Yellow Tangs, Tank Size?
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Topic: Yellow Tangs, Tank Size?
Posted By: superman1981
Subject: Yellow Tangs, Tank Size?
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:46am
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So what is the minimum tank size you would put a yellow tang in? I'm just curious because I always thought a 55, but I vaguely remember two different people mentioning having them in their 29 gals (I think one was Dion, but I might be wrong...) Thanks ------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
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Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 12:57pm
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I would never put a tang in anything smaller than a 75 gallon ... they love to swim and need room to do it ... ------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: Debbles
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 1:12pm
| I have Dion's 29 gallon and yellow tang. Actually, his tang that we got was eating all my pom pom so I put him in another tank and got a smaller yellow tang for the 29. It is doing great. He likes to swim around with my other fish. They are always together in a little group swimming around. No complaints here! |
Posted By: superman1981
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 1:32pm
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How small is your yellow tang? I'm assuming you'll have to take it out of the 29 at some point... ------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 2:30pm
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29 is too small for a full grown yellow tang. 55 is pushing it, but I think that is about as small as you should go for a full grown yellow tang. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 9:06pm
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I agree with thebutler4. 75 gallon. Mike -------------  |
Posted By: Ryan Thompson
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 9:46pm
unless you have a UV sterilizer i would not even get a tang. i got a yellow tang and 2 days later he and another fish had ich and then  !
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Posted By: superman1981
Date Posted: May 14 2007 at 11:18pm
Well I think I'll hold out until I get a bigger tank (If I get the job I'm interviewing for it should be pretty soon  , if not, who knows...)------------- Sure you are, you are Crappy Reef Club Member #1 -Chk4tix 6 gal nanocube 65 gal http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78639&title=tims-65-gallon-build" rel="nofollow - build thread |
Posted By: lil' man
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 5:46pm
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I have a medium yellow tang in my 45G and a large yellow tang in my 55G. I have had them both for months and have had no problems. |
Posted By: GARFVolunteer
Date Posted: May 15 2007 at 7:08pm
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I would not want to put a yellow tang in a tank smaller that a 75. However, the lovely and gracious Monica is the boss so there is a yellow tang in her 60 gallon... ------------- President Idaho Marine Aquarium Society A fair and biased reef hobbyist "How do you make poor people rich by making rich people poor" Rush Limbaugh on Obama taxes |