ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana - Page 36

wisesam · #**351** 03-27-2009, 05:10 AM

Wow, I gotta come see your tank in person soon.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**352** 03-27-2009, 05:28 AM

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Wow, I gotta come see your tank in person soon.

Yeah I think its been a few weeks since you have seen it huh?

Colors just keep getting better and better.

lobsterboy · #**353** 03-27-2009, 06:02 AM

Justin your tank is looking mighty fine.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**354** 03-29-2009, 03:43 AM

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Justin your tank is looking mighty fine.

Thanks.

Well its been three days of peace between the Tusk and Hippo. All of a sudden, the Hippo completely stopped chasing the tusk and lets him swim freely again. Not sure what brought on the weeks of anger towards the tusk but hopefully it will stay like this.

Lance · #**355** 03-29-2009, 04:04 AM

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Thanks.

Well its been three days of peace between the Tusk and Hippo. All of a sudden, the Hippo completely stopped chasing the tusk and lets him swim freely again. Not sure what brought on the weeks of anger towards the tusk but hopefully it will stay like this.

Good to hear!

JDigital · #**356** 03-29-2009, 09:31 AM

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Maybe its just wishful thinking but I am hoping just his size will help here. Maybe the smaller Hippo will defer. Actually I highly doubt that...

*sigh* Im sure what I think will happen. Just hope it works out.

I also have my old Niger Trigger coming back. He has always been very peaceful. All I worry about is how the tank is going to handle both! The Trigger is going into a QT I have set up for a bit though. I don't want to add both at once.

I am SO excited to get my Trigger back!!! I was so sad letting him go a few months back.

You can see in that picture that you quoted there, the Tusk has filled in nicely. Hes quite thick now actually. During feeding time is the only time he cruises the tank freely.

A Trigger is definitely on my list for my bigger tank... I just find them so smooth swimming, I think I will go with the blue throat though, I've always liked the Nigers though, I guess I'll find out in a few months... Congrats on gettin yours back!

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**357** 03-29-2009, 04:09 PM

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A Trigger is definitely on my list for my bigger tank... I just find them so smooth swimming, I think I will go with the blue throat though, I've always liked the Nigers though, I guess I'll find out in a few months... Congrats on gettin yours back!

Actually...I spoke too soon

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).

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**358** 03-30-2009, 04:13 AM

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.

spoot · #**359** 03-30-2009, 04:27 AM

Awesome Justin, glad everything went smoothly. Can't wait for the pictures.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**360** 03-30-2009, 04:42 AM

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Awesome Justin, glad everything went smoothly. Can't wait for the pictures.

Yeah I am happy it went so well. I was really worried. This is the one species of tang I have always wanted but never had the tank for one. I would have loved to have found a small one and watched it grow this big but its always always nice to be able to give a fish a bigger home.

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.