Yellow Calvus

[angel]

These are a lot happier in the Victorian tank than they were with other Tangs.

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[sirknight]

you have to love the face.

Quote "do I look like I'm smiling" (from tang)

Joe

[angel]

Hehehe
I couldn't remember if they're gold calvus or yellow calvus. They're the ones I got from you.

[jon carman]

Yellow Calvus are a little harder to find these days. They would be a great breeding project Angel, but from there size it looks like they me a little ways off.

[angel]

They're yellow then? I couldn't remember. I have two but I don't even know if they're male and female. They're just pretty. This is the first they've grown since I got them months ago from Joe. They were so unhappy with the julies and I have no idea why.

[jon carman]

Hang on to them because they are pretty hard to find. A lot being sold now are gold comps as yellow calvus. The calvus are more expensive and in higher demand, but when small they are hard to tell apart. So a lot of retailers are selling comps instead of Calvus and the people don't know the difference for a couple years.

[sirknight]

Jon,
Is correct in every way.

They are yellow Calvus.
Joe

[oneyoda]

Thats what I'm looking into next. Getting some Calvus. Maybe by swap time. Thought I heard the blacks are in the difficult range to keep. Is this true?

[sirknight]

Black calvus, which I owned and breed are no more difficult then any other. I would say that they do require excellent water conditions with at minimum of weekly water changes, I would not keep them with very aggressive fish. They are very slow growing, however I do recommend F1 fry. The F1 fish are more tolerate to different water conditions and are easy to acclimate to pellet food. The big thing that I have found is not feeding live foods. Frozen foods like mysis shrimp, Brine shrimp are fine, but not blood worms and the like.

If Jon can not get them for you, Dave in texas breeds them. Here is a link to his webite
www.davesfish.com/

I would start with a half a dozen and let them grow. You should get a pair or two from them.

Joe

[oneyoda]

Thanks for shure! The most agressive fish in the tank I would use is a parrot. It's the only fish my wife picked out so I don't dare get rid of it! Think it's more curious about new tank mates more than anything. There are plenty of hiding places and caves there

[angel]

Blood parrot? I've seen them get nasty. They look so sweet and innocent bobbing around like bubbles. But the one big one we had was picking on select fish and then it got picked on til it died. Before it did though it killed a few smaller fishies.

[angel]

Or is it a different parrot? Because remember these are tangs. The water is hard and high.

[sirknight]

Tina is correct These are not soft water, low PH fish, for that matter none of the Tangs are.

I should have stated water chemistry of PH 7.6 to 8.6, hard alk water, temp around 77 to 80, shells and rock work. I would not keep them with the fish you named.

[angel]

Lake Tanganyika is the hardest of the lakes isn't it? I had thought I'd seen that somewhere.

[sirknight]

Yes that is correct, It has the hardest water of the lakes that support fish.