Add a Foxface Lo?

[tc2007]

Liveaquaria recommends 180 gallons, but like Joe Vandal says, it is not just volume that matters, but tank dimensions. They need a nice long tank so that they can swim, without being like a prisoner pacing in a cell that is only a couple of strides long.

Back in the 90's i foolishly let a LFS tell me I could keep a baby hippo in a 30g. Over the course of the year I had it, we battled and beat ich, but lost the fight with lateral line erosion. These fish really don't do well in undersized tanks.

That is why with my current 75 g I decided to get a one spot foxface rather than a tang for my large fish. I believe the one spot stays a little smaller than the Lo.

What is the footprint of a 93g cube though? Again, you want them to have room to move. That's why I am not a big fan of cube-shaped tanks.

93G Cube is 30X30X24" Add plenty of live rock there is barely room for anything bigger than 3", now that I think about it :0

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

What size is Dory?



You could possibly keep her for awhile, depending on size, But probably best to rehome the fish before getting too attached.



Lots of people will put a Hippo in your sized tank and a lot of people will criticize it. I'm not a member of the tang police, but IMO you need a minimum 6 foot tank length to start at least. Live aquaria lists a 180g as the minimum tank size. And again, im not employed by the tang police, but i even feel that 180 is likely too small for a hippo. They get fairly large, and are extremely active.

Dory is probably 3 or 4". She's bigger. And fat. [emoji38] I measured my tank yesterday and it's 4' across. Dory is my husbands favorite, but I don't want her to be unhappy or stressed! [emoji30]

 

[caliMako]

i added mine kind of late to the tank so he started out very skittish. it has been 2 weeks now and he seems to be coming out more and swimming around.. i had a FF 10 years back and remember he had great personality and a voracious appetite, but still one of the more skittish/cautious fish.
again.. i think ffs are a great add..
i have a 120 gal reef tank with 1 large hippo tang, 1 burgess butterfly, 1 coral beauty, 1 randalls goby, 1 helfriechi dartfish, 2 perc clowns, and a royal gramma

 

[Genera]

Darn. We bought the tank already established. I've rehomed a coral catfish (even tho I loved him) because he was just not going to be a good fit.
So Dory...what size tank is she supposed to be in?

In reefcentral's and my opinion, nothing much smaller than 8ft x 2ft. Or a square of about 6ft x 6ft.

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

So, for curiosity's sake, what happens to her if she's too big for the tank? Does it just make her unhappy and more susceptible to ich or does it stunt her growth? I'm going to have to figure this out. Maybe swap her for a smaller one for awhile, but then I'm scared it would be eaten...