Kar's 55g Red Sea Reef Thread
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Amoore311
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Pretty sure he just got the ban hammer. I won the bet it only took 13 minutes :rollface:
You won't have to worry about him anymore.
Getting back on track. I am not one to play tang police but don't put either of those guys in your 55. You would have to upgrade or trade them away once they got larger, and they do grow fairly quickly.
There are a bunch of fish you can go with that are nicely colored and exhibit the same grazing behavior. Dwarf Angels are a good choice. They have more of a tendency to nip clams than softies. Two dwarfs I have had good success with is the Cherub Angel and the Flame Angel. A buddy of mine also has a Coral Beauty that gives him no problems.
You would choose 1 of these for your tank as 2 together would probably fight till one died.
Again you can go with the tangs. But if you're going to have to move em out anyways, I'd go with something you can keep long term.
Also, if you go w/ a Yellow Tang try and buy them as a baby. A large majority of baby tangs come from Hawaii, where the capture methods are much more regulated than overseas. You won't have to worry about residual effects of cyanide (ie. a dead fish) in your new tang. I learned this from a guy who works for the local wholesaler who sells to all my LFS in the area.
You won't have to worry about him anymore.
Getting back on track. I am not one to play tang police but don't put either of those guys in your 55. You would have to upgrade or trade them away once they got larger, and they do grow fairly quickly.
There are a bunch of fish you can go with that are nicely colored and exhibit the same grazing behavior. Dwarf Angels are a good choice. They have more of a tendency to nip clams than softies. Two dwarfs I have had good success with is the Cherub Angel and the Flame Angel. A buddy of mine also has a Coral Beauty that gives him no problems.
You would choose 1 of these for your tank as 2 together would probably fight till one died.
Again you can go with the tangs. But if you're going to have to move em out anyways, I'd go with something you can keep long term.
Also, if you go w/ a Yellow Tang try and buy them as a baby. A large majority of baby tangs come from Hawaii, where the capture methods are much more regulated than overseas. You won't have to worry about residual effects of cyanide (ie. a dead fish) in your new tang. I learned this from a guy who works for the local wholesaler who sells to all my LFS in the area.
Amoore311
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I haven't had any experience with them personally. The Yellows I've seen slow down growth wise once they are a few years old. To be honest I would give you a year max before you had to get rid of the yellow.
Keep in mind the first thing a Tang will do when it's stressed is harass it's tank mates, and/or sprout Ick.
I've been looking around and to be honest, I don't see a lot of info on them. What I have seen suggests a a Min. 75 Gallon for the this guy. That would lead me to believe that you would have a chance to keep him a little bit longer than a Yellow that would get much larger. I would look into getting some info from someone who has had one, and get some ideas on how fast they grow.
Keep in mind the first thing a Tang will do when it's stressed is harass it's tank mates, and/or sprout Ick.
I've been looking around and to be honest, I don't see a lot of info on them. What I have seen suggests a a Min. 75 Gallon for the this guy. That would lead me to believe that you would have a chance to keep him a little bit longer than a Yellow that would get much larger. I would look into getting some info from someone who has had one, and get some ideas on how fast they grow.
