tang question

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Originally Posted by jordsy

I have a 90 gal and thinking of downgrading to a 50 gal..... Ive heard my purple tang cant be kept in a smaller tank. Any reasons why? or is this just hear say
thanks again

I agree with the other reefers.

The main reason why is that tangs are swimmers and need the length to swim that larger tanks provide. They motor from one end of the tank to the other.

Other fish like angels kind of just swim around.