Tangs In A 10gallon Nano...

[chrissaysyes]

My LFS keeps a 10gallon nano with young (1-1.5") tangs in it...currently the only one I recognize is a surgeonfish. We get in lots of arguments about how that seems like such a bad idea. Is it ok to keep young tangs in a tank that small? I was just wondering if they would start to grow and then need to be moved to a larger tank, or rather than growing if they would just get stressed and die...curiosity killed the tang.

 

[sianeds]

I had a baby regal tang in a 55gal for a few months. When I bought her she was tiny (about 3 cm) and 4 months later when she died she was around 7-8cm.

I was astounded at how fast she grew and also at how fast she swam. Just before she met my powerhead intake I was considering giving her to a friend with a bigger tank if I couldn't get my bigger tank running pretty sharpish as I felt she was getting much too big to be comfortable.

Even baby tangs would not have sufficient swimming space in a 10gal IMO even if size wise they look OK.

 

[chrissaysyes]

that's what I figured...this fish stays in the same spot almost always and hasnt grown at all. It's always in the center-middle of the tank just kind of sitting. Theres another one at the lfs now in a 20 gallon, slightly bigger. It's tank mates are about 15 four stripe damsels...seems wrong.

 

[rhysiboy]

wait is this a display or a sale tank? if its a sale tank its not soo terrible (although it still is wrong) because hopefully they will be sold quite quikly, i mean my fav LFS can sell all their fish in about a week

 

[chrissaysyes]

strictly display, I've tried to buy fish out of it before with no success. It's to advertise the nano tanks and bio cubes.

 

[rhysiboy]

now that is wrong. Poor little fish

 

[chrissaysyes]

very wrong...although I do wish there were dwarf tangs or butterflyfish

 

[MHunt]

You'd be lucky to be successful with a couple of clown fish or a firefish in a 10 gal nano never mind a tang of any description. At least you have the sense to know he is very wrong with the tank and you haven't got a nano with a tang at home as some of his customers may have already. I bet he would suggest a pterois volitans in a 10 gal if he got the sale, that's terrible!

 

[Redstratplayer1]

very wrong...although I do wish there were dwarf tangs or butterflyfish

Yes very wrong

I know that they do selective breed clowns such as black percs.

Maybe if they can get tangs to breed in cap. they can selective breed a smaller tang.The thing is that the longest a cap. breed tangs have lived is 88 days.

 

[MHunt]

very wrong...although I do wish there were dwarf tangs or butterflyfish

Yes very wrong

I know that they do selective breed clowns such as black percs.

Maybe if they can get tangs to breed in cap. they can selective breed a smaller tang.The thing is that the longest a cap. breed tangs have lived is 88 days.

At least it would have been small for those 88 days!

 

[Redstratplayer1]

Yep first 40 something days you need a microscope and at 88 they were less then 1/2 inch

 

[chrissaysyes]

whoa...I want an uber nano tank... 1/2gallon full of microscopic tangs!@#