Tank Raised Tangs

[scionreefing]

Im the Aquatics CAS at Pecto and i was doing an order for Clownfish and i saw Kole,Yellow,and Hippo Tangs with C/B next to them Im guessing that means Captive Bred. I think its really cool i hope out LFS start carrying them. The Hippo tangs do really good they start eating really fast as soon as they get dropped into the tanks.

 

[lhm nole]

Im the Aquatics CAS at Pecto and i was doing an order for Clownfish and i saw Kole,Yellow,and Hippo Tangs with C/B next to them Im guessing that means Captive Bred. I think its really cool i hope out LFS start carrying them. The Hippo tangs do really good they start eating really fast as soon as they get dropped into the tanks.

Tangs have yet to be captive breed but are captive raised

 

[scionreefing]

hmmm. then why does it say C/B next to the named? ill scan it and load it up on the forum when i get home.

 

[velvetelvis]

A lot of people aren't real clear on the distinction between CB and TR. I don't know why they wouldn't make that distinction on the sheet, but maybe it's a wholesaler or something who doesn't know the difference?

There is a facility called Sustainable Aquatics that captive-breeds several different fish (clowns, Banggai cardinals, fangblennies). These are fish from parents that may have been either WC or CB themselves, but the young are "conceived", hatched, and raised in captivity from the git-go. They've never been in the ocean.

Sustainable Aquatics also has a division called Sustainable Island, which pays native residents (I think in the Solomon Islands, but I'm not sure) to capture larval fish, which are then raised back in the States at SA's aquaculture facility. The three tangs you mentioned are some of the species they raise (but NOT breed) in captivity. They probably came from SA/SI.

 

[scionreefing]

Yeah i talked to the guy at SA this morning and cleared it up for me. i dont know why they have T/R on it. but i dont like the idea.

 

[TampaReefer79]

Yeah i talked to the guy at SA this morning and cleared it up for me. i dont know why they have T/R on it. but i dont like the idea.

A) Don't let jmaneyapanda see this thread LOL

B) They have T/R on it to suck out as much $$ as they can on unsuspecting customers. That's the ONLY reason. There's no confusion on whether or not tangs have been captively bred...except to those that don't know.

 

[scionreefing]

these tank raised tangs are the same price as the others. on the bright side they take them very very young and raise them in tanks so you really wont have to worry about them stressing out more than wild caught tangs.

 

[TampaReefer79]

these tank raised tangs are the same price as the others. on the bright side they take them very very young and raise them in tanks so you really wont have to worry about them stressing out more than wild caught tangs.

As I'm sure you know, taking them very young and raising them in aquaria doesn't make them tank bred. It makes them tank raised. There's a BIIIIG difference between the two.