SRC Member true percula Posted January 31, 2016 SRC Member Share Posted January 31, 2016 thinking of getting a achilles tang , not sure if my tank is ready yet, never really added any hard to keep fishes. should i test with a pbt first? tank stock list emperor angel yellow tang 2 blue tangs 2 saddleback clowns 1 black snowflake clown one jewel wrasse one melanurus wrasse flame angel keyhole angel one bowtie damsel(have been trying to catch this guy) corals are all sps with a few softies that encrusted on the rocks when i had a mixed reef fishes are all fat and doing very well only keyhole angel doesnt eat, but pecks on rocks, still rather fat tank is a 4x2x2, all the fishes have a good space to swim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted January 31, 2016 SRC Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2016 your existing tang in your tank might try to find trouble when you add your new AT. You could also try isolate it in a box or via a tank divider until the new fish stabilize and the old fish get used to the new addition. You might also want to watch out the issue which like all tang family, AT is an ich magnet so better to QT it properly when buying from lfs or buy from reefer from established tank setup. Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Needs strong water movement and high dissolved oxygen levels. They are found in surge zones. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member true percula Posted February 1, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 1, 2016 your existing tang in your tank might try to find trouble when you add your new AT. You could also try isolate it in a box or via a tank divider until the new fish stabilize and the old fish get used to the new addition. You might also want to watch out the issue which like all tang family, AT is an ich magnet so better to QT it properly when buying from lfs or buy from reefer from established tank setup. Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk for the qt, how do you recommend i set it up? havent done it before , as most of my fishes havent been very hard to keep my only worry is that the achillies tang would not be able survive in a makeshift system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted February 1, 2016 SRC Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2016 Ideally it should be a complete system with wave maker and filteration ect.. but I know it can be challenging to have those for most of us. What I did previously was QT the fish in a large blue Square tube with air stone and some filter media and doing a water change every few day. I also added small amount of Seachem copper to speed up the QT process. After the QT period, I will add the fish in a tank divided section , where I will observe for any fish aggression and any ich outbreak. Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member true percula Posted February 7, 2016 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 7, 2016 Ideally it should be a complete system with wave maker and filteration ect.. but I know it can be challenging to have those for most of us. What I did previously was QT the fish in a large blue Square tube with air stone and some filter media and doing a water change every few day. I also added small amount of Seachem copper to speed up the QT process. After the QT period, I will add the fish in a tank divided section , where I will observe for any fish aggression and any ich outbreak. Sent from my SM-N920I using Tapatalk Thx! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnsfpl Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 sharing my experience in keeping AT, hope others can chip in too 1) wide swimming space, best >4 feet 2) strong waves, AT loves to swim against the wavemaker 3) due to 1 & 2, AT is always hungry, therefore required regular feeding best 6-8 small feeding through out the day or a small red bamboo for them to graze 4) unless your tank is ich free, try not to keep another ich prone fish eg PBT, else very difficult to control when there's an outbreak everytime i add in a fish, any fish, there's an ich outbreak that is why i seldom add fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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