Monster in my tank!!

TOURKID · 01/24/2008, 08:45 PM

Ok, its no giant worm.... Its a new hippo tang!

My other fish have no idea what to do around this beast, its sorta funny lol

But the hippo adjusted within 5 minutes and was eating and hanging out. Ive never seen a fish adjust so fast. I appreciate now more than ever the effort and waiting it took to get an already adjusted tang!! (cause evadently Im no good at getting them from the fish store!!!) lol

porky · 01/24/2008, 08:52 PM

WOW! Sure is purdy!
Looks like it was worth the wait

cl2ysta1 · 01/24/2008, 10:42 PM

its got cute freckles~

Reefdiver72 · 01/25/2008, 05:22 AM

Must be tang month I got this one.

Mr..Tang · 01/25/2008, 05:25 AM

I got a 5" bluejaw trigger and he was the same way. About 10 minutes into the tank and HE was made King by all the other fish!!!!

I think though in this case, Size does matter!!!!!

nrstype · 01/25/2008, 06:57 AM

TOURKID.. I just LOVE the look on the other fish's face as it looks at the hippo... "WHAAAAT THE ****"

(seems to be what it's thinking)

Congrats on the tang! Looks great.

TOURKID · 01/25/2008, 07:22 AM

reefdiver.. beautiful!

crystl... actually, I named her freckles last night

all my fish are girls, unless Im proved wrong by science lol

gkyle · 01/25/2008, 08:42 AM

I have a really nice Hippo I inherited when I bought the tank, probably 8-9". Looking for a new home, he's too big for my 72, plus he's terrorizing my snails. Keeps picking them up and dumping them on the rocks...

cl2ysta1 · 01/25/2008, 01:06 PM

I like the name!!! she is definetly super cute

TOURKID · 01/25/2008, 01:09 PM

gkyle.. let mj lewis know. Im not sure about his tank size but hes looking i think.

uztaryn · 01/25/2008, 01:25 PM

I wish I could post a picture of my new one, but it won't be home until Wednesday, but you can go visit it at Phishy's, it is the jet balck one marked SOLD!

mjlewis · 01/25/2008, 02:59 PM

I am looking for a hippo tang, but all I have is a 90g and a 8-9" tang is probably too big, especially since my other fish are much smaller.

Here's hoping someone else might have a smaller one they want to get rid of...

RokleM · 01/25/2008, 03:53 PM

Nice tourkid! Looks fat and heathy.

It looked good when I was in there yesterday uztaryn. Good looking fish.

TOURKID · 01/25/2008, 06:24 PM

Those black tangs are beautiful! Nice catch lol

my hippo is cracking me up. she nudges her nori clip when its empty. gonna go get some broccolli and stuff later this week

uztaryn · 01/26/2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TOURKID
Those black tangs are beautiful! Nice catch lol

my hippo is cracking me up. she nudges her nori clip when its empty. gonna go get some broccolli and stuff later this week

Reading this made me LOL a bit.... I bet that is funny to watch.

TOURKID · 01/26/2008, 10:42 AM

So is there like a chart for feeding these things?? I dont want to feed to little.

I feed my tank a mysis/emerald entree/forumla 1 & 2 kinda salad 2 times a day.

And Im putting a 2x2 piece of nori on the clip 2 times a day. shes definately acting like shes starving. picking at whatever algea I do have on rocks as well.

feed more? I have brown red and green nori.

cl2ysta1 · 01/26/2008, 10:44 AM

i give my tangs a whole sheet of algae a day. that is a purple blue eye, hippo and a rabbitfish though. i also feed them formula two 3x a day with a feeder. they are always hungry. I'd say feed frequently in small amounts. tangs are used to constantly eating in the wild.

RokleM · 01/26/2008, 12:00 PM

I try to give mine a good 2x2 section at least every other day, in addition to the mixture of food that I give the rest of the tank.

1" long when I got it from Phishy almost exactly a year ago. Pushing 3/4" thick by probably 5" long now.

01/24/2008, 08:45 PM	#1
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	Monster in my tank!! Ok, its no giant worm.... Its a new hippo tang! My other fish have no idea what to do around this beast, its sorta funny lol But the hippo adjusted within 5 minutes and was eating and hanging out. Ive never seen a fish adjust so fast. I appreciate now more than ever the effort and waiting it took to get an already adjusted tang!! (cause evadently Im no good at getting them from the fish store!!!) lol __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/24/2008, 08:52 PM	#2
porky CORA President Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Columbus, "Oh-H!" "Eye-Oh!" Posts: 3,733	WOW! Sure is purdy! Looks like it was worth the wait __________________ One of the hardest parts about being a SuperHero is remembering which telephone booth you left your clothes in! Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, Large Polyp Stonies dominate! Followed by soft corals and clams.

