juvenille hippo question

[lilyep125]

I recently got a baby hippo tang in my 55g reef tank. I have a 125g UP AND RUNNING for it when he gets bigger. He is currently about an inch long so my question is how long (or how big should he be) when I move him to the new tank?

 

[FTDelta]

If your tank is ready for fish now, put him in now. Tangs like to swim in open spaces.

 

[lilyep125]

well its my friends 125g tank. she bought him and he will be in hers. I just have him temporarily because I've always wanted one but I know he will quickly outgrow mine so I am borrowing him in a sense

 

[pinnatus]

Probably at 3-4" he will need to move.

 

[Triggerfish]

+1.
i find they are one of the quicker growers in the tang family..

 

[Betta132]

3-4" sounds about right.

 

[lilyep125]

Thanks for the replies. I decided to just let her have it now. I have a feeling I would get too attached if I kept it any longer

 

[bobkill]

I would wait if the following are in the larger tank- and larger fish that could harm the tiny hippo or a large amount of flow