gold rim/white shoulder tang

[jon1985]

I am trying to decide if I should get a gold rim tang formy tank. It is 100 gallons and has 150lbs of live rock, 40 gallon breeder as sump, and 280 gallon rated skimmer.

I am looking for experiences. Who has had one and what where your experiences?

 

[TampaReefer79]

What are the dimensions of the tank, what kind of skimmer, what are the other tankmates? And what is a white shoulder tang? Your term gold rim/white shoulder tang is confusing. I'm assuming you just mean gold rim tang?

 

[jon1985]

sorry it should read gold rim/white cheek tang. The tank is 40"x24"x24". I have an IN280 vertex skimmer. It currently has a pair of small gold strip maroon clowns, flame angel, and only plan to add 1 more small fish excluding the tang.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I would not attempt it. Many years ago I had an A. nigricans in a standard 75 (( 4 feet long )) and it was great for the first 2 years, and then it just was swimming back and forth -- which didn't take long at all. I ended up selling it to a local reefer that had an 8 foot tank. They are truly great looking fish, but need more swimming room then your tank will provide.

 

[TampaReefer79]

Yeah, 40x24 are bad dimensions for a tang bud. Sorry.

 

[SlowCobra]

Being that you are probably going to get a tang despite the advice given, at least in my experience that tends to be what happens, get one from the Ctenochaetus genus. Yellow eye Kole, Bristle tooth tomini, Chevron, etc.

 

[2006]

Sticky says 75 gallon which is normally 48". Your tank being only 40" is probably pushing it unless you buy a juvenile and upgrade or trade in the next two years.

 

[jaa1456]

Yea upgrade or be willing to sell or give the tang away in a few years.

 

[TampaReefer79]

Where do people get this magic number of 2 years for a tang to outgrow a 40" tank? Even a juvi has ALREADY outgrown a 40" tank, there's no way it would be good in it for 2 years...or even 1.

 

[jaa1456]

Where do people get this magic number of 2 years for a tang to outgrow a 40" tank? Even a juvi has ALREADY outgrown a 40" tank, there's no way it would be good in it for 2 years...or even 1.

Haha I said a few years not 2 or 3 specificaly. I have had naso tangs grow at different rates. One tripled in size in a years as the other one got maybe 2 inches longer in the same time. They were both the same size to start and kept in the same tank together.

 

[2006]

Where do people get this magic number of 2 years for a tang to outgrow a 40" tank? Even a juvi has ALREADY outgrown a 40" tank, there's no way it would be good in it for 2 years...or even 1.

Your tank being only 40" is probably pushing it unless you buy a juvenile and upgrade or trade when it has outgrown the tank.

Better?:rolleye1:

 

[TampaReefer79]

Your tank being only 40" is probably pushing it unless you buy a juvenile and upgrade or trade when it has outgrown the tank.

Better?:rolleye1:

I guess. :hammer: My point is that at 40" a juvie acanthurus tang has already outgrown it. lol And we should take all of the online tank minimums, take Scott Michael's books (which I own) and either ignore them all, or add 150 gallons to each 'minimum'.

Most are so grossly under-gallonaged (is that a word?) and out of date that it gives newcomers the wrong idea. It's kind of funny because I rememeber when I thought my 125 was a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge tank. :eek1:


DISCLAIMIER: THIS IS JUST MY OPINION!

 

[jon1985]

I was also consider a yellow eyed cole. Just thought I would ask.

 

[TampaReefer79]

A kole tang would be a nice addition.