Yesterday I wrote this blog about the Captive-Bred yellow tangs I now have. Read it for all the details, and why it's a big deal. http://melevsreef.com/blog/captive-b...tangs-04202016 Here are a couple of pictures of them today in their system. My biggest challenge will be to not pollute this tank ...
In February, I got an order of these fish and two months later I still have them. They seem to be doing quite well, and eat well every night. I feed them some thawed Rod's Food.
I wanted to share something with y'all today, and hope you understand where it is coming from. Recently I picked up a Copperband butterfly fish, put it through acclimation & Safety Stop baths, and then placed it in the Peacemaker in my reef for three days to get used to its future friends. I fed this fish often, making sure it was eating, key to this particular fish's survival. CBBs are usually quite tough to keep, and starvation is probably one of the main reasons more of us don't succeed. ...
Updated 04-15-2016 at 03:26 PM by melev