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11/07/2011, 12:36 PM | #26 |
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my Yellow Bellied Hippo has been in my care since he was a small one inch circle swimiing around... cute little guy...
It's now about 1.5 years later (give or take) and I'd say he's going on 7+ inches.. hes in my 180g and i feed pretty well... his yellow belly is maturing and phat.. :0 my PBT is same as when I got him, adult size, guessing 5 inches... he's a typical PBT... has had some minior ICK, but in 7 months, no issues...
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11/07/2011, 01:03 PM | #28 |
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sorry, no i do not.
He didn't develop his yellow belly until much later on... i'd say you could see hints at 6months and it was pretty obvious at 12months... NORI is the secret to me seeing color with "mr large"... (biggest fish in my tank).
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Spellking is an art form to which I have no brush. I'm not sure FOWLRs actually exist, I think they're like unicorns or platonic girlfriends. A FOWLR is just a reef tank that doesn't yet hold any coral. Current Tank Info: 180g display, 150gallon sump in-wall 4-side viewable sps dominated tank, ATI Powermodule, MRC MR-4 skimmer, GHL controller, Baling Method, Ultralith Reactor, Carbon & Phosphate Reactors, and general time consuming money pit that I live for. |
11/07/2011, 05:28 PM | #29 |
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Is that a vlamingi or another "unicorn" tang?
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11/07/2011, 08:47 PM | #30 |
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The two tangs that grew fastest 12-14 months were a hippo tang 1 inch to abou 5-6 inches and my sohal 3 inch to 7-8 inch bruiser. My other tangs were a yellow and pbt and they showed little growth.
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11/07/2011, 09:15 PM | #31 |
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11/08/2011, 10:00 AM | #32 |
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11/08/2011, 11:09 PM | #33 |
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Thanks BlueFyre! He is a nice specimen indeed and has an awesome temperament. We are very lucky to have him.
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11/09/2011, 12:42 AM | #34 |
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My Yellow Tang has been with me for 21 months and has grown from a Juvi size of about 2.5 " - about 5" in that time. My Saifin came in a little over 12 months ago at about 3" and has almost caught up to the Yellow Tang. They get along pretty well with the usual flare ups every now and then.
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11/14/2011, 08:49 PM | #35 |
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Great idea for a thread! Thanks for sharing. Very helpful.
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07/18/2018, 08:46 PM | #36 |
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My blue I got 2.75 years ago at 1" and it's 6" now.
My clown tang I got 2.25 years ago at 2.5" and it's 8" now
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07/24/2018, 09:12 AM | #37 |
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I have a lieutenant tang that was about 4" when I got him... about 1.5 years later he's probably 7" or a bit more and more than 1" thick. The guy can definitely eat!
Also have a naso tang that was 2.5-3" when I got it also about 1.5 years ago. It's probably just 5-6" now, much slower growing then the LT. Seemed to grow very slowly at small size and around 4" growth rate increased substantially. It's got much more girth now too. Chocolate tang (A. pyroferus) has gone from 4" to 5" in the past year but it's MUCH fatter and its color is absolutely beautiful. |
07/24/2018, 09:37 AM | #38 |
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I just got in today a squaretail bristletooth tang 1.5 inch from Sir Lanka. I will post pics soon he will get about 5".
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07/24/2018, 10:21 AM | #39 |
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Purple Tang-19+ Years. Gone from maybe 3 1/2" to 4 1/2".
Striatus Bristletooth-19 Years. Gone from maybe 1 1/2" to 5". Both in 500g tank.
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07/24/2018, 04:15 PM | #40 |
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Thanks for bringing this thread back, there is some good info here!
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