blond naso tang

Also is it common for clownish to eat nori. My clown eats it when I feed it to my tangs. Also my fairy wrasse picks at it too.


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anthonys51 said:
So you think the stocking list for 265 is ok. With adding a naso tang. I will have 2 mp60 so yes lots of flow


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Yes. Be conservative with your aquascape, be sure to have lots of open space and straight line runs in the front and back.

Two MP60s is good, that should provide enough flow considering you chose the right programming and link. I have as much flow as possible. Trust me, the fish love FLOW!

I think some advice is conservative, however if you maximize your display as I outlined it can be done. No matter how big your tank is sometimes things don't work out or fish just don't get along.


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hkgar said:
The size of the fish has only a small amount of the determination of the size of the tank to best house them. My Two Barred Rabbitfish can grow to 11 inches or more but is more than happy in my 180 because his swimming pattern is very confined and deliberate. He spends most of his time in his special spot among the rock and mostly only gets out at feeding time.

Kole tangs tend to swim from one end to the other and graze on every rock as they pass by. My Caribbean Blue likes to dart from one end to the other, quickly. Different fish different behavior same species.

I posted and article from someone who understands the behavior of the different tangs, (yes, probably and expert and I would bet has kept tangs). You will ALWAYS find someone to confirm what you want to do, but that does not make it right. I did not offer my advice, but referred you to an article from someone who knows of what they are writing.

It ain't just the size but also the behavior of the fish that makes the difference. Do you want advice or confirmation?
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The article is certainly very conservative. There are factors that can make a large tank a poor environment as well as there are factors making a smaller tank more ideal. Your right to say behavior is a major factor. So designing a display to maximize its potential for the fish to take advantage of every inch can provide a better environment than a 8' tank.

I hate to see how we have such a ridged way of looking at these animals. It's so much more dynamic. Say that a 7' tank won't work and a 8' will because 12". That's just not fair to these beautiful life forms. There is a lot more to understand about keeping fish than just inches.


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bif24701 said:
Yes. Be conservative with your aquascape, be sure to have lots of open space and straight line runs in the front and back.

Two MP60s is good, that should provide enough flow considering you chose the right programming and link. I have as much flow as possible. Trust me, the fish love FLOW!

I think some advice is conservative, however if you maximize your display as I outlined it can be done. No matter how big your tank is sometimes things don't work out or fish just don't get along.


Aaron
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Like to think I do that. Also Makes lots of caves and hiding spots


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This is what I did with mine. Good caves, and plenty of open space. I created this with tangs in mind.


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My current tank as you see 3 tangs still alive :). But yes they are all babies except the Kole. He never fights with other 2. But sometimes the hippo abd yellow will dance


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hkgar said:
So what you posted for was to get someone to agree with what you are doing. Screw the expert who write articles advising best practices for successful reef keeping. Yup you know better based on getting the advice you are soliciting.

Would you hire a cook who wrote a book based on his (her) successful pizzeria business and what the proportion of small to large purchases will be the norm.
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I have been keeping salt water fish for 42 years. I felt qualified to answer. I am glad I could offer my experience and opinion to the op. Sorry if my view is somewhat different from the expert. But what do I know. Just 42 years.
 
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I have been keeping salt water fish for 42 years. I felt qualified to answer. I am glad I could offer my experience and opinion to the op. Sorry if my view is somewhat different from the expert. But what do I know. Just 42 years.
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You have a nice tank. Love the moorish idol. How long have you had him. Aren't they very hard to keep. Always wanted one of those but not reef safe and hard to keep


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anthonys51 said:
You have a nice tank. Love the moorish idol. How long have you had him. Aren't they very hard to keep. Always wanted one of those but not reef safe and hard to keep


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Thanks. The Idol is 7 1/2 years old so far. Not reef safe. I had corals when I first put the Idol in. Didn't touch the corals for about 3 months. Then it ate all my zoas. Eventually made the tank fish-only, where I am today.
 
