Thread: Tang for a 50g
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Old 08-23-2008, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fishytime View Post
A 2" hippo is a baby and is going through his growing phase. If put in a small tank the fish will never reach its potential.
I rescued my hippo/regal tang from a 55g tank. He was six inches when I bought him It was sad to see such a large tang cooped up in such a small space. The problem with tangs in smaller tanks is that they will outgrow it, a lot faster then what most people think too, IMO.

Unless you're using the tang as an excuse to get a much larger tank and are willing to follow through with expense of upgrading, well... then that's a different story altogether.
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