Tangs in a 90?

[BCOrchidGuy]

I agree with Troy, not every subject that gets some attention is closed or black listed etc etc, I appreciate the fact that the moderators watch a topic like this one closely, it can quickly escalate to something ugly and they are always there to catch it if it does.

I've only had experience with a couple of tangs, Sail fin did very nicely in my 90, very nicely indeed. The Orange Shoulder, (epaulette) didn't fare well at all, it died with in two days of going into my tank, a quick look told the sad story. White nodes all over it's gills, you couldn't see them until the fish was dead. I took a lot of flack for posting about this fish as it was a very well respected store that I got it from. I still shop there and I accepted the responsibility that yes I SHOULD HAVE had a QT tank. My bad, poor fish.

Frankly, I think a tang
1: is not a beginners fish
2: needs as much room as possible
3: grows into it's environment in many ways
4: Can still out grow a tank easilly (depends a lot on the Tang though)
5: Can be kept with others that look the same etc IF sufficient room is provided.

Please note I said I think, not I know, not this is the only way it can be etc etc. You wanted opinions, well those are mine.

For the record, I kept a nice small SailFin in a 24 Gallon bow front for about 8 weeks, it kept company with a FoxFace and they both where fat when they went into the 155. Neither of them showed any anxiety about the small tank, they both ate well and did their thing (fish thing ya know).

Doug