Recent content by Tanglefoot

All, thoughts well taken. In your opinion what is the average growth rate per year, and what size would mandate going from a 100 gallon to a 300 gallon. And then what size in the 300 gallon should I start looking for a new home for him? ( 8"-10" ???). And yes he does eat anything, but i want to...

I agree after more research on the Vlamingi ID. I am currently lookng at a custom 300 Gallon, and when he outgrows that I plan on donating him to the new Oklahoma Aquarium that is almost finished in Tulsa. Does anyone have specific care notes on a Vlamingi? I feed him fortified pellets, and nori...

Greetings, being relatively new myself take what I say with a grain of salt but after a lot of reading and discussions with LFS people the key seems to be an excess of nutrients. Additionaly phosphates and silicates feed the algae. If your tanks is less than 4 months old it is probably still...

BTW - Greg, if it is a Vlamingii as it appears to be thanks for the excuse for me to get a bigger tank. I can see the argument now ...but honey Greg said it grows to be 2 feet !!!! :D

Well I may have spoken to soon, I replied before I went to the Fish Base photo Chucker refered me to. It does look like a ringer, but I will still get some more photos up so I can be sure. :D

I can't tell you all how grateful I am for the help, thanks ! I have found a few pictures from the fishbase that lead me to believe it might be a Bluespine Unicorn. There is a picture that is VERY close to my fish. I will try to get a few better pictures on the web by Saturday. I REALLY like...

Yes he does have a tendancy to flare his dorsal and the upper lip is just slightly overextended from the lower lip. I will try you resources and see what comes up, and thanks a million for the help.

Can anyone give me the scientific or common name of this particular species?

My wife just picked up a new fish this week and said the shop labled it as a Blue Nassau. She was under the impression it was a Tang, but we can not find it in any of our books, and it does not appear to have the usual bone in the tail fin. Attached is a link to a fairly decent photo. Any help...