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I assume I would be looking at a rection from the Purple almost immediately after the black tag is added to the tank, right? My Purple tang is rather typical in behavior but, although he tried to impress any fish with his "aggression" display, he has never attacked anyone in the tank. Then...

The tank is 180 gallons but then again, like you said, if they will try to kill each other then there is not much to be done other than not buy the Black Tang or trade in the Purple Tang. Any way they could get along though? Or is it asking for murder? The reason I ask is because I can buy the...

Hi everyone: My local aquarium store brought in today a very nice Black Tang. The fish is about 6-7 inches long and is more of a steel blue than solid black. This could be because it is a recent arrival but nevertheless the animal is very impressive. I am considering buying the fish but I am...

Well, here he/she is. I ended up buying the larger one since it was eating and has been in that store since April. He ate mysis shrimp from the clerk's hand and they even sweetened the deal even more by letting me have the fish for only $35 instead of $40. Basically I spent $10 more for this...

I still have a question guys. Do any of you found out if this fish can be collected anywhere else. I talked to a freind of mine and he told me that he believes that C. mesoleucos was also collected out of Indonesia which would mean that the cheaper fish available here are from that area. I have...

I have not read that they need to be kept singly but neither have I read that they love being in pairs or schools so I will play it safe and buy only one, especially if I get the bigger one that is at $40. Thanks again for all the help and info. I will post pics after I get the guy. Take care, Ivan

Thanks for the link NM Reef. That is the only place that I got confirmation that the fish is from the Red Sea only. Given the fact that it seems like I might have a great deal right in front of my face and not even realize it (until now of course), I might cruise by the lfs on Tuesday and see if...

I am in Central Florida area and I swear to you that they are that cheap. They are even labeled as Mesoleucos Butterfly so I know they are not mistaken. Both fish stores that have them are withing a short distance from one another so I don't know if they get fish from the same place or what. If...

Also, I forgot to ask if anyone knows if this fish is available from any other part aside from the Red Sea. I ask this only because if the fish does come from any other place, then it might explain why the lfs have them for way cheaper than the places I saw online. I tried to find any info...

Hi everyone: I would like to know if anyone has an idea of the rarity of this fish and if they are supposed to be very expensive. Why do I ask this? Well, I have been doing my research on butterflies before jumping into buying any (especially Semilarvatus) and I came accross several websites...

Hi there: Thanks for your reply. I actually mean a Chaetodon larvatus. I believe its trade name is Orange Faced Butterfly or Masked Butterfly. It also hails from the Red Sea. I am going to get a pair of Semilarvatus soon though and they are in great shape. They are not going to the same tank...

I saw a few pics of this fish and decided to ask for some info here. I am not planning on buying any butterflies any time soon but I want to do my research as I liked the colors on this fish. Have been reading conflicting info online and in books where some people say it is easy, hardy and a...

Although I decided not to get the Emperor to avoid playing with fire (like someone here said it is a pretty expensive gamble), I would love to see the pics of the 300 gallon tank with the 6 Angels. Perodogo's 500 gallon tank is really impressive and I love the combination of fish. If I ever get...

That's all I needed to know. Thank you so much guys.

Hello everyone: I am currently battling a little ich problem of unknown causes so I will not be adding any fish any time soon. However I wanted to ask this question: Is it possible to keep 2 angelfish together? The reason I am asking is because I have read "no" in some places/books and "yes" in...

Hello to everyone in this forum. I have a question as me and my LFS are out of answers. I have had my saltwater tanks for nearly 1 year now and never had any major problems. In the past 2 months I had an outbreak of ich which was followed by a bout of oodinium. I thought it was because of...

He is in a 180 gallon tank. His tankmates are a panther grouper, a majestic snapper, a harlequin tusk, a purple tang, a leflip grouper and a scribbled angel. He is actually very aggressive for a lionfish. He tries to attack the Tusk and the Angel every time they pass near him. He will never be...

As promised, here is a pic of the Scribbled I just purchased. It was the best pic I could get but I know it is not a good one because the colors don't show well. I was re-reading my previous posts and realized 2 errors. I mentioned 2 different tank sizes on the posts and it was because I was...

Here is another pic (still not a good one but less blurry).

Here is a very blurry picture of the Black Volitans Lionfish I purchased recently. He is always on the move so it is hard for me to get a clean pic but at least you get to see the colors. He might not be all that but I certainly have never seen a Lionfish with such dark colors in the body. Let...