Mimic tang ok for 105g?

[Jimbob.]

Hi, would a Mimic Tang be ok for my 105g tank?

The display is 42'' long and will have a 56g sump (So roughly 160g)

This will be the only tang...

Thanks :spin3:

 

[tcoral]

I would say yes since it's a smaller tang. Really nice personality too.

 

[Jimbob.]

Thank you for the reply Tina

Great to know they have a nice personality, i think they also go through a really nice colour change (I'll be going for the Lemonpeel Mimic)

Anyone have any ideas on QT procedures? How long and whether they are especially prone to WS?

 

[Toddrtrex]

I personally would say no. While that amount of gallons makes it sound good, the 42" long is too short.

 

[sandwi54]

I wouldn't either. The length is too short for the tang to have enough straight-through swimming room.

 

[Jimbob.]

Not what i was hoping to hear to be honest

I chose the Mimic specifically because it is A) Generally a smaller tang B) Is somewhat of a grazer and C) Thought my tank would be acceptable...

 

[anbosu]

They are great fish, your tank is just a little on the small side. If you really want a tang in that tank footprint I would recommend a Kole or one of the other small bristletooth tangs.

 

[Jimbob.]

I don't like any Bristletooth variety of tang in all honesty.

Its funny because if i had a 75g 4ft or a 100g 5ft it would be fine, here i am with a 42'' 105g and its not big enough :lol:

Sadly thats the only length i can allow.

 

[anbosu]

I wouldn't recommend it for a 4' tank either. 5' it would be fine I think.

 

[Jimbob.]

Any suggestions for a show piece fish?

No Angels.

 

[jason2459]

A nice wrasse and a kole tang.

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[tcoral]

I personally would say no. While that amount of gallons makes it sound good, the 42" long is too short.

I wouldn't either. The length is too short for the tang to have enough straight-through swimming room.

Not what i was hoping to hear to be honest

I chose the Mimic specifically because it is A) Generally a smaller tang B) Is somewhat of a grazer and C) Thought my tank would be acceptable...

I've got one in my 180 (lemonpeel mimic) in my 180 with other tangs. I would still recommend it since it is more of a wanderer/meander-er around the tank grazing, instead of darting from one end of the tank to the other. It is a really sedate type tang (or at least mine is, LOL). liveA, says a min of 70 gallons and the tang guide here says 75, so your tank should be plenty for this type of tang.

 

[MuffsAbby]

What about one of the smaller butterflyfish, such as the Latticed or Double Saddle or Dot-Dash...assuming you don't have a reef tank (although that might be why you said "No Angels").

 

[Toddrtrex]

I've got one in my 180 (lemonpeel mimic) in my 180 with other tangs. I would still recommend it since it is more of a wanderer/meander-er around the tank grazing, instead of darting from one end of the tank to the other. It is a really sedate type tang (or at least mine is, LOL). liveA, says a min of 70 gallons and the tang guide here says 75, so your tank should be plenty for this type of tang.

A 75 is 4 feet long. The tank in this thread, is only 3.5 feet long, so in the important aspect it is smaller.

 

[Jimbob.]

What about one of the smaller butterflyfish, such as the Latticed or Double Saddle or Dot-Dash...assuming you don't have a reef tank (although that might be why you said "No Angels").

I would love a Copperband but it'll be an LPS dominated system, hence no Angels

Thanks for the replies so far.

 

[jrpark22000]

I would love a Copperband but it'll be an LPS dominated system, hence no Angels

Thanks for the replies so far.

Another thought is a reef-safe buttterfly, the Hemitaurichthy. Zoster and yellow pyramid are plankton feeders.

 

[Jimbob.]

The yellow pyramid Butterfly does look very nice and they get quite large so it would be a magnificent centre piece fish...

 

[longahan]

Ive kept a purple tang in a 90 gallon tank for 10 years.He is happy as can be,never gets ick and has never had any other proublems.I cant see why a mimic wouldnt work.

 

[Jimbob.]

Is your tank 4ft?

Those 6 inches make all the difference...apparently anyway :lol:

There are always going to be divided opinions on tangs unless your tank happens to be the size of the Ocean

 

[small alien]

No. But there will be if your tank is a tweener size like yours or mine. A 42 inch tank is not a tang tank. But there's a billion other awesome fish you could have. Think wrasses.