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06-21-2005, 10:07 PM
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Shark
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blue tang changed color?
i just got a 3" blue tang today. i already had a 1" in my tank. since the big blue tang get into the tank, the small one's color changed. the forehead changed to purp. other part of the body still blue. they dont seem dislike each other.
just want to know what's that? why?
thx every1
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06-21-2005, 10:18 PM
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Got Crabs?
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Blue tangs can get stressed real easy, more than likely it is stress from the other one being introduced. Tangs should usually be added at the same time unless in a very large system.
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06-21-2005, 10:24 PM
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acro addict
Join Date: Jan 2004
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red winger is correct. my tangs did the same thing when they got stressed out.
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06-21-2005, 10:26 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
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good...just a little stress...they swim togather...so i think they will be fine...
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06-21-2005, 10:34 PM
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Got Crabs?
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How big a tank are they in?
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06-21-2005, 11:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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46 for now. soon will be 75 or 90
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06-21-2005, 11:12 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jun 2004
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That seems pretty small for 2 blue tangs. Even the 75 does really...
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06-21-2005, 11:23 PM
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Got Crabs?
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I am not the tang police but because I have two tangs in my 75 one small blue tang that is about 2 inchs long and a big yellow tang and this is way to much for me. Luckily I will be upgrading by the time the blue gets bigger, but two in a 46 is not good, even in a 90 it is not good, they need more swimming room to be happy. When mine get bigger is when my upgrade will take place. I would say they need at least a 6 foot tank when at full growth to be really happy and not stressed out. One full grown blue is not a good idea in a 4 foot tank. IMO
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06-22-2005, 12:34 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Stress!
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06-22-2005, 01:01 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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i'm not goin to keep them forever. when they reach 6". i will sell them or put them into LFS for a smaller one...
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06-22-2005, 01:13 AM
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based on simple territoral needs two of any size in too much for a 46 I think. I am not trying to be the tang police either but the reality is most of us have a little tang police in us, simply because they have a high fatality rate due to stress and many people seem to make the same mistake over and over. I had a blue in a 58 and it ate well for a while but in the end I believe it got stressed out and died as a result. I wasn't even looking to get a tang but it sorta fell into my lap and I figured I would give it a temporay home... then as soon as mentioned giving it up my daughter had a fit about getting rid of Dory... I'm sure most of you could see how I lost that moral battle... I knew better and should have done what was right. In the end I had to explain to my daughter that Dory died... Next time I think I will take the lesser of the 2 evils.
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06-22-2005, 10:16 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: plymouth, mn 55446
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You may have to watch these tangs carefully. Blue Tang is very easy to get ick especially under stress. You can bulid some hiding places which are too smalll for bigger blue tang, then the smaller blue tang may feel safer.
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06-22-2005, 10:30 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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did i tell u i got about 140 live rock in that 46...(ouch!!!)
small one seem fear nothing...when i workin on the tank, 2 small perc and the small tang are the only fishes didnt fear my hand...i will do upgrade soon so they can got a bigger place to swim...
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06-22-2005, 11:15 AM
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[quote=Clownnut]did i tell u i got about 140 live rock in that 46...(ouch!!!)
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You have a 140 what??? Pounds???? If you have 140 pounds of live rock in your 46 you are stressing me out almost as bad as the tang. Those fish poor fish would have no room to swim
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06-22-2005, 11:22 AM
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Nothing to See Here
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That must be some super dense rock in there. But I agree, those poor fish need swiming room....
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