chevron tang

[my40breeder]

I want one. any advice or worries? do they last or will it die, etc.

 

[snorvich]

Assuming a mature tank at 100 gallons or greater, they should do fine.

 

[snorvich]

But if your tank is a 40 gallon, it will not work. No tang will.

 

[my40breeder]

not for my 40 b!

 

[snorvich]

not for my 40 b!

In that case, my previous answer applies.

 

[Curious George]

I wish they never lost their juvenile colors. Such a tragedy. I was at the LFS a couple weeks ago and they had an adult right beneath a juvie. I was shocked!

 

[LedZep fan2]

I wish they never lost their juvenile colors. Such a tragedy. I was at the LFS a couple weeks ago and they had an adult right beneath a juvie. I was shocked!

Although the change is drastic, the adult coloration remains unique. But each to his own :fish1:

 

[snorvich]

I like the adult coloration as well as the juvenile. Excellent fish.

 

[curlykid]

i love the adult coloration. unfortunately we rarely see them as adults in captivity.

 

[LedZep fan2]

One of the most underrated tangs IMHO (as adults). I'm actually on the look out for a juvi myself :bounce3:

 

[Beach Bum 70]

The juvi colors are great . Great fish

 

[SDguy]

I've seen full adults in person; gorgeous!

 

[Bretts05jeep]

I've had mine for over a year and its doing very well.

 

[SkullV]

I want one. any advice or worries? do they last or will it die, etc.

No offense, but if you need to ask a question like this, maybe it would be best to stick to the hardier fish out there until you feel more comfortable with the hobby.

 

[reefjunkie42]

vie got a beautiful 1.5 inch juvi in QT right now. very nice attractive fish.

 

[JM68]

great fish, i've had mine for almostt 5 years now and got it when it was the size of a quarter. its about 80-90% changed over to adult colors. i actually like the adult coloration more. Its very unique.

 

[Northstar24]

Both color forms are pretty unique. I'm currently on the look out for one of these for my system. I don't think these require any extraordinary care like an Achilles Tang for example

 

[SkullV]

Why does Live Aquaria list these as needing a 180g tank while the other bristletooth tangs only need a 70g (according to them)?

 

[snorvich]

Why does Live Aquaria list these as needing a 180g tank while the other bristletooth tangs only need a 70g (according to them)?

I don't know, I think a 125 would be an ok minimum. I have one in a 240 gallon tank that has grown very slowly. I would certainly buy one again. I prefer the adult coloration and feel they are very hardy.

 

[snorvich]

I just checked the RC recommended minimum for Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis and that is 100 gallons.