Tang tank size

[tripsied]

Thanks for replies (didn't mean to hijack the thread 8O )

I doubled checked and Dizzy is definitely A. japonicus (looks just lik Minh's picture). I was asking due to the differentiation of names. Dizzy seems to be doing fine, though there are some concerns, which I'll post in a different thread.

Thanks

Tommy

 

[hdtran]

Hijack fine. I'm enjoying learning from other people's experiences.

Dude, your tank is doomed! That tank is way to small for any of those fish...you better try keeping a clown goby alone in there. But only one, or else it could mean disaster!...

I suppose I could do a Live Rock only tank with no fish. Or is this still too small for LR? :mrgreen:

Seriously, I had read in both books & some internet info that one could keep multiple tangs (of different species) in the same tank, and one book even said 55g is the minimum for a tang. But I wanted to hear other people's experience (not hearsay, but experience).

Consensus appears to be 1 will be fine; 2 may be ok if I'm real careful. Lots of people recommend the Z. Flavescens, as being inexpensive, good at munching green stuff, reasonably hardy, and not too large. Some recommend a Chevron, others the Japonicus, either as the sole tang occupant or the second one.

As I'm naturally cautious, I'll stick w/ one for a good long time.

When the time comes (e.g. when the LR has matured and my other fish have established their own territory), I'll ask the LFS to order & hold a tang for me.

 

[Anonymous]

I just put a convict tang in my 130 a few weeks ago and he's doing fan-freakin-tastic. Chows into everything I throw at him and is happy and friendly. Good looking fish in a minimalist sort of way, too.

 

[Anonymous]

Photo of my convict

(ahem...come to the photo forum for more great pictures!!)

 

[JohnD]

Wow, John. That is a great shot. It sure makes me glad I am not a piece of SeaWeed Selects.

 

[paats]

I have a yellow and a naso in my 125.I know the naso will outgrow this tank and will be setting up a bigger tank in the future(180g I hope)but they`re both fat and happy for now.Naso is about 7 inches,I know they get real big but he`s a great fish so I`m planning on doing what I have to do to keep him.

 

[paats]

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[paats]

That green star in the bottom right is a monster

 

[hdtran]

Love your rock! Are those leather corals (Sarcophyton) in the back?

And are those two green arms 2/n of a brittle or serpent star? Holy @#$^*!

But your tank is a 125, ergo, 72" long, right? I'm setting up a 120, which is 60" long (59" on the inside), so I should be more conservative on the fish...