this is INSANE

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  1. mastamind360

    mastamind360 Astrea Snail

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    so heres a crazy story for all hippo tang lovers out there. i got some live rock from a store about 2 hours away from where i live yesterday (it was dirt cheap). i get him and put the rock in the tank. next thing i know i see a TINY little hippo tang pop out of the rock and start swimming around. after a long while i caught the little bigger and put him in qt. his color immediately perked up and he seems to be doing great. its insane becasue i just lost my powder blue this morning after a 12 hour battle with some sort of bacterial infection that ravaged him in a matter of hours. but for real though 2 hours in a rock w a TINY bit of water in the container... WHAT A TROOPER!!!:eek:;D
     
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  2. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    WOW. And you got a free Hippo Tang. I've never heard of a tang hitchhiking in on LR. Congrats.
     
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  3. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    THAT is cool!!! I like it. See, there you go. You are being looked after.....
     
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  4. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    Wow that is amazing!! Almost "meant to be" :)

    About how big is it?
     
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  5. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    that would have to be one of the best hitchhicker i have ever heard of... congrds
     
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  6. kip3

    kip3 Astrea Snail

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    Wow talk about karma :) Hopefully he does well! Congratulations, and I wish your puffer luck.
     
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  7. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Great story....Hope he continues to do well
     
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  8. bbsbliss

    bbsbliss Ritteri Anemone

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    Can you get a picture of the baby?
     
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  9. mastamind360

    mastamind360 Astrea Snail

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    its still alive!!! this is the longest i have ever had a tang lol other than a yellow how i feel is so strong i can take him out of the water leave him on the couch and hed b ok when i got home from work. ill try to get a pic up asap
     
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  10. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    So cool. It's amazing how things can liove through some really rough conditions but other things can die for no apparent reason.

    I had a Hippo tang get sucked against the grill on the intake of an 802 powerhead. When I found him and pulled him out he had grill marks on his side and he was a little bent. He got a few ick spots on him for a few days but healed nicely. It's still alive and growing about a year later. Great fish.
     
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