blue hippo tang
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flower
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I got a tiny hippo as a feebee, it no bigger than my pinky fingernail...I mean tiny. he is a big boy now two years later, he is a good 3.5' - 4'. They may be prone to ich, but I have found them to be a hardy fish.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
locoyo386
Member
Hi there,
Originally Posted by fau8
http:///forum/post/3004101
As with all tangs they are ick magnets. Hippos less than 1" are true babies and very susceptable to ick. Remember this fish grows to 10" in size. You always see them on the small size but they grow bigger than all the other tangs.
Sorry just had to point out that the above statement (in red) is incorrect.
Hippo Tang grows to about 12"
Naso Tang grows to about 18"
Sailfin Tang grows to about 15"
Sohal Tang grows to about 16"
Orangeshoulder Tang grows to about 14"
Clown Tang grows to about 15"
These are just a few that grow bigger than the Hippo Tang.
Originally Posted by fau8
http:///forum/post/3004101
As with all tangs they are ick magnets. Hippos less than 1" are true babies and very susceptable to ick. Remember this fish grows to 10" in size. You always see them on the small size but they grow bigger than all the other tangs.
Sorry just had to point out that the above statement (in red) is incorrect.
Hippo Tang grows to about 12"
Naso Tang grows to about 18"
Sailfin Tang grows to about 15"
Sohal Tang grows to about 16"
Orangeshoulder Tang grows to about 14"
Clown Tang grows to about 15"
These are just a few that grow bigger than the Hippo Tang.
locoyo386
Member
Originally Posted by bpro32
http:///forum/post/3004819
Well I've been talked out of a hippo tang for my 120. 12" of fish doesn't seem smart in only a 48" long tank... What do you guys recommend for a 4'x2'x2'?
Personally I think that any tang that gets to only 8" should be fine. I thinking maybe the yellow, purple, black, powder blue or powder brown.
http:///forum/post/3004819
Well I've been talked out of a hippo tang for my 120. 12" of fish doesn't seem smart in only a 48" long tank... What do you guys recommend for a 4'x2'x2'?
Personally I think that any tang that gets to only 8" should be fine. I thinking maybe the yellow, purple, black, powder blue or powder brown.
bpro32
Member
Originally Posted by locoyo386
http:///forum/post/3004988
Personally I think that any tang that gets to only 8" should be fine. I thinking maybe the yellow, purple, black, powder blue or powder brown.
I think I'll be getting a pbt eventually... just not 100% confident on my qt ability just yet...
http:///forum/post/3004988
Personally I think that any tang that gets to only 8" should be fine. I thinking maybe the yellow, purple, black, powder blue or powder brown.
I think I'll be getting a pbt eventually... just not 100% confident on my qt ability just yet...
fau8
Member
Originally Posted by locoyo386
http:///forum/post/3004322
Hi there,
Sorry just had to point out that the above statement (in red) is incorrect.
Hippo Tang grows to about 12"
Naso Tang grows to about 18"
Sailfin Tang grows to about 15"
Sohal Tang grows to about 16"
Orangeshoulder Tang grows to about 14"
Clown Tang grows to about 15"
These are just a few that grow bigger than the Hippo Tang.
I stand corrected, I have just have never seen those available for sale that big.
http:///forum/post/3004322
Hi there,
Sorry just had to point out that the above statement (in red) is incorrect.
Hippo Tang grows to about 12"
Naso Tang grows to about 18"
Sailfin Tang grows to about 15"
Sohal Tang grows to about 16"
Orangeshoulder Tang grows to about 14"
Clown Tang grows to about 15"
These are just a few that grow bigger than the Hippo Tang.
I stand corrected, I have just have never seen those available for sale that big.
florida joe
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3004166
I got a tiny hippo as a feebee, it no bigger than my pinky fingernail...I mean tiny. he is a big boy now two years later, he is a good 3.5' - 4'. They may be prone to ich, but I have found them to be a hardy fish.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it
please explain
http:///forum/post/3004166
I got a tiny hippo as a feebee, it no bigger than my pinky fingernail...I mean tiny. he is a big boy now two years later, he is a good 3.5' - 4'. They may be prone to ich, but I have found them to be a hardy fish.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it
please explain
florida joe
Well-Known Member
Magnate as in attract susceptible as in prone please people there is a difference
worrballer
Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3005227
I think you could go with a
Yellow Z. flavescens 7.9" max
On that Drs. site i they tell you Yellow tangs need 100g tanks. But at only 8" max that can't be right.
