Advice on Tangs

[hkgar]

Blue tang... Which one? Hippo, powder blue, Atlantic blue?

I would do a yellow and a smaller bristletooth tang or do a powder blue and maybe a dwarf angel (lemon peel) if you don't have corals or clams

NO!!!!

Tank is much too small for a PBT or a Yellow Tang. Adding to a 55 is animal cruelty, no matter how you try and justify it. Not even "I'll just keep it till it gets too big. Even small they get stressed in a small tank. Not even "I'll get it now as I plan to upgrade int the future". Get it after you upgrade.

 

[Txase1]

Thank you all. You guys are great! With such overwhelming responce against, I will abandone the idea of the tangs until I get a bigger tank.

Sk8r,
I have a live rock set up because I wanted to start easy, but I am already set up with a sump, skimmer, good lighting, and weekly testing. The reason for that is that eventually I would like to get a anemonie for my clowns. How big of a step is it to go to corals? Obviously, I have to research that.

 

[e048]

A four foot tank is fine for a bristletooth tang

 

[toothybugs]

A four foot tank is fine for a bristletooth tang

In a 75 or 90 or 120, sure. Otherwise it's like living in the hallway.

 

[CStrickland]

+1
I'm looking at my 55 and shaking my head. No way I'd put a yellow in there with a bristle tooth. No where near enough rocks to graze or room to swim. Nothing about that would be "fine"
Same with the recommendation to add a powder blue. No way Jose

 

[stingeragent]

I would take everyones advice to not get a tang in that size tank as the motivation to get a bigger tank! Everyone wins. I've only had my 125 set up for a few weeks now and wish I would of just got this one to start 18 months ago.