What kind of tangs are fit for a 75 gallon tank

Casey8 · #1 02-08-2012, 05:29 AM

I was hoping to get an already made mesh top to have a flasher wrasse in my tank, but it turned out the mesh top I was waiting for doesn't fit my top tank. My husband is not a handyman, neither am I, so I have to change to another plan. I would like to get a tang instead of a wrasse. The problem is I only have a 75 gallon tank and I am unable to upgrade to any tank that is bigger than what I have, because I live in a very small apartment. I really don't want to put him/her on trade/sell later with a reason like it is getting too big for my tank. I need someone who is currently having a tang that is living happily in a small tank (like mine) for a long time. Please kindly sharing your experience what kind of a tang you have and how long you have had it. No yellow tang for me.

Aquattro · #2 02-08-2012, 05:39 AM

Too bad, yellows are one of my favorites. A kole might work, or a scopas. You don't have a lot of selection if you can't upgrade or don't want to trade later. That's about all I'd put in. you could look for people selling tangs from their system that they've had a long time and appear to have stopped growing. I've seen a few that just seem to stay small. Even then though, the instinct of most tangs is to swim fast and far...

lpsreefer · #3 02-08-2012, 05:48 AM

any bristletooth tangs well be okay. mimic half black i have heard also.

marie · #4 02-08-2012, 05:52 AM

Putting a screen on your tank is easy, go to rona and get a window screen kit and then go to canadian tire and get a roll of plastic chicken wire. The instructions on how to make it are written on the screen kit, just use the plastic wire instead of the screen material that comes with the kit (chicken wire lets better light into your tank)

apexifd · #5 02-08-2012, 06:52 AM

theory is that fish will grow according to the size of the tank. this may not be true, but they may grow a lot slower after they reach the ideal size for the particular tank.

ensquire · #6 02-08-2012, 07:07 AM

check this out, It give you the best recommendations based on your size of tank.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a...num=1&count=24

paddyob · #7 02-08-2012, 05:38 PM

This thread is bound to lead to a public flogging for even posting it.

If it does not, something is wrong as I have been chastised more than once.

I have a yellow in my 70 and it's happy happy.

Keep the tang smaller, and once it's size is edging on outgrowing the tank , you can rehome it or maybe trade for a smaller.

Most people are ok advising kole tangs, but most think none.

Be smart on the specimen you choose. I am sure, without reading all the posts, you will find a variety that you can keep, if anything, for a couple years.

Good luck and let us know what you decide.

Casey8 · #8 02-08-2012, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddyob

This thread is bound to lead to a public flogging for even posting it.

If it does not, something is wrong as I have been chastised more than once.

I have a yellow in my 70 and it's happy happy.

Keep the tang smaller, and once it's size is edging on outgrowing the tank , you can rehome it or maybe trade for a smaller.

Most people are ok advising kole tangs, but most think none.

Be smart on the specimen you choose. I am sure, without reading all the posts, you will find a variety that you can keep, if anything, for a couple years.

Good luck and let us know what you decide.

I am more concerned about the fishes health and happiness if they are cramped into a small space like my tank in the long term. I have decided to go back to my original plan to get a wrasse, I can see my tank is not suited for any of the tangs because they are fast and far (as aquattro said)... and grow too big. I am attached to my fish very much, I know I can't sell him/her later on.

lockrookie · #9 02-08-2012, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casey8

I am more concerned about the fishes health and happiness if they are cramped into a small space like my tank in the long term. I have decided to go back to my original plan to get a wrasse, I can see my tank is not suited for any of the tangs because they are fast and far (as aquattro said)... and grow too big. I am attached to my fish very much, I know I can't sell him/her later on.

well said

im attached to allmy fish as well...no wait not my clowns thier EVIL..

Reefie · #10 02-08-2012, 11:32 PM

Gee, this reminds me of the Tang Police knocking on my door when I posted in the 2012 FTS thread. Haha!

I know of someone else that has a Blonde Naso in a BC29.

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddyob

This thread is bound to lead to a public flogging for even posting it.

If it does not, something is wrong as I have been chastised more than once.

I have a yellow in my 70 and it's happy happy.

Keep the tang smaller, and once it's size is edging on outgrowing the tank , you can rehome it or maybe trade for a smaller.

Most people are ok advising kole tangs, but most think none.

Be smart on the specimen you choose. I am sure, without reading all the posts, you will find a variety that you can keep, if anything, for a couple years.

Good luck and let us know what you decide.