What kind of tangs are fit for a 75 gallon tank

[Reefer Rob]

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.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

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.

[lastlight]

The 6 foot argument is pretty weak if you give this much thought. All shades of the same colour and all of our tanks are too small. naesco your old bull nose 6 footer was one of the smallest 6 footers you can buy. Personally I'd aim for a tank with the length and turn around width of a standard 180 as a feel good minimum for anything besides your kole and similar tangs. In the end it's us feeling a bit better about keeping things we really shouldn't. My tank is over stocked as far as tangs go too with just two! I find it a bit amusing that the tang police front man on canreef had as many tangs as he did in a tank that was what... 135 gallons? My kole in my 97 was likely more comfy than the acanthurus species in your old tank.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

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

[Casey8]

Yellow tang was one of my favorites for over 10 years too, but this time I want to get something different. Anyway, one of my canreef friends offered to help me to make a mesh top for my tank so I am going back to my original plan to get a flasher wrasse. No more tangs for me at this time.
Thanks for all your input and chiming in to help me. You guys/gals are wonderful whenever I need your help.

[Skimmerking]

Hamy you should get a Mcorskers, clown, pair of leopards i love wrasses once i down grade i will have more wrasses.

[Casey8]

Yes, that is the McCorsker wrass I am going to get, it is so beautiful but also a good jumper too.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Casey8

Yellow tang was one of my favorites for over 10 years too, but this time I want to get something different. Anyway, one of my canreef friends offered to help me to make a mesh top for my tank so I am going back to my original plan to get a flasher wrasse. No more tangs for me at this time.
Thanks for all your input and chiming in to help me. You guys/gals are wonderful whenever I need your help.

Great decision Casey. When you get a tank large enough to accommodate a tang you will really enjoy them. Happy reefing.

[lockrookie]

we put ppl in 4x 8 cells lol no one batts an eye. these rules ideas and thoughts are great it does help ppl think before they act but it depends on the caregiver as well first off your not going to try and put a shark in a small tank just wont happen. nor should anyone put a regal in a 40g tank you know its going to outgrow it... im guilty of putting my regal in my 90. although i did plan to upgrade. and since my wife loves this fish it was a great incentive

as i say i do appreciate the concern for these fish. if you feel the space is inadequate then it most likely is. and just planning to upgrade isnt an excuse unless you have the means to do so. i made a mistake and put a yellow in my 50 to help with algea and he did a great job. the plan was to move him to the 180 when built but. the space was just to small even though he was a juv and regretfully he didnt make it. its not like we can take our fish fr a walk to stretch thier fins lol. all that said a 75 is ok maybe for awhile but id aim for 120 ish for a yellow personally.follow your own concience

just how i feel and i never claim to be right forever learning...usualy from mistakes

[Gripenfelter]

I have a 314 gallon 7 foot tank with the following fish:

Powder Brown
Yellow Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Blue Throat Trigger
Black Clowns
False Perc Clowns
Domino Damsels
3 stripe Damsel
Azure Damsels
Sand Sifting Goby
Coral Beauty
Lamarck Angel
Foxface

I used to have a Lavender Tang and Niger Trigger.

The only tangs that use up the entire swimming area in my tank are the Powder Brown and Lavender Tang. The Black clowns do laps of the entire tank.

The Hippo Tang really stays put in one spot. The others drift here and there but don't really use a lot of swimming area.

The Foxface and Trigger do a lot of vertical laps from the sandbed to the surface.

If I still had my smaller 4 foot tank my yellow tang and hippo would have been fine in it.