baby yellow tang?

phils29bcinwa

phils29bcinwa

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Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2883812
Yes, Phil and I would appreciate it if you stop bombarding me with private messages trying to insult me. You have said your opinion, if you can't stand by it without flinging insults then maybe it is time to evaluate yourself.


Look at your profile, 14 gallon tank, learning as you are going. Great person to be giving advise to others.
 
wangotango

wangotango

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I hate tang threads

phils, no this isn't the largest or "best" forum online, but take a stroll over to another and I guarantee just about everyone there will say a tang in a 29gal longterm is not a good idea. Working at an LFS does not make you an expert.
Yes a juvenile tang is fine in a small tank, but what's the point of keeping a fish for a year or so until it outgrows that tank? Part of being a responsible aquarist is knowing what you can and cannot put in your tank, and actually following through on that. If someone can't do that then this isn't their hobby.
vgl12, I would follow the advice of what the majority of people are saying. Yellow tangs can grow to be 6" long, blue hippos twice that. Unless you plan on upgrading to a tank that is much larger within a few years I'd suggest you stick with an angel instead.
-Justin
 
subielover

subielover

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Originally Posted by phils29bcinwa
http:///forum/post/2883818
Look at your profile, 14 gallon tank, learning as you are going. Great person to be giving advise to others.
Phil a person that got into the hobby yesterday would not recommend putting a fish that gets to be a foot long in a tank that is 20 inches long. You can say that it will work for awhile, but I did not see the OP mention anything about upgrading.
Again, please keep your childish remarks to yourself. They are not boosting your credibility in the least.
 
subielover

subielover

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Generally when someone asks if a fish will work in a certain size tank, especially in the nano section, that person is looking at the long term. You could keep a tang temporarily in a small tank, of course. But that is not a long term solution. That's why generally everyone will let the person know that it's not a good idea. Isn't that the whole reason to post a question, to get opinions. We got yours
 
phils29bcinwa

phils29bcinwa

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WangoTango;2883822 said:
I hate tang threads

phils, no this isn't the largest or "best" forum online, but take a stroll over to another and I guarantee just about everyone there will say a tang in a 29gal longterm is not a good idea. Working at an LFS does not make you an expert.
Yes a juvenile tang is fine in a small tank, but what's the point of keeping a fish for a year or so until it outgrows that tank? Part of being a responsible aquarist is knowing what you can and cannot put in your tank, and actually following through on that. If someone can't do that then this isn't their hobby.
vgl12, I would follow the advice of what the majority of people are saying. Yellow tangs can grow to be 6" long, blue hippos twice that. Unless you plan on upgrading to a tank that is much larger within a few years I'd suggest you stick with an angel instead.
I never have claimed to be an expert, not like all the tang police around here. Also where did it say that he was going to keep the tang in his 29 gallon tank for ever. The post started out by asking a simple question about putting a small tang in a 29 gallon biocube, instantly everyone chimes in, just like always around here, that it is impossible to have a tang in that size tank.
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alix2.0

alix2.0

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there will always be that one person who knows more than everyone else, and thinks that theyre automatically right just because theyre saying the exact opposite of what everyone else is saying.

"look at me! im unique! i have all the answers! i am better than EVERYONE!" ... death.
EPIC FAIL.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Just like Justin said, the person who started this thread did not say that he was willing to upgrade to a larger tank when need be. If he's going to keep the small tank, then a tang is not for him.
 
wangotango

wangotango

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The OP never said they were going to upgrade (and nine times out of ten the "oh I'm going to upgrade in a year" never happens).
Yes people did jump right on and say no, but you're right nobody gave any good reasons.
So vgl12 this is why a tang will not work long-term in a 29gal.
1) Tangs graze continuously. The amount of rock in a 29gal will not provide enough algae for an adult tang to eat. Unless you plan on throwing in a sheet of nori every day...
2) Tangs are openwater fish and need plenty of room to swim. In the wild tangs swim from outcropping to outcropping picking on algae. They are not like gobies that cling close to the rock structure and rarely venture out. The 6' minimum rule is an ok guidline, but not a concrete rule. Bristletooth tangs like the Kole do not need as much room as something like a Naso or Sohal.
3) Tangs are messy. With the amount of waste an adult tang can produce, you will have to keep up with large frequent water changes in order to keep water parameters in line. It doesn't take much to make a small tank dirty.
4) Juvenile (< 2") tangs have a much higher mortality rate than larger tangs.
-Justin
 
freeborder_01

freeborder_01

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tang is a bad idea unless you have an already established and running larger tank that will work for the tang. Dont get it if you are playing that bullsh*t oh well i plan to upgrade because odds are you arnt going to. Only put a tang in there if you have another large tank sufficient for the tang after it outgrows the 29gallon.
 
vgl12

vgl12

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i have been lokking up stuff about the tangs and videos and stuff people said that they got ick quick ( hey that rymes :]) i think im going to get a flame angelfish! would that be acceptable?
P.S. thanks and plz comment back
 
florida joe

florida joe

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I personally don’t see anything wrong with keeping juvenal tang in a small tank if you are going to move him to a larger one as he grows and you can identify when the change is needed BUT to keep a juvenal in a small tank only to have to move him along to someone else would hurt me as I tend to get sentimental about my fish and like a mother hen don’t want them to leave the nest (hay im just crazy that way) in my opinion get a fish that you can keep for the long haul let him become part of your family and not just a transient
 
demartini

demartini

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Originally Posted by phils29bcinwa
http:///forum/post/2883762
Yes, but not for long term, I had a small sailfin tang in my 29 biocube and he was just fine for a little over a year, I have moved him into my 75 now and he is still just fine, people on here think you shouldnt have a tang unless you have a tank the size of the ocean. Good luck on your hobby and dont always listen to what you hear on this board.
I agree with phil on one thing....." don't always listen to what you hear on this board"
I wouldn't listen to the advice this guy just gave you! TANGS DON'T BELONG IN NANOS!!!
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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mang... I just set up this tight walmart jar nano with a naso tang mang that swims the rim of it... mang es so tight mang.. I think es like 5 gallon mang....
dun listen nothing on this board mnag they dont nothing mang do what you want your money right when you fail thoughdont post up nothing becase we don want haer it so fail on your own time and phils time not mine ill laugh at you and phil
 
-tara33-

-tara33-

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well this worked out fine with not to much harm done,im glad it didnt go south. just make sure you get some kind of dwarf angel, coral beautys, pygmys, flame, wanntanabe-my fav and totally reef safe, just member that angels can eat corals!
 
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