Hippo Tang.. in your opinion
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shyfish
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Hi,
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
I was told you can have only one per tank, but I have seen pictures of people with two or three.
They grow pretty fast and like lots of room to swim around and graze on the rocks. They will eat anything green on the rocks but hair algea. I also feed him frozen algea cubes.
My grandchildren call him the Dori fish.
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
I was told you can have only one per tank, but I have seen pictures of people with two or three.
They grow pretty fast and like lots of room to swim around and graze on the rocks. They will eat anything green on the rocks but hair algea. I also feed him frozen algea cubes.
My grandchildren call him the Dori fish.
salt life
Active Member
Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2941553
Hi,
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
I was told you can have only one per tank, but I have seen pictures of people with two or three.
They grow pretty fast and like lots of room to swim around and graze on the rocks. They will eat anything green on the rocks but hair algea. I also feed him frozen algea cubes.
My grandchildren call him the Dori fish.
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
http:///forum/post/2941553
Hi,
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
I was told you can have only one per tank, but I have seen pictures of people with two or three.
They grow pretty fast and like lots of room to swim around and graze on the rocks. They will eat anything green on the rocks but hair algea. I also feed him frozen algea cubes.
My grandchildren call him the Dori fish.
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
J
janestar
Guest
Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2941560
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
oh yeah i stumbled into my lfs and saw one that size. i couldn't believe my eyes! sooo tiny and cute!
http:///forum/post/2941560
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
oh yeah i stumbled into my lfs and saw one that size. i couldn't believe my eyes! sooo tiny and cute!
subielover
Active Member
Adee, hopefully you are not thinking of putting this in your 37 gallon, but rather your large tank.
E
eric b 125
Guest
i love my hippo tang. she's almost the size of my hand right now and enjoys every square inch of my tank when she's out. she is a little shy and love's hanging out in her caves. when i add new fish to the tank she shows her dominance in the tank but nothing too aggressive. she's never hurt another fish. after a day she doesnt even seem to notice that the new arrivals are new and just does her thing.
shyfish
Member
Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2941560
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
Not sold, given away. I think the guy figured it was to tiny to survive, he must of had babies or something. It was a freebee. He is a treasure, so beautiful and hardy.
http:///forum/post/2941560
He was the same size as your pinky nail? that is pretty small, I don't think they sell them that small??
Not sold, given away. I think the guy figured it was to tiny to survive, he must of had babies or something. It was a freebee. He is a treasure, so beautiful and hardy.
nina&noah
Member
Mine is not aggressive at all. He was about the size of a quarter when I got him. Also, very tiny. (Not as tiny as a fingernail, I would have loved to see that!) He is actually very shy and has a specific hiding place that he goes to. I really like him.
I feed him seaweed strips, mysis, and the occasional pellet food soaked in vitachem.
My advice is to make sure you QT a hippo tang. I know you should QT all fish, but this fish in particular is EXTREMELY prone to ich. Check out the disease section of the board, there is always a thread about hippos and ich.
I feed him seaweed strips, mysis, and the occasional pellet food soaked in vitachem.
My advice is to make sure you QT a hippo tang. I know you should QT all fish, but this fish in particular is EXTREMELY prone to ich. Check out the disease section of the board, there is always a thread about hippos and ich.
egill
Member
Our Hippo is our favorite fish. We have him in with 2 marroon clowns and from time to time we will find them "chasing" each other around the tank kinda like dogs will do around a kitchen table. We recently added a six-line and our female clown would charge it and the tang would actually get inbetween kinda like breaking them up.
Also it has it's own "garage" that it sleeps in. And if it gets scared or when the lights go out it swims as fast as it can and flies into his "garage". Fish has alot of personality.
Also it has it's own "garage" that it sleeps in. And if it gets scared or when the lights go out it swims as fast as it can and flies into his "garage". Fish has alot of personality.
cashflow
New Member
Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2941553
Hi,
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
Same story here..
http:///forum/post/2941553
Hi,
When I got my Hippo tang he was no bigger than my pinky nail. I have had him for about 8 months now. He is the size of my hand.
They are very gentle and don't bother other fish at all. I did have a wierd one that ate coral, I traded him in for another fish. I got another Hippo 8 months ago as a freebee. He was sooo tiny!
Same story here..
J
janestar
Guest
Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2941621
Not sold, given away. I think the guy figured it was to tiny to survive, he must of had babies or something. It was a freebee. He is a treasure, so beautiful and hardy.
My LFS sells them for $30. I won't buy them though. I just have a bad feeling that I would get the sick one. I don't do well with tangs.
http:///forum/post/2941621
Not sold, given away. I think the guy figured it was to tiny to survive, he must of had babies or something. It was a freebee. He is a treasure, so beautiful and hardy.
My LFS sells them for $30. I won't buy them though. I just have a bad feeling that I would get the sick one. I don't do well with tangs.