Medium Blue Tang 4" 25$
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sjkarrow87
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nm, after thinkin about it, even tho i only have 2 clowns and a pseudo in my 65 i don't feel thats enough for the tang....
sorry pk1
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jcw
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The tang post sticky says this fish needs a big tank.
Most websites have a much more modest size requirement. 75-125 gallons.
Along with damsels and clownfish, I must see this fish in more reef tanks than almost any other fish. Most are 150 or less.
So what's right?
I'd like to get one for my 125 6ft tank, but I don't want a fish that's pacing like it's wanting to get out, either. That really bothers me.
Most websites have a much more modest size requirement. 75-125 gallons.
Along with damsels and clownfish, I must see this fish in more reef tanks than almost any other fish. Most are 150 or less.
So what's right?
I'd like to get one for my 125 6ft tank, but I don't want a fish that's pacing like it's wanting to get out, either. That really bothers me.
DopeCantWin
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I don't know if I can agree with that link. . . . hmmmm:hmm3:. IMO a 180 should be more than ok. But that's me
Jeff
Premium Member
That list took weeks to prepare. It is based on recommendations made by the staff of this site. There are probably over 400 years of fish keeping experience in it. Drs. Foster and Smith changed a lot of their tank size recommendations because of it.
DopeCantWin
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Or maybe you have a 1 foot fish, whose growth is stunted and will die prematurely.
Jeff
Premium Member
Exactly
jcw
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The hippo tang is one where there's a huge difference in recommendations.
Drs Foster and Smith still puts 125g for the blue tang while this site's recommendation is twice that size.
I'm not saying one's right and one's wrong. Personally, I'm already a little upset watching my bellus angelfish whose only 3" long (recommended tank size of 125) swim up and down and up and down and up and down whenever he gets a little stressed. I'd like to avoid a worse mistake if possible.
Ultimately, unless they make it illegal to house tangs in "small" tanks, I think there will always be people that do the "not recommended" thing. Personally, I've completely rethunk my stocking list after watching the angelfish.
But then again, I wouldn't stop anyone from putting a hippo in a 125...
Drs Foster and Smith still puts 125g for the blue tang while this site's recommendation is twice that size.
I'm not saying one's right and one's wrong. Personally, I'm already a little upset watching my bellus angelfish whose only 3" long (recommended tank size of 125) swim up and down and up and down and up and down whenever he gets a little stressed. I'd like to avoid a worse mistake if possible.
Ultimately, unless they make it illegal to house tangs in "small" tanks, I think there will always be people that do the "not recommended" thing. Personally, I've completely rethunk my stocking list after watching the angelfish.
But then again, I wouldn't stop anyone from putting a hippo in a 125...
jcw
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And if you've made one person reconsider putting a juvi blue tang in a 30g tank than I think you've done a great job.
harry r
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well many amimals will grow to the the limits of their enviroment (food availability, size), if they are in a small tank, they will not out grow it, at least quickly . if you put that same one in a larger tank he will grow bigger. I guess the key is if you are moving him from a smaller tank to a larger one and he showed no stress in the smaller one, my guess is moving him to a larger one should be no problem and he will just get bigger. mine in the 75 gal has stabilized in size, he looks happy and still eats well. I would like to get him into a bigger home but I am not too worried about it based on his current behaviour.
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400 years collectively does not make them qualified to be any marine biologist. nor does the time or who posted it make it fact! dr foster changing their tank sizes means absolutely nothing.(i dont agree with their sizes either)
right! lol thats about the only reply im going to give you on that spout of stupidity
gee jeff its funny are you back tracking or contradicting yourself here?
its based on what the makers of that list think they believe the fish they observed told them, point in fact here is this they dont know other than size of the tank their recommended tanks size is based on exactly the same thing. which like most sites just copy another sites tank sizes. hardly based upon retail sales. just like in 10 years from now all of those sizes posted here will be different yet again. because their guess isnt based upon anything but thier personal beliefs.
you sure seem to act as if it was law. we do ALL have our opinions, but unless you agree with it everyone else's is wrong.
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