tangs rule
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That's a very pretty selection deejeff! keep us posted on him after you get him home!
potters angel
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deejeff442
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will do.my fish guy is looking for an achilles for me .he said they are getting very hard to find.
i had one for a couple years he was 7 inches .but i added some corals and got some serious ich.he didnt make it.he was my favorite all time fish.
i had one for a couple years he was 7 inches .but i added some corals and got some serious ich.he didnt make it.he was my favorite all time fish.
2quills
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Not sure about the bright light. When they're juviniles they're found in shallow waters around 15ft and as they mature are found in deeper depths of upto 150ft so there might be some truth to that. Might be why they're so shy in captivity. I've also read that there seems to be some coralation that when the potters is kept under bright/intense lighting for a while that the dark bands on their bodies seem to get bigger and give them more of a darker colored look.
Those multi colored ones look pretty nice, I've never seen one in the shops down here. Hope it works out ya.
Those multi colored ones look pretty nice, I've never seen one in the shops down here. Hope it works out ya.
deejeff442
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yea me too.i really dont like to get a fish i dont think i can keep healthy .funny if someone didnt know better i think someone would mistake the potters for a juvi chevron tang.i plan a much bigger tank next spring when i add to the house i would love to add the potters with the multi color.but thats down the road and plans change.of course everyone here know that.
deejeff442
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hey tangs rule.the lfs in fort worth is having their 6th anniversary party on the 30th.you might want to make the trip out .he said that he does some big sales on everything.might be worth the trip.i know i wont miss it.he has a bunch of aussie doughnuts there and if the price is right i plant to take a couple home.
plus he is raffling off a 210 tank and stand .not sure where i would put it but i would find somewhere if i won it.
then comes the clown trigger tank :O)
plus he is raffling off a 210 tank and stand .not sure where i would put it but i would find somewhere if i won it.
then comes the clown trigger tank :O)
tangs rule
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I'd like to - but am cash thin at the monemt - just paid the tax bill yesterday, and it about cleaned me out. You'd think the thousands I already gave those f*&^ers would b nuff, but they wanted 4k more. I'd rather have gone to your lfs sale and had a 4 grand shopping spree!!!!!
that's bought some darn nice stuff! I gotta get some dependents.....(kids)
2quills
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Sorry to dig up the old thread but I just remembered it and wanted to report that my Potters Angel has died. And the reputation that these guys have for not living long in captivity is true. Or at least from my point of view it is. He survived with me for approximately 10 months, plus at least another 3 at the lfs before I purchased him. Circumstances surrounding the death are mysterious just as other reports. I thought he was thriving just fine. Always ate well, fed a wide variety of diet, parameters in check, no issues of abuse, no visible signs of parasites or sickness on him or any other fish in the tank. I fed and saw him eat and swim the night before and there was no indication what so ever for foreshadowing his early demise. I just came home the next day and he was dead.
RIP, Harry...May you return to that big blue ocean in the sky.
RIP, Harry...May you return to that big blue ocean in the sky.
aquaknight
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Definitely sorry to hear that.
Perhaps in finding some type of, closure, may I ask what the tank temps were during those 10 months (max/min/average)? Talked to someone smarter then myself on this subject and may have a new hypothesis.
Perhaps in finding some type of, closure, may I ask what the tank temps were during those 10 months (max/min/average)? Talked to someone smarter then myself on this subject and may have a new hypothesis.
2quills
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Thanks guys. Yeah that sucks. It was such a cool fish to watch in the tank.
@ A.K...I got the fish last November.
Tank temp stayed pretty pretty regulated at 78-80 all winter and spring, but for the last few months it's been pretty hot down here so temp is about 80 at night and 82 mid day. So it's not an overly aggressive temp swing over night and throughout the course of a year. Equipment keeps things pretty regulated so I don't use a heater anymore. Thoughts?
@ A.K...I got the fish last November.
