small tangs?

[scott11]

What are the smallest tangs? I have a 120, but plan to keep all small fish, such as clowns, gobies, blennies, etc- but may want a tang also. Are there any that will stay smaller, so they dont dwarf all my other fish?

Also, what would be a good centerpiece fish for this type of tank. I am considering a school of anthias, or possible a few wrasses.

 

[rhkingsfan]

yellow and kole stay pretty small

 

[scott11]

i still think they are larger than I want. I saw a gray w/ orange fins tang long ago at a LFS, don't remember the name, but he was very small. Dont know if it was young or a small species.

 

[fishkid6692]

they don't really stay much smaller than 6-7 inches.

 

[wesdaniel]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12390918#post12390918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scott11
i still think they are larger than I want. I saw a gray w/ orange fins tang long ago at a LFS, don't remember the name, but he was very small. Dont know if it was young or a small species.

Probably a Tomini Tang, one of the Ctenochaetus genus. It does stay relatively small - around 6" - 8" I think.

 

[Hormigaquatica]

Members of the Ctenochaetus are, in general, the smallest tangs around. Youre looking at least 5-6" for the smallest species (including the orange-fin/ C. tominiensis that you saw). The smallest of that group is C. flavicauda, which grows to about 4.5", though I dont recall having ever seen that species in the hobby. Yellow Eye Koles get to be about another inch, and Orange-fins get another half to one inch larger than that.