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Originally Posted by bionicarm I had a blue hippo and a powder blue in the 250. Where are they now? These fish should live 50 years or so and yet you consider keeping them alive for a few years to be a success story. I'm sure we'll hear how you gave them away.

Originally Posted by meowzer EVER??? Don't SW fish get to a max size eventually??? ohhhh...this is not to question you, but just curiosity on my part.... Typically, they will reach 90% of their max size during the first 10% of their lifespan. This is no hard and fast rule, just a general...

Originally Posted by bionicarm Tang growth is a myth. I put a quarter-sized blue hippo into a 55 a year and a half ago. He reached around 4", and hasn't grown since. He doesn't swim erratically in the tank, and is my most 'amuzing' fish i have. Someone told me that although he isn't growing...

We should just present the facts and experiences and let the hobbiest be responsible for their own successes and failures.

Originally Posted by mony97 thx for the suggestions on the tangs, im am so happy that they will be availible options for me, and the tank is 5' if it makes a differance, i have read 6' is the smallest you should shoot for. if any new suggestions out there keep them coming A 25% increase in...

I can think of three species suitable for a 4' long reef tank or a FOWLR. Ctenochaetus truncatus - Kole (Yelloweye) Tang Ctenochaetus strigosus - Blue Spotted Kole Tang Ctenochaetus tominiensis - Tomini (Bristletooth) Tang All typically reach 5" with a max of 6" and are not open water Tangs...

There are no Tangs that are likely to thrive long term in a 3 foot tank (the 65 gallon). The 4 foot tank isn't long enough for most Tangs either. A Yellow-Eye Tang will do fine in a 90 gallon. A Yellow or Purple have a pretty good chance of doing OK as well. A Hippo probably won't do well and...

Originally posted by Jimlssc24 What is your Calcium at? Wouldn't ALK be more important?

That's one of the symptoms of a Tang that's in a tank too small to house it. A Blue Tang really should be in at least a 6 foot tank and preferably 8 foot or more. The cramped quarters you have your Blue Tang in is causing a normally easy going fish to be aggressive.

Not all Tangs are created equal. For the Achilles, Acanthurus achilles, 125 is the absolute minimum. If you wanted to use your 55 as a hospital tank for a couple of months that should be just fine.

Hippo Tangs really need a 6 - 8 foot tank minimum. Even as a 3" fish they will become stressed is they can't "open up the throttle" once in a while. Zebramosa Tangs seem to fare well in 4' tank for a long time. Even as much as 10 years. Eventually though, even the smallest of tanks (the Kole)...

Originally posted by Mongoose Don't worry is going in my 1000G lagoon in the basement. :rolleyes: Oyam was just trying to be helpful. Yellow Tangs do best in tanks at least 6 feet long. A 65 gallon tank is marginal at best and the 29 just isn't a good idea at all. Why not at least wait a...

I'm not going to venture into the cruelty part, that's pretty subjective. What is not subjective is that most of your fish will not survive much longer in your aquarium. It's your aquarium so if that's what you want then it's really nobody elses business IMO. If you want your fish to live...

Originally posted by nolson But not every one in this world can afford to keep a 240 gallon tank. Perhaps not everyone in this world should be keeping Tangs? Just because you don't have money doesn't mean that 3 Tangs will work in a 55. The Tangs will stress & die just a quickly for the...