Yeah BABY! My colors are coming back!

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Canadian

Thanks!

Don't forget about the sand - I assume it's helping trap some detritus to drive up the organics in the tank.

Also, I feel like I have a lot of fish in a 50g tank:

6 Green Chromis
Yellow Tang
Chalk Basslet
Sixline Wrasse
Saddleback Clown

Does this seem like a lot of fish to you guys?

I don't think it is a lot of fish but I note you have a tang in a two foot tank.
Your tank is too small for tangs.
Canadian, I think you know that tangs require swimming room. If you watch them they scoot from one end of the tank to the other unlike many fish that kinda just hang around.
That is why large tanks (6 foot) tanks provide the optimum size for keeping tangs. They can do what they do best, swimming.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by naesco

That is why large tanks (6 foot) tanks provide the optimum size for keeping tangs. They can do what they do best, swimming.

you do realize that in the wild tangs tend to stay close to a specific area. now not all trypes of tangs but the common ones that you find as reef fish tend to stay in a spicif area like yellows and others. so. if there diet is met they don't need a tone of room and if you have a SPS tank with high flow they get plenty of exercise as it mimics the current they swim against. now I don't want to turn this into a tang argument as that wouldn't be fair to Andrew.

looking good by the way Andrew. I like the island you created, one of the nicer looks I have seen.

Now back to the tang, I think it is fine as it is small and has lots of room compared to its size, no need to self apointed tang police here.

Steve

[DCDN]

Tank looks great, love the rock work

[naesco]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

you do realize that in the wild tangs tend to stay close to a specific area. now not all trypes of tangs but the common ones that you find as reef fish tend to stay in a spicif area like yellows and others. so. if there diet is met they don't need a tone of room and if you have a SPS tank with high flow they get plenty of exercise as it mimics the current they swim against. now I don't want to turn this into a tang argument as that wouldn't be fair to Andrew.

looking good by the way Andrew. I like the island you created, one of the nicer looks I have seen.

Now back to the tang, I think it is fine as it is small and has lots of room compared to its size, no need to self apointed tang police here.

Steve

Yes, Steve but the tang looks 3 inches now and although yellow tangs don't get huge they grow to 5-6inches in no time.
The tank is only 24inches long so there is no room for the tang to swim.
Basically she has only 12 inches to swim taking into account she has to turn around at both ends.

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

you do realize that in the wild tangs tend to stay close to a specific area. now not all trypes of tangs but the common ones that you find as reef fish tend to stay in a spicif area like yellows and others. so. if there diet is met they don't need a tone of room and if you have a SPS tank with high flow they get plenty of exercise as it mimics the current they swim against. now I don't want to turn this into a tang argument as that wouldn't be fair to Andrew.

looking good by the way Andrew. I like the island you created, one of the nicer looks I have seen.

Now back to the tang, I think it is fine as it is small and has lots of room compared to its size, no need to self apointed tang police here.

Steve

Thanks Steve. And thanks for the backup with Gebietsführer Naesco

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by naesco

I don't think it is a lot of fish but I note you have a tang in a two foot tank.
Your tank is too small for tangs.
Canadian, I think you know that tangs require swimming room. If you watch them they scoot from one end of the tank to the other unlike many fish that kinda just hang around.
That is why large tanks (6 foot) tanks provide the optimum size for keeping tangs. They can do what they do best, swimming.

LOL. I knew that posting a pic of the tank would eventually beget the ire of the tang police. The tang does not demonstrate any signs of ill health and is 2". If it begins to show signs of poor health I will remove it from the tank immediately.

Naesco, I know you feel strongly about this. And I respect your empathy regarding the plight of tangs in captivity. With that said, respect the fact that I am keenly aware of good husbandry practices and will ensure that my livestock demonstrate signs of good health in captivity and act accordingly if things change for the worse.

[BlueAbyss]

Love the tank, I may have to look into a (smaller) cube. Gah, I just downgraded

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Canadian

LOL. I knew that posting a pic of the tank would eventually beget the ire of the tang police. The tang does not demonstrate any signs of ill health and is 2". If it begins to show signs of poor health I will remove it from the tank immediately.

Naesco, I know you feel strongly about this. And I respect your empathy regarding the plight of tangs in captivity. With that said, respect the fact that I am keenly aware of good husbandry practices and will ensure that my livestock demonstrate signs of good health in captivity and act accordingly if things change for the worse.

I am aware of your experience in husbandry and that is why I added 'I think you know' to my post. Your pictures evidence your experience.

You did ask for a comment on your fish and for the benefit of new reefers I re-stated my concern for keeping tangs in small tanks.

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by naesco

I am aware of your experience in husbandry and that is why I added 'I think you know' to my post. Your pictures evidence your experience.

You did ask for a comment on your fish and for the benefit of new reefers I re-stated my concern for keeping tangs in small tanks.

As stated above, I appreciate your concern for proper care for tangs Naesco. As much as people resent the "tang police" I agree that informing hobbyists about appropriate/ideal husbandry is certainly productive even when it's not what they want to hear. Additionally, I don't believe that my "experience" precludes me from being scolded if necessary. And that's why I noted that I would remove the tang immediately if it demonstrated any signs of declining health.