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10/06/2007, 12:21 AM
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Zebrasoma Tangs and Sea Grasses?
Has anyone kept a Zebrasoma Tang with Halodule sucessfully? Of course, I keep a Ctenochaetus in my seagrass system with no problems, but I'm wondering if anyone keeps a Zebrasoma in a seagrass system without issues.
I'm suspecting that a Zebrasoma would munch on the new shoots as they emerge from the substrate, but I'm curious to hear if anyone has managed to keep the two together? Thanks! Scott
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10/06/2007, 07:50 PM
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No personal experience with Zebrasoma, but the only Tangs I would trust with seagrasses would be members of the Ctenochaetus family.
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10/06/2007, 11:33 PM
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Thanks, David!
That was my thinking, too. My Tomini Tang has been a perfect gentleman(woman?) in my system, and I have this nagging vision of a Zebrasoma mowing down my Halodule! Scott
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10/07/2007, 07:57 AM
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My Striated Tang has been a model citizen in my seagrass tank.
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10/17/2007, 09:04 PM
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I cant recall testing any Zebrasoma's with seagrasses before. Maybe you could pry up a few plants and place them in the quarantine system after acquiring the fish and see what happens? Then again, you'd have to re-home the fish if he does munch the seagrass. And.. there's no guarantee he won't take to eating it later in life.
>Sarah
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10/17/2007, 10:00 PM
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Great idea, Sarah!
My thinking is that Halodule is about the same "texture-wise" as Gracilaria, which, of ocurse, they love! Should be an interesting experiment! Thanks! Scott
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10/20/2007, 08:17 PM
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It will be eaten. I had started a seagrass tank a couple of years ago. Because of issues with fish I ended up having to move my yellow tang into the seagrass tank. Didn't take long for the shoal grass to be ripped up and eaten. I swear she was burping afterwards saying "thanks mom!"
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