Help Me Please

[MikeP]

Welcome to Canreef. What are all the types of fish you have? The tangs need to go for sure unless they are really small but even then they will need a bigger home down the road. As for testing for starters you need to test for Nitrate, Ammonia, and Nitrite.

[fishoholic]

Tangs need lots of swimming room, a tank that is 6 feet long is an ideal home for this type of fish. IMO a tang should not be in a tank less than 90g.

[digital_fish]

Shyte!

My yellow tang as far as I ever thought is quite small. About 2 inches long. The blue tang was about the same size and did grow a slight bit over the year. And like I said, the blue tang never did seem to have a problem in that small 15 gallon tank. I also have 2 clowns and 2 B/W damsels. 5 fish in total. One cleaner shrimp, and 5 snails.

Also when I first started the hobby, the guy at the fish store said I should only keep the damsels for a short while because they will get aggressive. They did seem a little aggressive at first but they all seem to get along now. I tried to give them back to the store but they wouldn't take them. I kept them because I didn't want to kill them. Should I really get rid of them still and if so what could I replace them with? Should I just keep my yellow tang and hope for the best?

[mark]

Originally Posted by digital_fish

Shyte!

Also when I first started the hobby, the guy at the fish store said I should only keep the damsels for a short while because they will get aggressive. They did seem a little aggressive at first but they all seem to get along now. I tried to give them back to the store but they wouldn't take them. I kept them because I didn't want to kill them. Should I really get rid of them still and if so what could I replace them with? Should I just keep my yellow tang and hope for the best?

Already answered, should be looking at trading the tang out if keeping the small tank. As for damsels, no reason to kill any fish, just post here For Sale or the give away.

[MikeP]

You don't have to take the fish back to the store you bought them at, some of the stores in town here will take fish or corals in on trade (depending on what they have in stock already) it's worth looking into. And as mentioned you could try posting them for sale/trade (or give away) in the buy/sell/trade livestock section. You should do some research on nano tanks. With the right info you can have a really nice little tank

[michika]

You keep saying blue tang, are you referring to a regal tang, or an atlantic blue tang?

[mark]

Originally Posted by michika

You keep saying blue tang, are you referring to a regal tang, or an atlantic blue tang?

Thought the blue died so he's thinking a YT in a 32g.