tangs in a cube tank

[timdam]

not trying to start any controversy or anything.

but how big (in gallons) should a cube tank be for a tang? i know that people are saying that tanks should be LONG for tangs to swim vertically.

 

[jason2459]

10' x 10' should keep the tang police away! :bigeyes:

I'd imagine a 4'x4' would be fine.

 

[timdam]

i'm not good with knowing what a 10 x 10 or a 4 x 4 is in terms of gallons. how many gallons would that be?

 

[Korrine]

^I would agree with that (4x4)

tim it depends on how tall the tank is.

 

[Korrine]

Here is the tank volume calculator
http://www.reefcentral.com/index.php/tank-volume

 

[timdam]

is a 4 x 4 okay according to the tang police? i don't wanna go to fish jail.

 

[Korrine]

I'm guessing about half will say barely ok and half will no you need length

Keep in mind it also depends on what tangs you want to keep.

 

[Ohiomom]

4 x 4 would be ok for probably one of the smaller tangs imo but not multiple..

 

[LisaD]

probably depends on the size of the tang.

 

[JHemdal]

Tim,

Try this calculation: Take the open water length of the tank plus the open water width (Think of the letter "L" place in the open section of the tank). Then, look up the maximum size of the tang on fishbase.org and take 80% of that value. Divide the second number by the first and put a 1: in front of it to get a ratio. Absolute minimum would be 1:6 , a good working figure would be 1:8 and there are a few people who advocate for 1:12.

Note: different fish would have different ratios, and this has NOTHING to do with tank carrying capacity or the territoriality of the fish, just swimming space.


Jay

 

[snorvich]

I'm guessing about half will say barely ok and half will no you need length

Keep in mind it also depends on what tangs you want to keep.

While I disagree with the usage of the term "tang police", I would always say that length is much more important than gallonage. Some tangs need 10 feet, while others would do well with 6 feet.

 

[Korrine]

While I disagree with the usage of the term "tang police", I would always say that length is much more important than gallonage. Some tangs need 10 feet, while others would do well with 6 feet.

OK so why did you quote me? (out of curiosity)