01/24/2008, 10:42 PM	#3
cl2ysta1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 1,227	its got cute freckles~ __________________ 900 Gallon Starphire in the works Current Tank Info: 120 gallon

01/25/2008, 05:25 AM	#5
Mr..Tang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 445	I got a 5" bluejaw trigger and he was the same way. About 10 minutes into the tank and HE was made King by all the other fish!!!! I think though in this case, Size does matter!!!!! __________________ "Hey, my name is Mike and I'm a Reefoholic" Current Tank Info: Member of the shallow reef club

01/25/2008, 06:57 AM	#6
nrstype Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NE Columbus, OH Posts: 215	TOURKID.. I just LOVE the look on the other fish's face as it looks at the hippo... "WHAAAAT THE ****" (seems to be what it's thinking) Congrats on the tang! Looks great. __________________ You can't change a quote, the quote changes you.... nrstype :-) Current Tank Info: SW = 27g Reef, 10G Nano reef, 5g PICO reef, with fish, LR, Inverts, LPS, SPS, Softies and all kinds of critters.

01/25/2008, 05:22 AM	#4
Reefdiver72 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lancaster OH, Kansas originally Posts: 1,244	Must be tang month I got this one.

01/25/2008, 07:22 AM	#7
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	reefdiver.. beautiful! crystl... actually, I named her freckles last night all my fish are girls, unless Im proved wrong by science lol __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/25/2008, 08:42 AM	#8
gkyle Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 354	I have a really nice Hippo I inherited when I bought the tank, probably 8-9". Looking for a new home, he's too big for my 72, plus he's terrorizing my snails. Keeps picking them up and dumping them on the rocks...

01/25/2008, 01:06 PM	#9
cl2ysta1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 1,227	I like the name!!! she is definetly super cute __________________ 900 Gallon Starphire in the works Current Tank Info: 120 gallon

01/25/2008, 01:09 PM	#10
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	gkyle.. let mj lewis know. Im not sure about his tank size but hes looking i think. __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/25/2008, 01:25 PM	#11
uztaryn Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 1,145	I wish I could post a picture of my new one, but it won't be home until Wednesday, but you can go visit it at Phishy's, it is the jet balck one marked SOLD!

01/25/2008, 02:59 PM	#12
mjlewis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hilliard, OH Posts: 136	I am looking for a hippo tang, but all I have is a 90g and a 8-9" tang is probably too big, especially since my other fish are much smaller. Here's hoping someone else might have a smaller one they want to get rid of...

01/25/2008, 03:53 PM	#13
RokleM Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,687	Nice tourkid! Looks fat and heathy. It looked good when I was in there yesterday uztaryn. Good looking fish. __________________ -Eric-

01/25/2008, 06:24 PM	#14
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	Those black tangs are beautiful! Nice catch lol my hippo is cracking me up. she nudges her nori clip when its empty. gonna go get some broccolli and stuff later this week __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/26/2008, 10:42 AM	#16
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	So is there like a chart for feeding these things?? I dont want to feed to little. I feed my tank a mysis/emerald entree/forumla 1 & 2 kinda salad 2 times a day. And Im putting a 2x2 piece of nori on the clip 2 times a day. shes definately acting like shes starving. picking at whatever algea I do have on rocks as well. feed more? I have brown red and green nori. __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

01/26/2008, 10:44 AM	#17
cl2ysta1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Marion, Ohio Posts: 1,227	i give my tangs a whole sheet of algae a day. that is a purple blue eye, hippo and a rabbitfish though. i also feed them formula two 3x a day with a feeder. they are always hungry. I'd say feed frequently in small amounts. tangs are used to constantly eating in the wild. __________________ 900 Gallon Starphire in the works Current Tank Info: 120 gallon

01/26/2008, 12:00 PM	#18
RokleM Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,687	I try to give mine a good 2x2 section at least every other day, in addition to the mixture of food that I give the rest of the tank. 1" long when I got it from Phishy almost exactly a year ago. Pushing 3/4" thick by probably 5" long now. __________________ -Eric-