Whoever stole the Achilles tang from JL today...

[fkshiu]

Originally Posted by Milad

so why are they so hard to keep?

They are extremely susceptible to ich, hard to acclimatize and very easily stressed - a bad combination.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Milad

so why are they so hard to keep?

What fkshiu said.
In addition they apparently live in the part of the reef where the waves break and therefor need really highly oxygenated water.