tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Redmond, WA
+1 prc.
Tang Police!!!
- Thread starter SeaBee
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cthegame
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- California
super clever! :Cheers::Cheers:
andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
- Location
- Colorado
rwynn
Big Daddy
- Location
- San Marcos, TX
Biff ban Sea or I'm getting a 1'' tang and a 10'' grouper for my 40g... LOL JK.
:)
:)
SeaBee
Ha Ha Thats Funny!
Wow Capt. that's big. I was told the variety I got would max out at maybe 6". If he grows beyond that I will have the LFS guy come and get him, I wouldn't want to stress him. He's like a black that changed to brown with blue-green stripes.
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Redmond, WA
http://ic2.pbase.com/g1/87/342487/2/108157072.49notcvU.jpg
anything like that guy?
anything like that guy?
SeaBee
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No, he's black and has a face like a green terror, freshwater, if you know what that looks like. I asked the LFS guy again and he laughed really hard saying he would never sell me a fish that grew to 20".
SeaBee
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Here's what I was using judge his size, of course I could be wrong. I also plan on a 120 or better tank starting in the fall....
http://www.getahugetank.com/mata-tang-acanthurus-mata-p-2550.html
http://www.getahugetank.com/mata-tang-acanthurus-mata-p-2550.html
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Redmond, WA
well, then it isn't a mata tang and the man needs to learn to identify his fish correctly.
Bluespace
Reefing newb
- Location
- Gilbert, AZ
SeaBee
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:dunno: I'm so confused now...I guess if he gets big I'll give him some fishy tranquilizer and net him.. Wasn't expensive, but I don't want him to outgrow the tank. If I upgrade will a 120 be ok?
tankedchemist
Reef enthusiast
- Location
- Redmond, WA
like cc said... they get 20" long. (50 cm/2.5 cm/inch = 20").... since they don't seem to be a popular tang I can't find guidelines online for how big a tank they need. However, naso tangs need at least 125, and they only grow to 18". You might b ok in a 120, but if you can go a little higher, I think that fish would be much happier in the long run. Also you'll need a well established fuge because apparently they eat zooplankton-- pods. Has he eaten in your tank yet?
yote
In Memoriam
Seabee,Figure on at least a 6ft tank.That'll put in the 125/180 range at least.
SeaBee
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He eats the Formula 2 and I also use PE Mysis, they love it. Tonight they are getting Reef Roids zooplankton as a test and treat. So the next question I have, I guess, is how long until fish mature? And since he's so little now, will he bo ok in the 4ft. tank I have now?
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
It would take him many years to grow large enough to need a bigger tank.
SeaBee
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I have pods jumping out and hitting me in the face there's so many, I hope he eats them, thousands I have.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Yoda you are!
SeaBee
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That's what I thought, so he's ok for a while I thought. I mean, I'm not new to fish at all, I count about 27 yrs. with a fish tank around. Also, don't fish grow relative to their tank size? Or is that just freshwater. Rest assured, if he breaches 6 inches and growing, he's gonna move, I'll sell him if I have too. But ultimately I want to move to bigger house and a much larger tank. I'd go over 200 if the budget allows, and I'm sure as long as it looks good, the wife loves the tank too, her other children she talks to..
SeaBee
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
- Location
- Lynnwood, WA and missing Tucson, AZ
Saltwater fish won't stay restricted by their tank size. They'll keep growing.