Can anyone confirm?
Oh and i think a Blue would be fine a 120 for a long time. Maybe not full grown but they won't get there for a few years, right?
http:///forum/post/3005227
I think you could go with a
Yellow Z. flavescens 7.9" max
On that Drs. site i they tell you Yellow tangs need 100g tanks. But at only 8" max that can't be right.
Can anyone confirm?
Oh and i think a Blue would be fine a 120 for a long time. Maybe not full grown but they won't get there for a few years, right?
fau8
Member
Tangs are constantly, swiming and know their territory. They need the space as they tend to suffer "anxity" on a regualar basis.
Part 2 yes you will be fine for a couple of years, but as they grow temporment and territory changes too. Ever tried to get a 6 " fish out of a stocked tank not easy...
Part 2 yes you will be fine for a couple of years, but as they grow temporment and territory changes too. Ever tried to get a 6 " fish out of a stocked tank not easy...
locoyo386
Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3005227
I think you could go with a
Yellow Z. flavescens 7.9" max
Scopas Z. scopas 7.9" max.
Kole C. strigosus 7.1" max.
For a while anyway.
I thought Scopas Tangs could reach 12".
Originally Posted by WorrBaller
http:///forum/post/3005236
On that Drs. site i they tell you Yellow tangs need 100g tanks. But at only 8" max that can't be right.
Can anyone confirm?
Oh and i think a Blue would be fine a 120 for a long time. Maybe not full grown but they won't get there for a few years, right?
Well I yet to see any tang that is bigger than 9" (HippoTang by the way). Who knows maybe their growth is dependent on water volume
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http:///forum/post/3005227
I think you could go with a
Yellow Z. flavescens 7.9" max
Scopas Z. scopas 7.9" max.
Kole C. strigosus 7.1" max.
For a while anyway.
I thought Scopas Tangs could reach 12".
Originally Posted by WorrBaller
http:///forum/post/3005236
On that Drs. site i they tell you Yellow tangs need 100g tanks. But at only 8" max that can't be right.
Can anyone confirm?
Oh and i think a Blue would be fine a 120 for a long time. Maybe not full grown but they won't get there for a few years, right?
Well I yet to see any tang that is bigger than 9" (HippoTang by the way). Who knows maybe their growth is dependent on water volume
srfisher17
Active Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3005223
Magnate as in attract susceptible as in prone please people there is a difference
Thanks Joe! A fish attracting a parasite seems impossible to me too. Next subject; 'nitrate factories".
On the size subject: tanks are outer-reef dwellers and cover a lot of territory. I think it would be impossible to document their space needs; but if you see a grown tang in a 4' tank and the same fish in an 8' tank; they act like completely different fish. The ability to swim this extra distance, unhindered, has to benefit their health.
http:///forum/post/3005223
Magnate as in attract susceptible as in prone please people there is a difference
Thanks Joe! A fish attracting a parasite seems impossible to me too. Next subject; 'nitrate factories".
On the size subject: tanks are outer-reef dwellers and cover a lot of territory. I think it would be impossible to document their space needs; but if you see a grown tang in a 4' tank and the same fish in an 8' tank; they act like completely different fish. The ability to swim this extra distance, unhindered, has to benefit their health.
C
calvertbill
Guest
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3004166
I got a tiny hippo as a feebee, it no bigger than my pinky fingernail...I mean tiny. he is a big boy now two years later, he is a good 3.5' - 4'. They may be prone to ich, but I have found them to be a hardy fish.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
+1
http:///forum/post/3004166
I got a tiny hippo as a feebee, it no bigger than my pinky fingernail...I mean tiny. he is a big boy now two years later, he is a good 3.5' - 4'. They may be prone to ich, but I have found them to be a hardy fish.
If ich isn't in the tank, don't introduce it by using a QT tank, you won't even have to worry about it. I got into saltwater tanks because I wanted a Hippo Tang. Long before the movie Nemo came out.
+1