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Old 06-07-2006, 03:02 AM   #4
fishfingers
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My turn to share my advice.

For starters, IMO you are overstocked. With your current fish as well as the ones your quarantining that is way to many fish for a 65 gal. I would be looking to upgrade a lot sooner than 2 or 3 years, you'll find even at a small size that the naso will become stressed. Their personailities really do change when they are given the room they are meant to have. I also don't know what you classify as "fairly small" but yellow tangs can grow up to 8-10", which IMO is getting on the biggish side of things (at least for the average fish tank it's pretty big).

On the issue on the naso and foxface, it can really go either way. A lot of it depends on the personality of the fish, sometimes they will be friendly other itmes they will bullying everything that sets foot in the tank. I'm not sure on what foxface's do, but maybe reaaranging the rocks. This is so his teritory will be removed because of the new landscape. This may help with his temper (and he wont have anywhere to defend) but I'm not sure if this is the case with foxfaces.

Also hows the cleaner wrasse been going? I tried too of them, both feeding and doing well but as soon as I missed a feeding they went downhill. It was a shame they are a lovely fish, I won't risk getting one again though. There's now the moral issue that I'm aware about too. How long have you had him?
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