Achillies tang help

[heyitsmirix3]

We recently acquired an achillies tang, he's about 3-4 inches. We we purchased him we knew he wasn't eating ( from bag to me). He is residing in the sump atm so I can keep an eye on him. He's eating up all my calurpa algae, but hasn't eating prepared.

My question is should I leave him down there till he eats prepared or toss him in the DT so he will get hungry and eat ?

 

[ripped tide]

Let him eat the algae! Something is better than nothing.

 

[gnashty]

Are you aware how difficult an achilles is to keep? I hope you get him eating prepared soon.

 

[ripped tide]

I have a saddleback butterfly in the fowlr that only ate seaweed strips and caulerpa for the first two weeks. I continuously offered PE mysis and he finally accepted it. Now, that's all that he will eat.

 

[miami dolfan]

Very difficult fish to keep. I had a large one for about 2 weeks until it got riddled with the dreaded ich. Best of luck with it.

 

[heyitsmirix3]

Update: He is still residing in our sump. His diet still consist mainly of the macro algae but he has consumed pellets and brine. It seems that our flame wrasse is teaching him. Hopefully I can bring him into the display soon without incident

 

[gnashty]

great news that he is eating!!

 

[heyitsmirix3]

It's only maybe 5-6 pellet/ pieces of frozen at a time. It's something but l don't think it's viable yet

 

[Jaycen B.]

How big of a tank is it in? I must have missed it.

 

[heyitsmirix3]

The sump area he is current in about 30 gallons.

 

[Jaycen B.]

How big is the DT? Chuck him in and see what happens.

 

[heyitsmirix3]

The DT is a 250 DD. There is a gold run in the tank that I was been reason with pics and monitoring his reactions. It's easy to toss him in its another to bring him out. He's in the sump with my flame wrasse super male atm. So he won't be lonely

 

[Jaycen B.]

Sorry, I do not understand. Got pictures taped to the tank of the achillies for the gold rim?

 

[harleytodd]

Proofreading is always a plus...LOL

 

[heyitsmirix3]

The gold rim has been aggressive recently towards my our regal. Everyone recommending the trick of placing pics of the new tang around the tang so it would get use to it before introducing the real thing. I am willing to do whatever trick might help on agreasion

 

[Jaycen B.]

The pictures on the tank can help. Post the pictures on the tank for a couple of days and then put that fish in the tank! IT works, but do not drag it out to long.

 

[gnashty]

I thought the Achilles was one of the meanest and most aggressive tangs out there....am I wrong?

 

[jj ocean]

Get some nori, rod's food and mysis. I find them to eat in that order. Soak them all in selcon (or similar). Also a touch of garlic additive in the soak to stimulate appetite.

Pellets are one of the last things they'll eat in my experience. My current AT I've had over a year eats like a pig now and still won't touch pellets.

 

[smoothie]

Keep the lights off for a few days when you introduce him to the display. Keep him and the goldrim calm. Overfeed then and while he is in the sump now. Up your water changes accordingly. Lastly pics or it didn't happen