Finally got some life into my tank

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jeff415finest

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Found a local reefer giving this hard coral away. A friend of mines suggested maybe i can take it because i recently upgraded to metal halides for my 55 gallon and finally finished the set up(about 70 lbs of live rock, 30 gallon sump, and live sand). Well, i ran into a financial problem and haven't got a chance to get any livestock. Also, i picked up this angel or butterfly fish(not sure) for $10 bucks. I will start adding more soft corals soon and take refuge of any out grown stock that my friend is producing in his 34 gallon nano.

Heres the coral
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and heres a pic with the fish
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Your coral looks like a yellow Turbinaria -- and quite the sizeable piece.

I don't think your fish is an angel or a butterfly... It looks like a sailfin tang to me. A 55g tank is not really well suited for it if it's a sailfin tang.
 
It is a sailfin tang and they do get LARGE so you might consider trading it for something better suited for a 55. I am not positive on the coral but I would guess Turbinaria also.
 
Smh, I thought i was taking a great first step. Yeah i will have to make a call to one of my favorite LFS and see what they can do for me.
 
I know a few people that have gotten sailfin tangs not knowing how big they get because they are a very nice looking fish so dont beat yourself up and at least you are willing to trade him in, Sailfins can get 15 inches long and probably 12+ inches tall
 
Just get a bigger tank is all, no big deal :)
 
Is this the same as the one i have? I saw this at the academy of science earlier today

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If any of you guys live in the bay area. The academy of science in SF just re-opened and they have an big exhibit replicating the Philippine reefs.
 
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