got Naso?

[Gary Majchrzak]

post pix of your Naso Tang! One catch- make sure to mention:
* the size of your aquarium
* how long you've had the fish
* the size of the fish
* whether or not it's still alive

I'm especially interested in seeing lunkers... the big boys.

 

[Neoz]

Quick picture of my Naso Tang. Sorry I didn't clean the glass first.
180 Gallon tank
Had him 9 months
Hes roughly 6 inches
When I purchased him he was so so small. ABC Reefs had to special order him because I wanted the smallest one I could get. He was so tiny back then. Now hes fat and healthy!

 

[Capt_Cully]

Lunkers! !! Classic Gary. That's old school fisherman talk. I love it!

 

[chrisguy]

I can't find the camera, so I'll have to get a picture later. You got me curious, so I went and looked through my reef log book. I bought my Naso September 20th 2005, so I've had it almost 5 years. Hard to measure, but it's between 6 and 7 inches long Started in a 120, currently living in a 180.

 

[RandyO]

I have a hard time keeping them for more than 3 years. Some of the tanks I've had them in are larger than 300 gallons.

 

[magdelan]

*180g
*1 day
*4 inches
*alive and well

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

Lunkers! !! Classic Gary. That's old school fisherman talk. I love it!

aka "eatin' size"

 

[mr86mister]

aka "eatin' size"

If you can cook, he can eat it. :spin2:

 

[flameangel9]

I only had this guy for a short period. I thought my 180 was big enough but it clearly wasn't. He was 12-14" long and now resides in a 1000 gal tank comfortably.

 

[Scott48]

Holy Cow! he could swallow that flame angel whole!

 

[jfl14609]

You never said what kind of naso

 

[flameangel9]

You never said what kind of naso

Good point, I like those a lot, vladmingi? or Lopezi? Either way I want one they just get too big.

Now for the questions,

How big is he?
How long have you had him?
Size of aquarium?
Still alive?

 

[jfl14609]

Vlamingi
he is about 11 inches
I just got him
aquarium is 210 gallon
yes alive just ate two sheets of nori

 

[flameangel9]

Vlamingi
he is about 11 inches
I just got him
aquarium is 210 gallon
yes alive just ate two sheets of nori

Only two? He's beautiful:inlove:

 

[wah-zoh]

here i thought when i had my 125g i could keep a blonde naso. looks like when i get back in to big tanks, i need to go bigger!!!!!~

 

[jfl14609]

here i thought when i had my 125g i could keep a blonde naso. looks like when i get back in to big tanks, i need to go bigger!!!!!~

Honestly I felt great getting this guy into a larger tank but I can see him outgrowing even my tank someday

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

was it a rescue fish... did it come from a smaller tank, Jeff?

 

[jfl14609]

Not a rescue he has been in a friends tank for a very long time and he was just ready for a larger tank. This is one of those stories where a responsible reefer did the right thing and moved him to a bigger home. So he was a good fit as my bio load in the 210 will be very small. Well besides him I mean.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

here's a 17" vlamingii in an 8ft. 320g

this fish was rescued from a 180. In captivity for at least 4 years now.

 

[jfl14609]

ouch I cant believe it grew that large in a 180