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Old February 27th 07, 06:50 AM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
SCAFFMAN
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Default tang eating tube worms

my yellow tang is destroying the tube worms,

they have been together for ages with no probs, then blam, hes puling them
inside out.

the tang is well fed, and been there for 5 yrs, hes just gone crazy.

any ideas

thanks


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Old February 27th 07, 02:36 PM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
Wayne Sallee
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Default tang eating tube worms

Sometimes tangs get a likeing for small polyps and
such. Sometimes they start eating them agressively,
and tire of them, and other times it's just one here
and there.

Wayne Sallee
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SCAFFMAN wrote on 2/27/2007 1:50 AM:
my yellow tang is destroying the tube worms,

they have been together for ages with no probs, then blam, hes puling them
inside out.

the tang is well fed, and been there for 5 yrs, hes just gone crazy.

any ideas

thanks


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Old March 6th 07, 08:33 AM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
swarvegorilla
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Default tang eating tube worms

I had the same prob with spinecheek clownfish
for about a year they were best friends with the feather dusters
then one by one
pulled them out
was a mystery until I busted them doing one in.....
shame as I likes the doctor suess lookin tree things




"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Sometimes tangs get a likeing for small polyps and such. Sometimes they
start eating them agressively, and tire of them, and other times it's just
one here and there.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


SCAFFMAN wrote on 2/27/2007 1:50 AM:
my yellow tang is destroying the tube worms,

they have been together for ages with no probs, then blam, hes puling
them inside out.

the tang is well fed, and been there for 5 yrs, hes just gone crazy.

any ideas

thanks



 




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