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  1. Rea17

    Tis the season for....Scribbled angels.....

    *You mean down south :) I would love to. I've had the best success with juvies, as far as getting them to eat goes. The Personifers are beautiful. Are you looking for a male, female, or either? I saw those mandarins in DD too! I need to stop looking, I swear it is an addiction. I scored a Quoyi...
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    Tis the season for....Scribbled angels.....

    Those guys are looking great! I think I saw them on DD. How are the blue lined and flame angels doing? You are giving me angel fever! I'm getting my 500g going finally so it's time to start thinking about some reef safe-ish angels for me too :D
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    How to keep turbo snails alive?

    ^ this. Nassarius, Babylonia, Cerith, Trochus, Astreas, and bumble bee snails I have found to be both useful and long lived. Turbos just don't do well in aquarium settings. I see nothing wrong with your water parameters or acclimation procedure... Possible you just got a bad batch?
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    How to keep turbo snails alive?

    Higher temperatures will increase the metabolic rate of most reef inhabitants, including hair algae. I wouldn't alter your temp for the snails. It is also worth mentioning that turbos can't right themselves if they should fall off rocks or glass, so you will constantly have to babysit them. Sea...
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    How to keep turbo snails alive?

    What kind of turbo snails are they? Astreas or the big Mexican turbos? It's possible the angels might be messing with them while your back is turned, but turbo snails are very short lived in captivity anyway. They come from cooler waters and usually only live ~6 months in reef temperatures, at...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Yellow Tang update Ok, I finally have some picture updates. I added these guys to my display after a long quarantine and having to treat them for just about everything... This is their first day in. After getting them under the reef lights I was able to see that the paleness faces seems to be...
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    Cleaner wrasse

    +1 on Lee's thread. I know you already made up your mind, but if anyone else out there is considering them I wouldn't recommend it. I happen to have one in my tank (I got him as part of a tear-down a couple years ago and tossed him in before I knew better), and my tangs have never been too...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Hey! Sorry for the lack of updates. We have been really busy with this 250g build (which is almost ready for water :clap2:). The yellows are alive and well, but the fins on one are growing back much faster than the other. Once I post some pictures you will see what I mean. I'm not sure that the...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    You collect your own fish? That's really cool. I would love to replace my PBT, she was my favorite :( Anyway, I will continue posting pictures every week or two weeks so you guys can see the recovery process.
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    That's awesome. What other tangs do you have? I have a passion for tangs, which is why it is so hard for me to see them mistreated by the fish stores (not that I like to see any fish in that kind of condition). I have 7 in my DT, they are all fat and happy. Never see any aggression between them.
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Yeah for sure. It is a couple of years out though, so don't get too excited :)
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Thanks Todd! I'll pm you a little later about that Pandora, sort of. I'm actually about to set up a second 250 gallon tank that they will be the first residents of. I love the idea of having a group of yellow tangs, so we plan to add them at the same time. We will be running that tank plus our...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    They are definitely utilizing their space and seem much happier than they did a week ago. I wish I had taken pictures the day I brought them home so you could see just how much they've improved. I really didn't think they would make it.
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Thanks Clint. Must... resist. They made me pay for the yellow tangs, I'm sure they wouldn't think the kole tang has anything more than a cosmetic impurity. Makes me so mad, I'm going to suppress my rant though. Ami
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    I thought I would post some updated pictures of these guys. They are eating great and transitioned well into the larger 55 gallon QT. There has been a noticeable amount of fin growth on both of them, though it is more easier to see on the one that was missing most of the webbing between the...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Well thank you. I'm surprised they still have a saltwater section, I'm sure the vast majority of what they order dies in their system. I told the kid working there how the tangs need to be fed and how to improve their stay there. I saw him relay the info to his manager and he got shrugged off...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Yes, my display is pretty pristine. I work hard to keep it that way. I also put a lot of work into quarantining and treating every fish before they go in. I know it does... but it doesn't seem fair to let the fish die there to help prove a point. They tried to sell them to me at a 30% discount...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    I have been doing 25% water changes every couple of days, using good stable water out of my display tank. I can tone it down to 10% every day or something, if you think that 25% is too much. I will just continue what I'm doing and wait on any major changes, like you said. I will try and take...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    Thanks guys. I am really hoping they pull through, they have improved since I got them so hopefully that trend will continue. The day I brought them home, one of them was on his side all night and half of the next day. I thought he was a goner for sure. And Todd, they were from Petco, how did...
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    Yellow Tang Rescue - Fin rot

    I know the 10 is small, it was very temporary. I performed the last part of the Furan 2 treatment last night so I will get them set up in the 55 again tonight. I had them in the 55 originally, but they wouldn't take food at that point and I hadn't decided what to medicate them with. I didn't...
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