Fish become pets. Or so I would hope is common..I myself don't think you should view them as trade-ins as they grow. :neutral:

Ya thats true I realy LUV fish right now all i have is 2 clown and 3 chromis but i have cichlids and ya for me running two tanks is a huge job i cant get rid of them so ill see for how long i can hold onto my naso tang.

There has got to be another fish you would like just as much that you wouldn't have to trade in? I had a naso in my 120 untill i took it down and yes they are beautifull fish but putting one in and then taking it out is to stressfull on the fish and you are going to risk ich and other diseases everytime you do this.Start small and work your way up. We all can't have what we want in our tanks and if we do then we have either gone up in tank size to do so or sacraficed something else. This is not the hobby to just go on a whim. Think about the best interest of the fish not what you really want. I have a kid your age and she is the same way with the naso but had to suck it up when we moved to the 90 as it just isn't big enough. They need a lot of room to swim and move about to be happy.

just my .02

It kinda sounds like you like the idea of a naso tang right now more than anything...

All that aside what happens when you have one that grows to big and you can't find someone to take it off your hands??

Just my 2 cents.... food for thought....

naso tang
 

-I agree and i disagree, i meen ya naso isn't the most compatible
fish for a 46-gallon but u know what, if he gave it a proper habitat,proper water conditions and proper feedings and of course compatibility I honestly think that a small naso shouldn't be 2 hard 2 pull off.

I believe a fish that's minimum requirements are a large tank require a large tank from birth. It's just in there genes.

There are a ton of fish out there that will do great in a 46G tank, why risk it

J

naso
 

-Ya i guess if it's too unnatural an environment that can be a problem, still an improvement from the 10-30 gallons it's kept in @ the fish store tho
that u gotta admit!

I'd say skip the naso, they grow really fast. In a 46 I would say skip all tangs, they will produce too much waste, and they grow far too fast.

Why not look into pygmy, or dwarf angels?

Dont get me wrong... i understand your sentiment... but i think having mentality is where the expression "Out of the frying pan into the fire" came from.... lol

Because dwaf angles nip at corals. Do you think a kole tang would be sutable