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Hi guys,

I noticed that there are lots of juv. sailfin tangs around lately and I want to get a Zebrasoma Desjardinii. Since the juv. of Z. Desjardinii and Z. Veliferum are almost identical, how do I differentiate between the two?

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hi bro, i used to keep the red sea and pacific sailfin b4. the diference from what i can see is that the pacific sailfin is brighter in colour and the the pattern of the strips is more to straight lines....kinda of neat whereas the red sea sailfin strips are more complicated...dun think u can keep both species in the same tank as they are like arch enemy...cannot even stand the sight of each other..hence sold my red sea sailfin away.however one alone seem to be able to live well with other tanks,,,currently i have a yellow, purple and pacific sailfin tank in my4 ft...they are like brothers..always swimming together....

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anyone can provide a pic?

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6ft x 2ft x 3ft

Suggestions so far.

1. Remove coral chips and ceramic rings and replace with live rocks. removed...looking for live rocks now

2. get rid of most of the filter cloth

3. First Buy!!! Skimz FR with Sorb4 and eheim pump

4. Re-doing the sump.....I~aquatic doing up the plans.

5. Lighting MH+T5 or T5 only? how many?

6. Chiller?

7. Wave maker

8. check valve on the return line to prevent sump overflow (great idea)

9. Refugium? Anything to replace it? a FR of some sort maybe?

Tank Inhabitants

1x Blue Tang

1x picasso trigger

2x Brown Tang

1x pygmy angel

2x Stripped Damselfish

3x False Percula Clownfish

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Pacific Sailfin

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Red Sea Sailfin

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3 very distint different between the both of them is

- Pacific Sailfin yellow tail fin

- Red Sea Sailfin much more beautiful face features (that is if you look close enough)

- PRICE different (but I guess I don't have to tell you this)

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i mean pic of the juv. and point out the diff :lol:

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To me, you will be unique in all the world.

To you, I shall be unique in all the world...

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Keep our hobby sustainable, participate in fragging NOW

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Saw them at iwarna

Guess those there are pacific ones

Anyone know where i can get a Desjardinii?

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To me, you will be unique in all the world.

To you, I shall be unique in all the world...

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Keep our hobby sustainable, participate in fragging NOW

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Saw them at iwarna

Guess those there are pacific ones

Anyone know where i can get a Desjardinii?

Coral farm got many of the Desjardinii. There was a time when I had to hunt high and low but now there's so many there waiting for you to go choose. Small and medium sizes avaliable too.

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Coral farm got many of the Desjardinii. There was a time when I had to hunt high and low but now there's so many there waiting for you to go choose. Small and medium sizes avaliable too.

Feel like wanna chiong liao

Must cold turkey till skimmer is up :(

But if you tame me, we shall need each other.

To me, you will be unique in all the world.

To you, I shall be unique in all the world...

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Keep our hobby sustainable, participate in fragging NOW

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