Tank temp stayed pretty pretty regulated at 78-80 all winter and spring, but for the last few months it's been pretty hot down here so temp is about 80 at night and 82 mid day. So it's not an overly aggressive temp swing over night and throughout the course of a year. Equipment keeps things pretty regulated so I don't use a heater anymore. Thoughts?
2quills
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413545
wat were u feeding him 2quills? Wat schedule of feeding as well?
For the fish I switch it up a little bit. I"ll feed "Rods" food one day. Then a cube of emerald entree and a local brand of frozen food which has a variety of meat items as well with the next day Then usually a little mysis and algae sheets the day after that. Plus I'd toss in a few pellets every couple of days for my blenny because he loves em.
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413545
wat were u feeding him 2quills? Wat schedule of feeding as well?
For the fish I switch it up a little bit. I"ll feed "Rods" food one day. Then a cube of emerald entree and a local brand of frozen food which has a variety of meat items as well with the next day Then usually a little mysis and algae sheets the day after that. Plus I'd toss in a few pellets every couple of days for my blenny because he loves em.
deejeff442
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quills ,
sorry man it sucks to lose such a fish.i bought one maybe 6 months ago she died in two months.the dwarfs are tough to keep.
hey seriously i plan to get my 500 gallon going by january.i really dont want to go through the pita of selling my 250.do you have room for it.maybe $500 i would sell for the tank ,stand and lights(3 250 watt mh and 4 96 watt compacts.only because i have $500 in the wood of the stand.my friend built it
if not i will have to put it up in my new house as a fowlr lol
how far is corpus from fort worth?
sorry man it sucks to lose such a fish.i bought one maybe 6 months ago she died in two months.the dwarfs are tough to keep.
hey seriously i plan to get my 500 gallon going by january.i really dont want to go through the pita of selling my 250.do you have room for it.maybe $500 i would sell for the tank ,stand and lights(3 250 watt mh and 4 96 watt compacts.only because i have $500 in the wood of the stand.my friend built it
if not i will have to put it up in my new house as a fowlr lol
how far is corpus from fort worth?
2quills
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Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413560
quills ,
sorry man it sucks to lose such a fish.i bought one maybe 6 months ago she died in two months.the dwarfs are tough to keep.
hey seriously i plan to get my 500 gallon going by january.i really dont want to go through the pita of selling my 250.do you have room for it.maybe $500 i would sell for the tank ,stand and lights(3 250 watt mh and 4 96 watt compacts.only because i have $500 in the wood of the stand.my friend built it
if not i will have to put it up in my new house as a fowlr lol
how far is corpus from fort worth?
Thanks Jeff. Hey that's a thought definitely worth considering. From here to Dallas is about a 6-7 hour drive from here. PM me with details if ya want.
Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413560
quills ,
sorry man it sucks to lose such a fish.i bought one maybe 6 months ago she died in two months.the dwarfs are tough to keep.
hey seriously i plan to get my 500 gallon going by january.i really dont want to go through the pita of selling my 250.do you have room for it.maybe $500 i would sell for the tank ,stand and lights(3 250 watt mh and 4 96 watt compacts.only because i have $500 in the wood of the stand.my friend built it
if not i will have to put it up in my new house as a fowlr lol
how far is corpus from fort worth?
Thanks Jeff. Hey that's a thought definitely worth considering. From here to Dallas is about a 6-7 hour drive from here. PM me with details if ya want.
aquaknight
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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413541
Thanks guys. Yeah that sucks. It was such a cool fish to watch in the tank.
@ A.K...I got the fish last November.
Tank temp stayed pretty pretty regulated at 78-80 all winter and spring, but for the last few months it's been pretty hot down here so temp is about 80 at night and 82 mid day. So it's not an overly aggressive temp swing over night and throughout the course of a year. Equipment keeps things pretty regulated so I don't use a heater anymore. Thoughts?
We were thinking prolonged exposure to high temps (not just your case but a lot of 'unexplained potter angel deaths'), Depending on where you look online, places peg the average surf temp in Hawaii at 74°. Hawaii has generally cooler water then most of the 99.9% of the Indo-Pacific where most of the aquarium trade SW fish come from. Now down 150' on these Hawaii reef where some of these Potters are coming from, and you probably start seeing where we're coming from.
