Big Mamma gets a new tankmate

[barbianj]

My Clown Tang was getting too big and aggressive for the tank it was in. Things were going fine up until now, but when it beats down a Blueline Trigger and puts a small gash in it's side, it's time to do something. The other fish were stressing out. It was time for the tang to visit the Queen.

The Queen Trigger's tank has large rocks that she can't move to allow fish to hide. Before the aggression issue, I had been considering adding the tang to the Queen Trigger's tank, but wasn't quite sure how it would go. The Lunar Wrasse has been in with her for quite a while now with no issues.

I was able to safely add the Clown Tang to the tank, and it hid in the rocks all night. I was surprised to see it swimming out in the open this morning. It stays clear of the Queen, but isn't being chased or harassed.


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[Ethan Music]

holy smokes nice queen trigger!!!

[StephLionfish]

I love the Queen trigger! How big is she/he?

[humaguy]

love the blue on the lower half of her body...sweet trig!!

[rnscross]

thats a nice fat clown tang too.

[wes1333]

Thats a beautiful trigger

[jjk_reef00]

I love big mamma!! I remember your old video when your queen ate more scallops than I could :)
That combo is going to real interesting at feeding time!
What size tank?

[Recty]

Very nice. So what does the clown tang eat? And how big is it? I know the queen is around 20" if I remember correctly, which makes that clown tang look about 8-9"?

[barbianj]

I love big mamma!! I remember your old video when your queen ate more scallops than I could :)
That combo is going to real interesting at feeding time!
What size tank?

Feeding time = stay out of Big Mamma's way time. She still eats more food than all of the other fish combined. Her tank is a 180 RR.

Very nice. So what does the clown tang eat? And how big is it? I know the queen is around 20" if I remember correctly, which makes that clown tang look about 8-9"?

The Clown Tang eats NLS pellets like a pig, and whatever meat the triggers get. I'll have to get a head on shot of the tang some time. It's so fat that it's shaped like a triangle, lol. The Queen is about 22" to the tip of the streamers, and the tang is about 8".

I went back and found the earliest picture of the tang from April 2009. It was by far the smallest fish at the time. If I recall correctly, it was only $34. It grew larger and faster than all of the other fish except the Emperor Angel.

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[Ethan Music]

You have a vid of her eating like a pig? I wana see it!!!!!!!!!!!

[barbianj]

You have a vid of her eating like a pig? I wana see it!!!!!!!!!!!

It seems that some of the links in the other posts are broken, so here are some of the videos:

Big Mamma vs scallops

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/th_MVI_4982.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/?action=view&current=MVI_4982.mp4)

Big Mamma vs algae strip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Mvgudy0uw

Big Mamma vs siphon tube

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/th_MVI_7288.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/?action=view&current=MVI_7288.mp4)

Big Mamma vs Damselfish

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/th_MVI_7306.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q172/barbianj/?action=view&current=MVI_7306.mp4)

[Ethan Music]

Damn lmao that fish is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I can see why you were nervous with putting the tang in there lol. You can tell the wrasse in the first vid is like get out of her way lol he even steals a piece and she goes across the tank to cllaim it back I could watch that all day.

[miguelp19]

wow that queen is amazing! i am awestruck with the scallop video! haha how many times do you feed her a day?

[barbianj]

She gets fed once or twice a day, usually pellets. When she sees me walk into the room with a cup of seafood in my hands, it's crazy time. Splashing water out of the tank is always a problem.

[Mr.Tan]

wow beautiful queen! the fish store near me (that fish place) has had a decent sized one for quite some time now, i always admire it when i go in to look around. Although its maybe half the size of yours haha.

[geaux xman]

some pretty wild videos...

couldnt pay me enough money to stick my hand in that tank.

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[rpresto@hotmail]

that is a really nice queen

[rnscross]

that queen is a beast!

[stangd1909]

Wow...what a fish! She's a friggen beast!