Your opinion on tangs

[taguluchi]

What would you say is the hardiest tang in your opinion?


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[JohnnyHildo]

the one that is in a tank that is too small for it

 

[taguluchi]

the one that is in a tank that is too small for it

Which one is that?


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[ca1ore]

I didn't get that either ..... ?

I tend to think of tangs as needing an experienced hand. Probably the zebrasomas are the easiest, though they can be aggressive and Sailfins particularly get too large for most tanks.

 

[CrayolaViolence]

What would you say is the hardiest tang in your opinion?


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Yellow tangs, in my experience. Purple tangs too, although they are far more expensive.

 

[Moort82]

Scopas are pretty hardy like most zebrasoma.

 

[jda]

Mimics are pretty easy and don't get huge. Chocolate is my favorite tang.

 

[cougareyes]

I have a mimic in a 90, he's only been in there a few weeks. He seems happy, a bit more a prancer than an end to end swimmer. They grow super slow, I've seen the one at the lfs for 3 years in a 450g and he hasn't grown a lick and he's grazing constantly with plenty to eat.

 

[alton]

Hawaiian or Florida collected. Collection practices are better than most locations, plus shipping times are much shorter.

 

[brad]

Hardiest is the question, not which does best in a small tank. Naso's are pretty hardy if you have a 1000 gallons. Hepatus are hardy once acclimated. Pretty much anything other than Acanthus species are hardier.

 

[Elricsfate]

Kinda amazing how some people see the word "tang" in a post and just knee-jerk a "tank too small!" reply. He asked which is the hardiest...not which is the hardest.

 

[Becks]

Kinda amazing how some people see the word "tang" in a post and just knee-jerk a "tank too small!" reply. He asked which is the hardiest...not which is the hardest.

yeah this is the worse forum for it too.

 

[JohnnyHildo]

What would you say is the hardiest tang in your opinion?


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sorry. misread that as "hardest". i don't know which is the easiest to keep but i do know any of the powders are some of the most prone to ich.

 

[JohnnyHildo]

yeah this is the worse forum for it too.

sometimes the right advice isn't what a person wants to hear.
the fact that so many respond negatively goes to show how sensitive this species can be to feeling confined and lashing out either physically or immunologically.

 

[scooter31707]

Mimics are pretty easy and don't get huge. Chocolate is my favorite tang.

IME, they are at the top of the list along with the Yellow and Kole Tangs.

 

[Dmorty217]

All tangs are hardy, hardiest would be Zebrasoma like mentioned above.

 

[Elricsfate]

sometimes the right advice isn't what a person wants to hear.
the fact that so many respond negatively goes to show how sensitive this species can be to feeling confined and lashing out either physically or immunologically.

I get that you misread the post. It is after all only one letter difference. I'm just commenting on the general state of the community, not attacking you personally.

 

[Becks]

sometimes the right advice isn't what a person wants to hear.
the fact that so many respond negatively goes to show how sensitive this species can be to feeling confined and lashing out either physically or immunologically.

It's not about what someone wants or does not want to hear but rather the manor it's said to them which is then followed by a pitch fork and mob mentality that jumps on the band wagon. Compared to other forums when people have asked about tangs, people answer the question and if if the question is related to tank size, it comes across less patronising or aggressive.

Just my observation, but I find tangs pretty boring and the best fish I find are the smaller ones.