Tangs?

**salt-rookie** · 10-11-2007, 02:50 AM

I have a 180 gallon display and I have 6 tangs.....Yellow, Scopas, Purple, Sailfin, Powder Blue and a Black Tang. The Black is the most docile and peaceful. I have to keep mine in my fuge because the others are a bit too feisty. A Black Tang is a bit pricy though. If this were Reef Central they would be screaming right now! A samll Yellow would probably be OK, but make sure you supplement his diet with Sea Veggies or Nori. I also feed Formula 2 small pelets that are soaked in Selcon and Zoe to provied them with the proper nutrition. As the tang grows, in 3 years or so, it will need a bigger tank. Tangs are a long term pet if cared for propperly! I do not keep a fish that I cannot give a great quality life to.

**CarmieJo** · 10-12-2007, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Plasticreefer

well i have a blue tang in a 29 gallon biocube!! yah i know it sounds CRAZY! but... it has been in ther for almost a year now so i think its doing pretty well, seeing that ther are 2 blue chromis, 2 clown fish, a orange spotted goby and a fire fish, al these animals are living suprisingly well with each other considering such tight quarters but they all seem quite at home... my clownfish are even hosting and the tang has gotten ick like twice and got rd of it by itself both times... im pretty lucky... i think you could take a blue tang in your tank if you have the right tank mates.

That is an awful heavy bioload for a 29! I have less fish in my 54 corner tank. Ich is an indication that your fish is under stress. Fish like blue tangs are big swimmers and need at a minimum a 60" long tank with lots of hiding places and conditions less than this will cause problems.

**salt-rookie** · 10-12-2007, 08:03 PM

This would be a VERY volatile thread on Reef Central!

**CarmieJo** · 10-12-2007, 11:32 PM

Yeah, but that is why we are all here and not there.

**Plasticreefer** · 10-15-2007, 08:10 PM

i can understand your concerns but he has been fine and he looks great!

***lReef lKeeper*** · 10-15-2007, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Plasticreefer

i can understand your concerns but he has been fine and he looks great!

not to be mean or anything, but it is just a matter of time. THAT fish in THAT tank WILL die. IMHO, he is already on borrowed time. i would urge you to trade him in to the LFS or give him to someone with a more suitable tank for him.

**Pescaiolo** · 10-17-2007, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by lReef lKeeper

not to be mean or anything, but it is just a matter of time. THAT fish in THAT tank WILL die. IMHO, he is already on borrowed time. i would urge you to trade him in to the LFS or give him to someone with a more suitable tank for him.

I agree with Bobby. I strongly recommend you upgrade or trade it in. I just bought a new tank because mine will outgrow my tank very soon.

In a 55g you could keep a Chevron Tang, they stay relatively small. Once again it depends on the bioload of the tank and how many fish are in it. Tangs need space to swim and don't like to be crowded.