Tangmans tank

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I had the pleasure of meeting young Eric the other evening, and took a few snaps of his tank. Sorry about the quality, I'm no David Bailey !!

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I took loads of pics of this powder blue, but none came out very well. I nearly deleted this one as it doesn't do the fish justice at all, it glows with health

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This tang is the size of a dinnerplate.........................

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and these things are like sausages!, no skinny gobies like you often see.....

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Its rare to see a Regal in this sort of condition.........

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and a huge 'shroom.....................

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There's a pair of these stunning little pink skunks.......

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This photo is rubbish, this mandarin is plump and with colours like you just dont see.....................

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These 2 must weigh a stone between them!!!!
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and this is the big boy!!! he's over a foot long and nearly as thick. truly stunning......................

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you get some idea of the thickness of this fish here.................

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and here's a sneak preview of the new project which if the above is anything to go by, is going to look spectacular.......................

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Sorry the pics dont do these fish justice, you have to see them in the flesh to really appreciate them. they are amazing :)


Thanks for your hospitality Eric, speak soon


Chris

[Gillybaby]

Nice one Chris, its great to see pics of Eric's tank at long last :D

Those fish are stunning even in the pics. A credit to you Eric, well done ;)

[Tangman]

Thanks for your kind words Chris, i am sorry not to have put my own pics up but i am rubbish with my digi camera. Your pics look very good Chris the one of my lipstick eating the algae is great. Did the one of the fire cracker goby turn out as that would be a good fish to show, as its only about an inch long and it lives in the same tank as the large tangs. Thanks again Eric.

[Solo]

Been wondering when we were gonna see this tank Eric! Your fish look a picture of health mate-an absolute credit to you! How long have the tangs been in your system mate?

Cheers

Si

[leggit]

ive been waiting to see this tank as well , well worth the wait and the tangs are stunning

cheers carl

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Did the one of the fire cracker goby turn out


No, i'm, afraid not :(

Well, it did, but its out of focus. I'll see if I can do anything with photoshop tonight but TBH i've got less idea with photoshop than I have with the camera :o

I took some 70 odd pictures, and those were the only reasonable ones and TBH i'm not very happy with most of them. I'm most annoyed about the powder blue ones, I took about 20 of them and they're all blurred. You have to see the fish to get an idea of how healthy it looks, it almost looks like a different species to the ones you see in the LFS :D

Cheers

Chris :)

[Kev]

Seen Eric's tank "live" on a few occasions. It is very good to see the tanks. Whenever I go to Eric's, I never sit down, I just look at the tank all the time in there. Photo's look good Eric.

New horsey tank seems to be bedding in now.

[Tetley]

Hi,

Like Kev, I have had the pleasure to see Eric's tank.

That Lipstick is to die for :)

Ian

[Buster]

Nice Reef Eric.:) Those fish are a credit to you. It's a pleasure to see such a well kept aquarium.

[Tangman]

Thanks guys and Gilly for your kind remarks. The tangs have been in this tank about 18 months and have really grown since then, they were in a 5x2x2 before but it was too small for the lipstick so i went up tp 7x2x2. My next move i think will be to a 4x4x3 or 5x3x3 depending which will fit in best, its either that or i will have to rehome the lipstick as he is getting large now. So when any of you want to upgrade to a 7x2x2 give me a call and that will push me into going bigger.:) Eric

[Harrison]

Great tanks Eric,

Love your aquascaping, all those ledges just screaming to filled with Acro’s:p

I see you weren’t joking about the Naso having a double chin. I think you’ll be the first person to have fish suffering obesity problems:D

Noticed you have a few Aiptasia Nem’s do you use any form of control or do you just let them be?

