would like a tang in my reef

[agreeive?fish]

ok im working on my reef..has a few mollies and live rock...gonna do a softy such as leathers,and zoos

tank is a standard 4ft 90g..could i do ONE(1) tang yellow , purple,black or convict???????

 

[jraker]

For a 4ft a bristletooth tang would do best. No zebrasomas.

 

[agreeive?fish]

For a 4ft a bristletooth tang would do best. No zebrasomas.

well i guess a tang in my reef isprobably a no go then as i havent found any bristletooth i like...but i will look closer at the bristletooth tangs when the tank is ready for a tang.....thanks

 

[bat21]

The Kole Tang looks way cooler in person than it does in pictures, in case you've never seen one up close. In the right lighting they have a very unique purplish, reddish, brownish color.

 

[hogfanreefer]

Agree with bat21. Also look at the White Tail bristletooth. Much like a Kole but with a striking stark white tail. Very elegant.

IME your tank needs to be pretty mature for a bristletooth as they are a little bit more picky in their eating habits and benefit even more than other tangs from having a good amount of film/macroalgae to eat.

 

[shred5]

The Kole Tang looks way cooler in person than it does in pictures, in case you've never seen one up close. In the right lighting they have a very unique purplish, reddish, brownish color.

Agreed, I have one in my 90. He can get aggressive some times especially with new additions but usually is not too bad. Certain fish he just does not like, I have had to rescue a few fish or he would have killed them.

 

[Sapelo]

My Tomini is my favorite fish and would work in your 90.
Extremely active and hard working, he doesn't bother anyone and no one bothers him.

 

[OrionN]

I think a Yellow tang would be fine in a 90 gal. I love the bright yellow color.

 

[Nina51]

i second the kole tang. once they settle in, they display a very striking color. blurry pic because he never stops moving but mine is deep purple and one of my favorite fish.
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oh, the spots are great dane slobbers. it's a never ending battle!

 

[Jrambo88]

If you get the yellow small, I bet it'd do fine in a 90. I know what the forum says it should be in a 125, but countless people I know have yellow tangs in a 75 or 90 and they do fine and have little to no aggression.

 

[GimpyFin]

I agree with some of the others in that you could do a yellow in a 90. Just don't go out and get a show sized one. Definitely stay away from the black ones as they really do need a bigger tank. I have a purple in my 110 and he is fine and everybody gets along.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Yellow or bristle tooth should work 4 feet is fine for a yellow

 

[snorvich]

Reef Central's recommendations are found here.

 

[brett559]

I kept a yellow and a purple at various times in a 90g. No problems whatsoever. Both are slow growing fish. A Naso or sailfin, no way. A yellow or purple would be fine, for many many years at least.

I understand that opinions are very strong with regards to tangs and tank size. Those are my two-cents.

 

[ca1ore]

I've kept a convict in a 90 a couple of times and it did just fine. Not the easiest tang, however, as they tend to come in very thin.

 

[agreeive?fish]

thanks for the reply's...sorry for the late response darn work got in the way of reading reply's

for those saying the kole tang i prety under the right lighting....what lighting are you saying is the correct lighting to bring out the colors of the kole...i guess i have never seen a kole in the right lighting

iam would like a tang in this tank but its not required and i wont settle for something i dont like just to have a tang...because i have a 6ft 210g that currently has room for a tang the only occupant in the 210g is a 5 year old stars stripes puffer that is the sole surviver of an ice storm power outage

 

[Jrambo88]

I'd say go for it, a lot of people put yellows and purple and hippos in 75/90. Ask your LFS if the fish doesn't look healthy or happy if you can return it.

 

[itz frank]

Look into genicanthus angelfish. Imo, a good alternative to tangs and a great community fish. I love mine.


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[SaltyDoug]

If you have a larger system up and running I don't see a problem getting a small yellow/purple until you feel it's too big and graduates to the larger system.

The problem is when people buy small tangs for small tanks and plan on trading them in when they are larger. Which is not very fair to the fish.