mimic tang:the second fish ive taken out of my tank in two weeks for nipping corals

**organicreefer** · 05-05-2002, 10:45 PM

un friggin beleivable -ive had the tang for over a year now he decides green star polyps taste good

a couple weeks ago it was the cleaner wrasse,couldnt stop pecking my clams

tthe cleaner wrasse is long gone and the tang is in the refugium awaiting transfer to lfs.
the tang was also just a real a-hole in general-couldnt get along with anyone.
goood ridance

**organicreefer** · 05-07-2002, 08:52 PM

i posted over on reef central trying to find a home for my mimic tang,and some guy from pacifica said he would come pick him up-the problem is he only has a 40g tank......what do i do ?the tang is about 4 inches-which isnt tooo bad for that tank,but i feel kinda guilty.
I AINT NO FRIGGIN TANG COP EITHER!!!
just want to do the right thing,its take his chances at the lfs...or at least go to someone who is at least a member of rc and has a reef........
anyone who happens to read this and wants to help me out id appreciate it

**reefhead** · 05-08-2002, 11:51 AM

Its really an angel fish is it not?

**organicreefer** · 05-08-2002, 04:56 PM

no its a tang-mimic tangs mimic different angel fish when they are juveniles to gain protection from any predators that respect the defenses of those angels

what would you do?

**reefhead** · 05-08-2002, 10:35 PM

well they're only star polyps

**organicreefer** · 05-08-2002, 11:43 PM

youre the second person that has reacted that way.
i like gsp's

one of my favorite actinic lighting corals.
besides id hate to think that this might be the start of a trend.........maybe he starts looking at every new coral i add like dinner-ive heard some horror stories.....
hes not eating any of my gorgos;;
besides i meant about the situation with finding him a new home is it wrong for me to give him to someone with only a 40g:?

**Ironreef** · 05-09-2002, 12:46 AM

Yah it's only star polyops...... But by any chance was they any food or alga there?? Or did it take the stars clear as day??If it were a small fish I wouldn't worry. But a tang will get large and do damage. A small pygmy angel probally wouldn't do to much to fast growing gsp. I wish I could find something to eat mine and anthelliea. I tried an angel no dice. =But a fish it won't do it's job. I'm not a sps freak either .. I prefer but My gsp, but the antheliea are to fast and to much. A little nipping isn't bad. The anthelia I can scrub out to nothing it will be back a few mo later

.FWIW I belive a 40g is to small for a 40g. I would at least have a 4' tank. 40g are puny... for a 4" fish IMO. But really doesn't matter... you can always eat it

**organicreefer** · 05-09-2002, 08:19 AM

ironreef,
no there was no food or algea there and he was definitely eating gsp's

i feel you about the anthelia-got that weed too

im also thinkking 40g's is too small for the fish-but what is my alternative?take his chances at the lfs and end up in a 30g?
i have an extra 110g tank-maybe the guy who wants the tang is looking for a cheap used tank

i wish i could afford to set up the tank just for him -but i really cant.
i need to figure this out this weekend though

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a bit of a "moral dilemna"

god,i hate you sps freaks

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