tangwhispr
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Originally Posted by reefmate75
http:///forum/post/2472411
i dont know where you all get off saing tangs grow fast, ive had my sailfin tang for 2 years in my 75G and he has grown about 1/2" woohoo, and yes he gets nori every day, my clowns like nori too, i thought that was quite odd, but if they want it ok with me, anyways my sailfin is about 6" i have a blue hippo in there with him 3" they get along great, but they dont look anything alike, i used to have a brisletooth tang in there with them also, but a friend had never seen one like him so i traded him off, he was black with a white tail and when him and my sailfin would meet up he would stripe out black and white and his cheeks would turn yellow, he was really cool, but my friend put him in his 180 gallon and i had him for almost 2 years he didnt grow much, he put him in that larger tank that has a power blue, blond naso, yellow, purple, and a hippo, he was the smallest now like the 2nd biggest, i think it has alot to do with tank size and type of tang and if they are getting the veggies they need, i tend to feed alittle on the light side, i think alot of people belive fish need to eat more then they really do, its kinda like americans think they need to eat a pound steak for dinner with tatters and gravy, blahhh thats why we are so fat!!! hahaha
anyhow my hippo and sailfin get along alot better then the sailfin and bristletooth did matter of fact the hippo and sailfin dont bother each other at all, the sailfin dosent scaveng though, i think thats odd, dose anyone elses sailfin go around picking at the rocks? mine might just be spoiled and knows the clip is comeing in when i get home haha
the fact that the brisletooth and sailfin didnt get along was why i traded him to my friend the sailfin had spured him befor really close to the gut cavady and barried his spur in there and lost it, i watched the spur rot out of his side, he healed up fast but about a 1/8th of a inch closer to his guts and he would have died,
so with that being said they might get along now but all it takes is one good placed spur and bye bye costly fishy,...i liked my brisletooth tang alot i have never seen another like him, and my friend is proud of him and makes sure every one thats sees his tanks sees that fish, i liked my tang enough to give him a good home, but he dose have alot of tangs in there with him, hes been there over a year now and all is well
Its not about them growing fast or getting along, its about them being active swimmers...they need a lot of horizontal swimming room
http:///forum/post/2472411
i dont know where you all get off saing tangs grow fast, ive had my sailfin tang for 2 years in my 75G and he has grown about 1/2" woohoo, and yes he gets nori every day, my clowns like nori too, i thought that was quite odd, but if they want it ok with me, anyways my sailfin is about 6" i have a blue hippo in there with him 3" they get along great, but they dont look anything alike, i used to have a brisletooth tang in there with them also, but a friend had never seen one like him so i traded him off, he was black with a white tail and when him and my sailfin would meet up he would stripe out black and white and his cheeks would turn yellow, he was really cool, but my friend put him in his 180 gallon and i had him for almost 2 years he didnt grow much, he put him in that larger tank that has a power blue, blond naso, yellow, purple, and a hippo, he was the smallest now like the 2nd biggest, i think it has alot to do with tank size and type of tang and if they are getting the veggies they need, i tend to feed alittle on the light side, i think alot of people belive fish need to eat more then they really do, its kinda like americans think they need to eat a pound steak for dinner with tatters and gravy, blahhh thats why we are so fat!!! hahaha
anyhow my hippo and sailfin get along alot better then the sailfin and bristletooth did matter of fact the hippo and sailfin dont bother each other at all, the sailfin dosent scaveng though, i think thats odd, dose anyone elses sailfin go around picking at the rocks? mine might just be spoiled and knows the clip is comeing in when i get home haha
the fact that the brisletooth and sailfin didnt get along was why i traded him to my friend the sailfin had spured him befor really close to the gut cavady and barried his spur in there and lost it, i watched the spur rot out of his side, he healed up fast but about a 1/8th of a inch closer to his guts and he would have died,
so with that being said they might get along now but all it takes is one good placed spur and bye bye costly fishy,...i liked my brisletooth tang alot i have never seen another like him, and my friend is proud of him and makes sure every one thats sees his tanks sees that fish, i liked my tang enough to give him a good home, but he dose have alot of tangs in there with him, hes been there over a year now and all is well
Its not about them growing fast or getting along, its about them being active swimmers...they need a lot of horizontal swimming room