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Old 02-08-2012, 10:31 AM
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The answer quite honestly is none.
The reason is tangs are swimmers and require the larger longer six foot tanks that provide them with the room to do what they do best, swim. You can observe them constantly swimming to and fro in the larger tanks.

It is never a good idea t buy a tang with the idea that you will upgrade to meet its needs later. Unforeseen things like losing a job, a divorce or separation and a change of housing can doom your tang in a tiny tank despite your best intentions.

Esquire, live aquaria is an online fish seller. Their opinion on size is coloured by the fact that they are in the fish selling business and naturally want to sell as many as they can.

Apex, that may be theory but the rule is a stunted fish is a stressed fish. We as reefers have an obligation to provide the optimum conditions for all critters we remove from the sea.

Thanks for asking, before you buy.
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Old 02-08-2012, 12:14 PM
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A stressed tang will also be a sick tang. I have a 6 foot tank and personally won't keep tangs. I love them but stress helps ich IMO which tangs are prone to. Leading to a tank full of dead fish and a stressed hobbiest
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Well Im going to jump in here I have a 8 footer and having a sailfin and a orange shoulder tang IMO my tank is too small. I have a kole and 3 yellows, my kole is 4-5 " tops and he/she is 10 years old. however hasnt greown where I have seen koles in the wild and in huge tanks and I was shocked on how long and big they were. Casey a brittletooth, tommi ,Kole, Chevron are all good ones. the yellows i have long the 8 footer too and they use it. My OST loves the longer tank and im looking at going to gift her to the aquarium in Winnipeg where she can have fun.

P.S hows the skimmer doing. if you need help making the screen let me know I can call you and discuss a no brainer on how to make it.
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A stressed tang will also be a sick tang. I have a 6 foot tank and personally won't keep tangs. I love them but stress helps ich IMO which tangs are prone to. Leading to a tank full of dead fish and a stressed hobbiest
Theyve done studies showing that a Tangs stress level is no different in a 50-75 gallon than it is in a 500 gallon tank.

the Tang police have it wrong.
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Theyve done studies showing that a Tangs stress level is no different in a 50-75 gallon than it is in a 500 gallon tank.

the Tang police have it wrong.
Or that the 500g is also too small. Not that catching a fish and taking cortisol samples could influence the results
Ideally, there is no such thing as a tang suitable for a 75g tank. However, people are determined, so there are a few that have been suggested that would do ok. I've had some of these in a 75g, and they did not appear to require therapy.
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Or that the 500g is also too small. Not that catching a fish and taking cortisol samples could influence the results
Ideally, there is no such thing as a tang suitable for a 75g tank. However, people are determined, so there are a few that have been suggested that would do ok. I've had some of these in a 75g, and they did not appear to require therapy.
My fish are all retarded so it doesn't matter but I think I require therapy. so had to say it .
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I'm not sure why some people single out Tangs for their aquarium suitability. When it comes down to it no fish is really suitable for an aquarium. I doubt they can tell the difference between a 50 and a 500 gallon when they're use to an ocean.
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I'm not sure why some people single out Tangs for their aquarium suitability. When it comes down to it no fish is really suitable for an aquarium. I doubt they can tell the difference between a 50 and a 500 gallon when they're use to an ocean.
Agreed. I'm sure an adult angel is just as happy in a 75g as a tang. I think tangs get more focus since most of the species cover a lot of ground. Although, I did read once that a pair of angels will claim over a square kilometer as a breeding territory. So ya, a tank just doesn't cut it.

I've had various tangs in a 75g, and honestly, they were no more stressed in there than in my current 180.
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I'm not sure why some people single out Tangs for their aquarium suitability. When it comes down to it no fish is really suitable for an aquarium. I doubt they can tell the difference between a 50 and a 500 gallon when they're use to an ocean.
I agree. My flame wrasse travelled the glass for a week. But now more than comfy. I wunder if the lack of predetors and a constant food sorce helps them climatize to tank life
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I'm not sure why some people single out Tangs for their aquarium suitability. When it comes down to it no fish is really suitable for an aquarium. I doubt they can tell the difference between a 50 and a 500 gallon when they're use to an ocean.
Well said. I agree 100%.
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