I don't think it was diet related. Typically a death from that is the fish slowly wasting away to spite eating well. Metabolisms for fish are generally set for a somewhat specific temperature. Kept too long in too warm, who knows what may have been sped up that shouldn't have. Some type of sudden vital organ failure, etc.
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413541
Thanks guys. Yeah that sucks. It was such a cool fish to watch in the tank.
@ A.K...I got the fish last November.
Tank temp stayed pretty pretty regulated at 78-80 all winter and spring, but for the last few months it's been pretty hot down here so temp is about 80 at night and 82 mid day. So it's not an overly aggressive temp swing over night and throughout the course of a year. Equipment keeps things pretty regulated so I don't use a heater anymore. Thoughts?
We were thinking prolonged exposure to high temps (not just your case but a lot of 'unexplained potter angel deaths'), Depending on where you look online, places peg the average surf temp in Hawaii at 74°. Hawaii has generally cooler water then most of the 99.9% of the Indo-Pacific where most of the aquarium trade SW fish come from. Now down 150' on these Hawaii reef where some of these Potters are coming from, and you probably start seeing where we're coming from.
I don't think it was diet related. Typically a death from that is the fish slowly wasting away to spite eating well. Metabolisms for fish are generally set for a somewhat specific temperature. Kept too long in too warm, who knows what may have been sped up that shouldn't have. Some type of sudden vital organ failure, etc.
2quills
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Originally Posted by AquaKnight http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413594
We were thinking prolonged exposure to high temps (not just your case but a lot of 'unexplained potter angel deaths'), Depending on where you look online, places peg the average surf temp in Hawaii at 74°. Hawaii has generally cooler water then most of the 99.9% of the Indo-Pacific where most of the aquarium trade SW fish come from. Now down 150' on these Hawaii reef where some of these Potters are coming from, and you probably start seeing where we're coming from.
I don't think it was diet related. Typically a death from that is the fish slowly wasting away to spite eating well. Metabolisms for fish are generally set for a somewhat specific temperature. Kept too long in too warm, who knows what may have been sped up that shouldn't have. Some type of sudden vital organ failure, etc.
That could very well be an issue and would not dismiss it. Taking anything out of the wild and placing it in a habitat that's it isn't adapted to can certainly invite any number of things to happen. I was recently reading that possibly a species of trematode or flukes parasite could become an issue if this fish is kept to warm for too long. Something like that would make more sense to me than a diet issue because none of my fish appear to be unhealthy otherwise. Some of the recommendations for temps to keep this fish in would suggest that I was still keeping it within range, albeit the high side. But knowing this fish is found in deeper waters off of hawaii I should have thought better about that.
Originally Posted by AquaKnight http:///t/385238/potters-angel/20#post_3413594
We were thinking prolonged exposure to high temps (not just your case but a lot of 'unexplained potter angel deaths'), Depending on where you look online, places peg the average surf temp in Hawaii at 74°. Hawaii has generally cooler water then most of the 99.9% of the Indo-Pacific where most of the aquarium trade SW fish come from. Now down 150' on these Hawaii reef where some of these Potters are coming from, and you probably start seeing where we're coming from.
I don't think it was diet related. Typically a death from that is the fish slowly wasting away to spite eating well. Metabolisms for fish are generally set for a somewhat specific temperature. Kept too long in too warm, who knows what may have been sped up that shouldn't have. Some type of sudden vital organ failure, etc.
That could very well be an issue and would not dismiss it. Taking anything out of the wild and placing it in a habitat that's it isn't adapted to can certainly invite any number of things to happen. I was recently reading that possibly a species of trematode or flukes parasite could become an issue if this fish is kept to warm for too long. Something like that would make more sense to me than a diet issue because none of my fish appear to be unhealthy otherwise. Some of the recommendations for temps to keep this fish in would suggest that I was still keeping it within range, albeit the high side. But knowing this fish is found in deeper waters off of hawaii I should have thought better about that.