang (an achilles to be exact) and while the aggression directed towards the achilles went from 'moderate' to 'barely' after about 5 hours, it's still low grade enough that I think the achilles is having a harder time acclimating. The achilles is showing a few spots of ich and if the bristle tooth catches him grazing on the rocks he'll take a run at him.

So, $40 fish vs. $350 fish. Guess who goes... To the sump anyway, I'll decide if I'm going to try re-introducing them after the achilles is as fat as he is.

[MarkoD]

I just went through the same thing getting a powder brown out due to aggression to my new Achilles. I took apart half my rock work

[bling_bling466]

I cought a tang yesterday by just waiting while feeding and when he came to the top..BANG.... First try. All the tang were good eaters tho and came up and would eat out of my hands

[Skimmerking]

Well I have had great, success with a red light and a net at night

[naesco]

If you put a tang in a sump you are guaranteed of an ich outbreak.

The first tang to perish will be the achilles.

Advertise to give away the tang to a reefer who has a large tank like you.

[MarkoD]

Lol ich doesn't appear just cuz a tang is a sump.

I my Achilles had ich the first week I got it, but he's all good now

[naesco]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Lol ich doesn't appear just cuz a tang is a sump.

I my Achilles had ich the first week I got it, but he's all good now

Often ich lies dormant. The fish seem to be able to deal with a very minor problem themselves if they are healthy.

Tangs are ich magnets. The stress of being placed in a noisy environment IMO will cause the OP an ich outbreak. In addition the size of the sump is far too small for a tang which will add to the stress.

As you have experienced with your own achilles, achilles are really iffy tangs. IMO it will be the first to succumb to ich.

I do not believe that anyone on this board would support placing a tang in a sump.

Thank you
Wayne

[acepumping]

ive found the best way is at night time middle of the night for me lol
they are so sleepy then lol