Naso Tang??

[dogboy]

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....

[bv_reefer]

-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.

[Jason McK]

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

[bv_reefer]

-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!

[michika]

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?

[Mik_101]

Originally Posted by michika

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?

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

[michika]

Not all angels nip, I've had quite a few that were model citizens, lemonpeel, singapore, white tail, emperor, regal. It seems that as long as you keep your fish well fed with a variety of foods they don't seem to stray.

Kole tangs still get too big. While they do clean glass and rocks quite well, they aren't small tank fish.

[bv_reefer]

Originally Posted by michika

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?

Do tangs really produce that much waste??

[michika]

Originally Posted by bv_reefer

Do tangs really produce that much waste??

When you balance out what they do for the system, vs. what they take from it, its unequal. Tangs eat a lot, but they produce a huge amount of waste. Most of the food they eat needs to be added to the tank, vs. a fish like a sixline wrasse, who will eat pods, something the tank naturally produces.

[Redrover]

With a 46gal tank, like has been said your better off going with the small angels Flame....Coral Beauty [ Pigmy ] I have both and no corals have been touched