azonic
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Anyone else here love blue tangs but hate them at the same time? I know I do!
I had nothing but bad experiences with the few I tried to keep over the course of my previous tank and I was very discouraged about getting one for my new tank.(4 months old).
I was in my LFS today while he was unpacking his SW order and he told me he had some really healthy blue tangs come in and motioned be towards the tank they were in. 3 little guys swimming around with not a single blemish on them. All 3 eating like horses right out of the bag. I couldn't resist, I bought one.
He's about 2 inches long and cost me $60 CDN which is about $15 over the usual price for that size around here.
ANYWAY, on to the story! I acclimate him to the tank and my damn purple tang gives him hell like he does to everyone in the tank when they were first added. I figured I'd turn off the lights 5 hours early today to let the little guy settle in. He went to the corner of the tank and plopped himself on top of one of my returns.
After working all night I just come home to find him with his face in one of the slits in the overflow box. I figure "Just F'ing great, he's dead." I was so down at that moment because I was really beginning to wonder why I could never keep a blue tang alive when my other fish have/are doing well.
I turn on one of the halides for a sec to get a closer look at him and the little bugger dislodges himself when he see's the light and swims away into some rockwork!!! I just about crapped myself!
Why can't the fish choose a more sensible place to sleep? Must he choose the place that will aggrevate me the most? ugh. sorry...had to vent!
[End Rant]
Anyone else here love blue tangs but hate them at the same time? I know I do!
I had nothing but bad experiences with the few I tried to keep over the course of my previous tank and I was very discouraged about getting one for my new tank.(4 months old).
I was in my LFS today while he was unpacking his SW order and he told me he had some really healthy blue tangs come in and motioned be towards the tank they were in. 3 little guys swimming around with not a single blemish on them. All 3 eating like horses right out of the bag. I couldn't resist, I bought one.
He's about 2 inches long and cost me $60 CDN which is about $15 over the usual price for that size around here.
ANYWAY, on to the story! I acclimate him to the tank and my damn purple tang gives him hell like he does to everyone in the tank when they were first added. I figured I'd turn off the lights 5 hours early today to let the little guy settle in. He went to the corner of the tank and plopped himself on top of one of my returns.
After working all night I just come home to find him with his face in one of the slits in the overflow box. I figure "Just F'ing great, he's dead." I was so down at that moment because I was really beginning to wonder why I could never keep a blue tang alive when my other fish have/are doing well.
I turn on one of the halides for a sec to get a closer look at him and the little bugger dislodges himself when he see's the light and swims away into some rockwork!!! I just about crapped myself!
Why can't the fish choose a more sensible place to sleep? Must he choose the place that will aggrevate me the most? ugh. sorry...had to vent!
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