Cheers

Matthew

[Tangman]

Hi Matt. Thanks for your comments. the Naso going to go to the gym next year to lose a bit of weight LOL. The aips dont bother me as i have a Racoon Butterfly at Aquarius to put in to eat them. The aquascaping was done by my good m8 Moorish aka Derek from Durham and he has made a load of caves for the Tangs to hide in which they like. Eric

[Harrison]

Hi Matt. Thanks for your comments. the Naso going to go to the gym next year to lose a bit of weight LOL. The aips dont bother me as i have a Racoon Butterfly at Aquarius to put in to eat them. The aquascaping was done by my good m8 Moorish aka Derek from Durham and he has made a load of caves for the Tangs to hide in which they like. Eric

I'm sure I could rustle you up a Tunze SwimMill with a Stream(better make it controllable, start him off easy) a bit of egg crate and some cable ties. Save a fortune on gym fees.


The aquascaping was done by my good m8 Moorish aka Derek from Durham and he has made a load of caves for the Tangs to hide in which they like.

Nice one Derek.

Cheers

Matthew

[Scooby_uk]

Whats that saying about dogs resembling their owners, wonder if that applies to fish................................


;)

Scooby_uk

[Tetley]

Whats that saying about dogs resembling their owners, wonder if that applies to fish................................


;)

Scooby_uk

I can not for the life of me think what you mean :rolleyes:

[Buster]

Whats that saying about dogs resembling their owners, wonder if that applies to fish................................


;)

Scooby_uk

Do You mean this one scooby.?


http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a147/mr_midnigh_uk/ericfish.jpg

:D :D

[Kev]

Cor, that shringe looks scary!:eek:

[Reefer]

Absolutely amazing fish you have there, awesome size!
The only other place I have seen fish as big and fat as those are at the Oceanarium at La Rochelle in France. But even they aint got Tangs as good as that!
Just cant get over how good they look Eric, fantastic!

[Tangman]

Absolutely amazing fish you have there, awesome size!
The only other place I have seen fish as big and fat as those are at the Oceanarium at La Rochelle in France. But even they aint got Tangs as good as that!
Just cant get over how good they look Eric, fantastic!

Cheers Reefer. If you are ever in my area you are welcome to call in and have a look, and i'm sure the tangs will be glad to see you.:) Eric

[Kev]

Eric and the Powder Blue have matching chins!:D ;)

[callum_parsons]

that is an awesome tank i would love to get a tank that size when funds allow

[Blue]

Quality Eric, that's a great tank you got there m8 :)

[Tangman]

Eric and the Powder Blue have matching chins!:D ;)

Cheeky b----er Kev mine is a lot bigger than the PBs. LOL Eric

[sueandian]

The tank look fantastic and the pic are good dont knock them mine are terrible

[oakwell]

These are the best fish i have EVER seen in anyones tank and the tank is a monster!

[Kev]

I refer to it as the York Sea its that big, Eric has the only house in the York area with an Ocean view! LOL:D

[Tangman]

Yes boys and hopefully i will have a bigger view soon when i get my 4x4x3 tank. Yipee the lipsticks going to love his new home. :) Eric

[Kev]

Will you be rehousing your fish on a temp basis, or doing the transfer in one day Eric?

[Tangman]

Hi Kev. The new tank is going on the wall that the 5 footer was on, then when the new tank is ready i am going to fill up half way with RO and salt and mix the 2 together then swop stock etc over in one go.HTH. Eric

[Kev]

Big job that one.

[oakwell]

This is gunna be a class tank eric if only i had the room for yer 7 footer i would snap yer hand off pal

[Tangman]

This is gunna be a class tank eric if only i had the room for yer 7 footer i would snap yer hand off pal

Thats what i keep telling Kev he he. :) Eric

[oakwell]

Stop messing around now kev and sort out the 7 footer if you dont have room just build a little extension..problem solved!:p

[Kev]

:D Daz, don't be encouraging Eric to keep digging at me about the 7 footer.

[Buster]

Kev didn't think you would need this much encouragement. :D :D

[Kev]

My wifes just read this thread. No chance!:D