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Well
Anyone who can keep an moorish idol alive for 7 plus years Well that's someone Who opinion I will listen to


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bif24701 said:
The article is certainly very conservative. There are factors that can make a large tank a poor environment as well as there are factors making a smaller tank more ideal. Your right to say behavior is a major factor. So designing a display to maximize its potential for the fish to take advantage of every inch can provide a better environment than a 8' tank.

I hate to see how we have such a ridged way of looking at these animals. It's so much more dynamic. Say that a 7' tank won't work and a 8' will because 12". That's just not fair to these beautiful life forms. There is a lot more to understand about keeping fish than just inches.


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The way I see it: there is no end to your logic. If a 8 works, why not a 7, its only 12 inches so if 7 is ok then 6 should be ok - it's only 12 inches..........

Think camel, back and straw. There is a point were it becomes bad (wrong), but that can not be pinpointed for each and every single fish. The guides conservative approach - you call it - just states this the minimum size to have to provide the best (but, yes, even that is not a guarantee) of success with the fish.
 
hkgar said:
The way I see it: there is no end to your logic. If a 8 works, why not a 7, its only 12 inches so if 7 is ok then 6 should be ok - it's only 12 inches..........

Think camel, back and straw. There is a point were it becomes bad (wrong), but that can not be pinpointed for each and every single fish. The guides conservative approach - you call it - just states this the minimum size to have to provide the best (but, yes, even that is not a guarantee) of success with the fish.
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arron kept a moorish idol alive for 8 years, pretty sure that makes him an expert, even live Aquaria says that
 
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arron kept a moorish idol alive for 8 years, pretty sure that makes him an expert, even live Aquaria says that
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You found an expert fish keeper who can keep a moorish idol for 7 or 8 years. They must be an an expert with respect to a Naso tang. You received the answer you were looking for. I would encourage you to just go and get your Naso and close this thread.

There are some people who will bend the recommendations, but the ones I have seen (or read about) have significant experience in keeping fish and have husbandry skills that I would love to emulate. I gather you do not have these skills or you would not have posted on the New to the Hobby forum.
 
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i always post in new to hobby.
just a habit been doing it for years.
ken has also kepted 2 naso tangs living and thriving in his tank.

Seems too me many people on here believe their way is the right way and if you try to push things your evil/

please dont quote experts, how many times have the experts changed there opinion on something. heck those same experts 10 years ago said tangs where ok in a 55. so are they right now and wrong then. cant have it both ways
in this hobby we are always growing and learning and i respect ken opinion and all i am asking for is people who have successfully kepted the fish alive for years to speak, not the ones who didnt
i dont feel there is anything wrong with that.

you are being a bully here, dont really think you should be telling me i dont know my stuff because i asked to here for others.
 
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I am not sure if you are referring to me as a mod, but I am not. I am merely a supporter of RC. However, as I said, just go get a naso. I am sure you can do just as well as someone with decades of experience.
 
rockworm said:
I am not sure if you are referring to me as a mod, but I am not. I am merely a supporter of RC. However, as I said, just go get a naso. I am sure you can do just as well as someone with decades of experience.
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your being rude. really like to see if you would be that rude face to face.
but please in the future dont respond to any of my post again. your opinion isnt welcomed or wanted.
 
So, has an "expert" kept Naso tangs in various sized tanks over many years? has he done a scientific study and definitively found out which particular size and shape tank the fish thrives or doesn't thrive? I don't believe anyone has. Most people with lots of experience with a Naso keep them for short periods of time in their system, then sell them. Not many have long term experience with them.

I did not claim to be an expert. I did relay my current experience. And I relayed that I have kept fish for 42 years. You can listen to my experience, or you can dismiss it out of hand and trust your "expert", but I would guess that I have probably have at least as much experience as the expert has. I have probably been keeping fish for longer than most people on this board have been alive. Quit flaming the op and quit dismissing what I have to say. It is not respectful. You don't need to agree. Tell me in your experience why what I say is wrong.
 
ken

why do must people buy naso then sell them later. do they tend to get mean and nasty like the sohal tang when they get older

also i called ken and expert, he didnt call himself.

i did not because he agreed with me, but because of the fish in his tank and how he answered the question
he was keeping fish before they found nemo.
 
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