Originally posted by thedraven
Im trying to understand the whole point of this conversation.. but it all seems a bit funny to me. Were taking fish from the free and wide open oceans and keeping them in tiny tanks with decreased lifespans, yet were bickering about keeping tangs in a 55 gal vs 125 gal. How ironic. Count me among the hypocrites.
True, it is all relative. It happens with many animals kept in captivity. You could keep a horse, a wild adopted mustang, for example, in a stall all the time. But it will eventually have problems. There is an understanding that there is a minimum amount of space needed for that horse for it to do at least relatively well. If left in a barn, the owner will be charged with cruelty. Ditto with leaving a large dog in a small crate all the time, etc. So there is a similar thing going on here. Many people in this hobby won't care at all, so long as the have the $$ to get another. But some do listen and don't try to put a large tang in a small tank. A 75, IMO, is far better than putting one in a 29 or 45, for example. I am sure you have a "limit" to how small you will go in terms of tank size and a tang? So there is no harm in sharing the opinions.
