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Unread 08/15/2018, 06:00 PM   #1
Mj75
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Hippo tang weird behavior

Got back from a weekend trip to find 4 big frags all over the sand and some on the rocks. I figured must be the power head blowing it off or the fishes knocking it down.
So I put back all the frags on the rack.
Then after 1/2 hour 3 sps frags were either on the sand again and some in the rocks. These are bigger sps frags with plugs on.
Annoyed, I put them on the rack again, then same thing happened after a few minutes when I turned my back.

I finally saw the blue hippo tang pick up a large sps frag, put it on cleanly on a rock like nothing. The fish is about 8 y/o 6 inches long. I moved the frag rack under a power head instead on the front glass and so far it hassle happened again is this normal hippo tang behavior?


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Unread 08/31/2018, 06:08 PM   #2
ca1ore
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Hippo tangs are idiosyncratic ..... and clumsy. Not unusual for them to do strange things.


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Unread 08/31/2018, 07:04 PM   #3
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Get a zen reef frag rack, no fishs or urchins will be able to mess with your frags.


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