Raising A New Baby Hippo Tang

[Jenn4183]

Yeah one day i will get one. They are my favorite tang

[laurabolyard]

I just have to throw this in. I had a dream last night about panicking to save a fish , it is only comming back to me now, I think there was abroken tank involved, it wasnt mine, but I managed to rescue the hippo tang in a paper cup. I was panicking to get it to the water, and when finally released, it looked just like a baby hippo swimming away! Weird. I know it had to do with reading threads about hippo tangs and broken glass on tanks!! (OK, is this what I am to expect now? I must be obsessed, dreaming about saving fish!)

[Jenn4183]

yeah one day i will have my hippo!!

[CarmieJo]

Laura, what a hoot!

[laurabolyard]

Hoot, maybe
nut, definatly!!

[pvtdonut]

lol thats nothing..i had a dream that i FOUND a 2' yellow tang in a broken bag with very little water in it laying on the sidewalk... it was huuuuuge! and fat! lol i brought it home and put it in my tank...and then i woke up...haha

[pvtdonut]

oh...and for some reason i gave all of my fish to walmart to hold on to while i did tank maintenance..... dont ask why....idk...but they said they wouldnt sell them..but they did... and one died...

..stoopid walmart. shouldnt even sell fish...worst idea ever...

[TidePool Daydreamer]

wow, i really, Really hope that was part of the dream too. please tell me it was. hahaha

[Missy]

Hi Everyone, I googled baby tangs today because I was considering a baby regal for my 60 gallon which I recently converted from freshwater to my 1st saltwater tank. My freshwater fish now have a beautiful 120 gallon tank and are very happy. I deal with two fish stores, one says a tang would be fine the other says probably not. I have read the same conflicting opinions here and on other sites. I decided today to post a reply for the first time ever to thank Amphibious for his wonderful explanation and experience. I will not buy a tang until I can accomodate him. Also, I hoped to get some advice on what fish would be happy in my tank. I have some time to decide as I am just at the adding liverock stage.

Thank You

[CarmieJo]

Hi Missy and to TR!

Dick is the best and you won't go wrong following his advice. What are you aiming for in your tank? Fast zippy fish, slower moving fish, fish that want to hang out in basically one place, etc. What about colors and patterns? Do you think that you will want corals? Have you ever used copper based meds in the tank? Sorry for all the questions but they will help us to make reasonable recommendations.

[rayme07]

Hi Missy welcome to TR.
I agree with carmie.

[Amphibious]

Hi Everyone, .... I decided today to post a reply for the first time ever to thank Amphibious for his wonderful explanation and experience. I will not buy a tang until I can accomodate him. Also, I hoped to get some advice on what fish would be happy in my tank. I have some time to decide as I am just at the adding liverock stage.

Thank You

Missy, thank you for the compliment. Welcome to Talking Reef Forums, the very best reef forum on the Internet. I'm proud of you for heeding my advice.

Dick

[Missy]

Sorry for the delay. My freshwater tank is very active so for this tank I was hoping for something more peaceful. I like fish with personality. Not sure about patterns. From what I am learning I have quite a bit of time before any decisions have to be made so all input is welcome. The tank has never been treated with copper.

[Missy]

Also, yes I would like to keep corals.

[CarmieJo]

How do you feel about fish that have to be fed live food?