show very small tangs,angels,butterflyfishs in aquaria...

[auem]

it is general fact to show big fishes...and sometimes lots of criticism and what not comes with it...
today i went to my lfs and seen a 1/2 inch koran angel..from there the idea of this thread came to my mind...like to hear the experience of people who raised their tangs,angels or butterflies from a inch or less size and if possible earliest pictures....:fun2:

 

[agreeive?fish]

well i would not consider mine "raised" but i bought a yellow tang and a hippo tang both smaller than a quarter the hippo is now about 3-3.5 inches and the yellow is now about 3-3.25 inches both with the wonderfull football look...bought both of them aprox 9 months ago

 

[jaa1456]

What LFS is opened up before 10 am?

 

[auem]

What LFS is opened up before 10 am?

plenty of LFSs around the world opens before 10am. at u.s timeline...:hammer:

 

[Turbovr3six]

What LFS is opened up before 10 am?

Haha seriously! ..... Luckey!



Heres my baby tang that i've had for a little over 5 months now.:spin3:

 

[agreeive?fish]

What LFS is opened up before 10 am?

mine is open at 9 am 6 days a week..closed sundays and federal holidays

 

[auem]

what tang is that...fowleri or duss...or something other...?

 

[rioshilo]

Wow turbo... that tang has really grown quick.

I got my mimic about the same time you got your tang, and it has only grown from 1" to now being 2"
This is around when I first got it

 

[60G]

cool tangs

 

[Turbovr3six]

what tang is that...fowleri or duss...or something other...?

Its a mystery tang :lol:




I'm almost positive it's a Acanthurus Bahianus.

 

[uhuru]

so cute

 

[Korrine]

cool keep the pics coming guys! try to do updated pics, if you can, with the time it's been since they were tiny.

 

[scubasteve06]

rioshilo that looks like an ebli angel in a tang body

 

[Recty]

Its a mystery tang :lol:




I'm almost positive it's a Acanthurus Bahianus.

Looks like Acanthurus xanthopterus to me.

 

[AuroraDrvr]

I'm almost positive it's a Acanthurus Bahianus.

Yep, that's what it is.

 

[rioshilo]

rioshilo that looks like an ebli angel in a tang body

Yes it does. Its an eibli mimic tang and as a juvi they mimic the angel appearance.

 

[BrianD]

Both tangs in this video were about the size of a quarter when I added them to my tank. The rabbitfish was about the size of a half-dollar.

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[auem]

@Brian,
how many years it took to grow to that size?

 

[BrianD]

Less than 3 for the Desjardini. I have had the hepatus too long for me to remember his stages of growth, but he probably grew the fastest during the first 5 years or so. He is 10 or so now.

 

[Korrine]

very impressive Brian! shows how fast they grow!