Suitable tangs for 4ft tank

JDigital · #1 12-05-2008, 02:00 AM

I'll probably have a Powder Brown, and Kole in my tank..

Aquattro · #2 12-05-2008, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

I'll probably have a Powder Brown..

I'm told these are tough to keep, although I had one that lasted 3 years and probably would have been around longer if I'd been paying more attention to my tank. I believe it was the A. nigricans, not the A. japonicus

kellehar · #3 12-05-2008, 02:15 AM

We have a purple tang, a yellow tang and a naso tang also. They are doing fine, eat alot but get along great. We have a 90 gallon, withonly about 40 pounds of liverock in, so alot of swimming space.

Oxymoron · #4 12-05-2008, 02:20 AM

This is great to hear. Perhaps I can get away with 2 small tangs after all.
Any opinions on how much liverock would be "too much" for my tank and 2 tangs?

Oxymoron · #5 12-05-2008, 02:22 AM

Im assuming an achilles tang would be unsuitable?

Aquattro · #6 12-05-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Oxymoron

Im assuming an achilles tang would be unsuitable?

Ya, I wouldn't recommend one of those, and I'm pro 4ft tang tank

Oxymoron · #7 12-05-2008, 02:29 AM

Ok you bet.
Im a bit surprised that no one has responded with a resounding "no, do not keep tangs in a 4 ft tank".

StirCrazy · #8 12-06-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxymoron

Im assuming an achilles tang would be unsuitable?

I had mine in a 3 foot tank for 3 years, did well till the tank crashed from a heater mishap.

but I will say they are a tank that is a little more on the difficult side to keep, and are very demanding of really good water. I wouldn't keep it in a small tank with another tang, Nor would I personally put two tangs in anything less than a 120. been there done that, I got rid of the second tang after 5 months.

Some people do but I think they are forced to get a long in a smaller tank and may cause undue stress.

the problem with a standard 90 is it is only 18" wide, my 94 was 36 x 25 x 24 so there is really a lot more maneuvering room with that extra 6" of width. for a standard 90 I would stick to 1 tang.

Steve

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #9 12-05-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'm told these are tough to keep, although I had one that lasted 3 years and probably would have been around longer if I'd been paying more attention to my tank. I believe it was the A. nigricans, not the A. japonicus

I have an A. japonicus, & it's the beautiful boss of my 120g.

superduperwesman · #10 12-05-2008, 06:02 PM

I have 3 tangs in my 10 gallon