Your favorite tangs...
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Acanthurus japonicuswade":3bd80s6u said:
A very beautiful and underated tang. It is reasonably hardy and not extreemly agressive. IMO, it is one of the best all around tang
It is hard to tell from the picture but aound the dorsal and ventral fins, right next to the white outerband is a floresence blue thin line. If one count color band on the posterior part of the dorsal fins, there are 7 bands of color from the edge of the fins to the body. The thin white color band around all the fins is really neat and just outstanding IMO.
Minh Nguyen
True, guess that didn't come across how I'd thought of it.. I want people's opinions on their favorite tang/surgeonfish. Not the most popular or the one more people have in their tank, nor the most rare.
I think your japonicus has put some serious competition up against the achilles I like so much tho!!
Wade
I think your japonicus has put some serious competition up against the achilles I like so much tho!!
Wade
Congratulations on keeping the fish alive and in control for two years.
The rest of us have not been as sucessful as you. Authors on tangs confirm our sad experience not yours.
It would not be right for you to encourage the keeping of this fish for the reasons stated.
The rest of us have not been as sucessful as you. Authors on tangs confirm our sad experience not yours.
It would not be right for you to encourage the keeping of this fish for the reasons stated.
naesco":37p1dw4p said:
Nor would it be proper to make blanket statements based on a small sample. If it was such a common occurence, why did you feel you should try one, if you knew how it would end up? Did you keep them by themselves, or with numerous other tangs? Did you keep it in sub-optimal conditions? There are too many variables to make blanket statements such as the one I was commenting on earlier. And just because "Authors on Tangs" say it's so, doesn't make it that way. Look at how much other standard reefkeeping dogma has evolved and changed over the years. You could also say that "numerous authors support how well my undergravel filter works on my reef", if you want to.
Your sarcastic tone is misplaced. Feel free to stow it.
BRIAN
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On the topic of Achilles tangs, I had one for well over 20 months. It was perfectly fat and healthy until I had an accident with a cucumber who wanted to explore the insides of a maxijet... (which btw, wiped out all my fish except the clowns in that tank). It was a gorgeous fish and I had no trouble at all in keeping it.
As with most tangs, I don't think the issue is tank husbandry if you feed them properly and keep them under higher lighting (as they are in the wild and which correlates with reduction in hll disease). I think the real issue is collection and shipping stresses. The % making it alive into the trade is more than likely low due to that reason. I wish we could see what % of which fish and corals do die in the process. That would be stronger evidence against their use as captive species.
Wade
As with most tangs, I don't think the issue is tank husbandry if you feed them properly and keep them under higher lighting (as they are in the wild and which correlates with reduction in hll disease). I think the real issue is collection and shipping stresses. The % making it alive into the trade is more than likely low due to that reason. I wish we could see what % of which fish and corals do die in the process. That would be stronger evidence against their use as captive species.
Wade
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