Starting a 2nd tank, fish suggestions welcomed

[mauler]

Your tank is fine. But I don't understand why your trying tell someone they should get a fish that doesn't belong in a 55 gallon tank?

 

[2014FishKiller]

"If two-three weeks is your idea of long term success then you are sadly mistaken"

When did I said 2-3 weeks is my idea of long term success, that is *****, fish come and go, otherwise they will run out of business.

 

[jay0705]

U do realize that "free" hippo is 2" or under tang. Fish that have a horrible survival rate

 

[2014FishKiller]

Your tank is fine. But I don't understand why your trying tell someone they should get a fish that doesn't belong in a 55 gallon tank?

I don't believe blue tang require 180 gallon tank, it is good to have, if I am buying 2 inches of blue tang, it sounds like I should not have any more fish because my tank is only 120 gallon, I more to believe 1 inch fish / two gallon rule.

May I ask you how many fish in your tank?

 

[2014FishKiller]

U do realize that "free" hippo is 2" or under tang. Fish that have a horrible survival rate

This one is better have the staff in here to answer. And all fish here are very strong and health.

 

[mauler]

I think gallon size it's self is irrelevant it's the foot print of the tank that matters and a 55 doesn't have the foot print for tangs.
The 1" per 2 gallon rule is flawed if you have a 3" clownfish and 3" tang the bio load is not equal the tang eats more and poops more than clown. By that rule I could put a 12" tang in 30 gallon tank and it technically will still be following that rule.

 

[mauler]

I have a red tail trigger, yellow tang and a snowflake eel in my 135

 

[2014FishKiller]

I think gallon size it's self is irrelevant it's the foot print of the tank that matters and a 55 doesn't have the foot print for tangs.
The 1" per 2 gallon rule is flawed if you have a 3" clownfish and 3" tang the bio load is not equal the tang eats more and poops more than clown. By that rule I could put a 12" tang in 30 gallon tank and it technically will still be following that rule.

Very well said and I agreed with you that you cannot put "12" tang into 30 gallon tang, it will die instantly because it will not have enough space for the tang swim around.

Anyway, I have watching many video that the blue tang did exist in many small tank, Question: If your blue tang have ach, I only have a 10 gallon QT, I have to put him into the 10 gallon tank for Hypo treatment for about 4-5 weeks, will he be recover?

 

[mauler]

There hundreds if not thousands of videos of people keeping fish in tanks that are to small does that make it right? No. Also do ever see a 1 year or 2 year update on these videos? Most likely no because the fish either died and they sold the tank or the fish got to big and they sold their tank. Plus I think there's a reason why they're choosing to share their tank on YouTube rather than a site like this cause they know most people won't agree with the fish they have.
A 10 gallon tank is awfully small if there was no way I could get something bigger then I'd use the 10 if it was an absolute emergency.

 

[2014FishKiller]

Is this a typo?

"
Blue Hippo Tang
Size : 1.5-2.5 inches
Care Level : Moderate
Temperament : Peaceful
Reef Safe :
Diet : Pellet, Flake, Greens
Origin : Indian Ocean
Acclimation Time : 4+ hours
Coral Safe : Yes
Invertebrate Safe : Yes
Minimum Tank Size : 40 gallons?

 

[mauler]

That is what they are recommending for a tang of that purchase size not for life. It's very misleading.

 

[2014FishKiller]

That is what they are recommending for a tang of that purchase size not for life. It's very misleading.

Look I know what you mean, 55 is better 40, if you are looking for beyond 5 years on saltwater fish, I believe is a too conservative.

 

[jay0705]

This one is better have the staff in here to answer. And all fish here are very strong and health.

I order from this site, and I still dare anybody to tell me 2" hippo has a good chance for survival. Do your own research. Search survival rates of small tangs. Its horrible, unless there captive raised. Your free fish is not captive raised

 

[2014FishKiller]

I order from this site, and I still dare anybody to tell me 2" hippo has a good chance for survival. Do your own research. Search survival rates of small tangs. Its horrible, unless there captive raised. Your free fish is not captive raised

I am telling you, I have one since July. But I do agree, it is very hard.

 

[kopczynski]

The reason your tang has only grown half an inch is fish will only grow to a certian point in a small tank. If that same tang was in a 200 gallon system it might have grown 1-2" because it has the space to grow. A fish will never stop growing but keeping it in a smaller tank could slow down growth cause stress and lead to death.

 

[trigger40]

if you keep a fish in too small of a tank the fishes body will stop growing but not its organs. it will also cause deformities and a premature death.

 

[2014FishKiller]

The reason your tang has only grown half an inch is fish will only grow to a certian point in a small tank. If that same tang was in a 200 gallon system it might have grown 1-2" because it has the space to grow. A fish will never stop growing but keeping it in a smaller tank could slow down growth cause stress and lead to death.

I have a yellow tail damsel since June in 120 gallons tank, it only grown less than half inch, I believe part of it, what did you feed them, I only feed them pullet and flake food. All of my fish did not really growing except the maroon clownfish.

 

[jay0705]

A damsel only gets to 3" not a foot or more. Ofcourse its going to grow slower

 

[2014FishKiller]

My damsel in only about 1 inch now.