PURPLE TANG

[leeks]

DID ANY ONE EVER HAVE A PURPLE TANG EAT ALL YOUR STAR POLYPS. I DID IN TWO DAYS. I SEEN THE TANG EATING AWAY. BUT IT WAS TO LATE.

 

[Astreak]

In this hobby we're dealing with nature, as well as science. I've had a FOWLER for over 3 years now. All my fish are over 2 years old. Granted I *cycled* quite a few in the early months. But I didn't want to make any more victims than necessary. Now, that I'm confident I can step up....my fish destroy any invert I add...my blenny bites the heads off of snails and leaves them totally bored once they are demobilized. (I'd feel better is she would actually eat them.) My tang snacked on my feather duster for days. I'm not sure it will make it. My starfish strangles my shrimp.....And I overfeed to reduce aggressive behavior. I think I need another tank for "pretty things."

 

[naesco]

I would say that is rare. What is the size of your tank?
How much do you feed?

 

[Jawbone]

My PT doesnt touch the star polyps but I once had some blue devils that demolished a colony for some unforseen reason.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe you could hire your Purple Tang out to folks like me with star polyps raging out of control :twisted:

 

[Minh Nguyen]

Your tang would be a great fish to have in my tank. It is so hard to remove Star polyps once it attach to rock. It just continue to kill my SPS. I just have to tank the rock and any SPS on it out.

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe you could hire your Purple Tang out to folks like me with star polyps raging out of control :twisted:

Slice some off and send em my way! I've been looking for some good, hardy star polyps!


-John

 

[JohnD]

In addition to naesco's question of How much do you feed? I would also ask What do you feed?

Purple tangs like to pick all day long. Mine gets a section of either Seaweed Selects or nori to work on every day. In addition, mine gets blanched broccohli on occassion. This is in addition to the regular tank feedings.