Is this tank big enough for a Tang?

fishypapas · 02/15/2006, 05:39 PM

Just thought everyone could use a smile.

too many of us get too attached to our own opinions and take it to heart when others disagree.

subjectivity is fine, as long as you dont let it get in the way of objectivity.

from everything that ive read, seen, and witnessed, the size of a particular tang is always a focal point, when it shouldnt be.

forget the size of a tang when deciding if it will "fit". consider its behavior. these type of fish are free swimmers, all they want to do is "just keep swimming, just keep swimming", so a spacious large tank is key.

a lion 3 times the size would be far happier in a 75 than a naso in a 120. (generalization people, to make a point).

so the next time you are buying any fish, consider what it likes to do, and if you can match that environment grab em.

in other words, if you have a 180g bare bottom tank, dont by a sand sifting goby just cuz its small and "fits".

fp

metalman06 · 02/15/2006, 07:11 PM

It is a shame that you have that big fish in that little fish tank

I laughed when I saw that.

PITSTOP · 02/15/2006, 07:14 PM

You could squeeze a sohal in there easy...

Maybaer · 02/15/2006, 07:20 PM

Now that's funny and puts things into perspective!

The Reefer91 · 02/15/2006, 07:53 PM

LMAO!!!!!!!! i laughed so hard i practically cried

it seriously made me smile

fishypapas · 02/15/2006, 08:06 PM

Im glad you folks got a kick out of it!!

for a moment, i thought the "anit-jest" division of the tang police were gonna track me down

fortunately, a nudibranch is the head, so itll be a while before they come around

fp

Brandon's Reef · 02/15/2006, 08:14 PM

Yea I think the tank is big enough for the tang but if I were you I would take that goldfish in the bottom right out (I hear they get really big and they like ponds and lakes).

Fonchy · 02/15/2006, 08:21 PM

Thanks for the laugh.

fishypapas · 02/15/2006, 08:27 PM

hey pitstop, what a great idea. at first i thought you were kidding. But then i thought, WAIT, he probably meant juveniles!!! So off to the lfs i went.

so before everyone gets mad and calls the gestapo on me, realize that:

a. they are all happy
b. they all get along
c. the sohals are juveniles and small
d. i got them in an odd schooling number

donst everyone look happy

now i know as long as everyone is happy and small i could fit a few more in there. im thinking something odd or colorful. hmmmm.

fp

fishypapas · 02/15/2006, 08:30 PM

hey brandon,

that goldfish is a feeder for my soon to get lion. im trying to acclimate/gut load it so itll be a juicy treat for the fumanchu

fp

ps it gets along fine with the tangs

nemo g · 02/15/2006, 10:20 PM

nice fish crib!

nemo g

wetWolger · 02/15/2006, 10:24 PM

lol, go ahead and stick a foxface in there too....the tank should be wide enough to fit it ;-)

thanks for the smile

Shoestring Reefer · 02/15/2006, 10:57 PM

The tang will never grow bigger than the tank.

tanker · 02/16/2006, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fishypapas
so before everyone gets mad and calls the gestapo on me, realize that:

a. they are all happy
b. they all get along
c. the sohals are juveniles and small
d. i got them in an odd schooling number

donst everyone look happy

now i know as long as everyone is happy and small i could fit a few more in there. im thinking something odd or colorful. hmmmm.

fp

Sohals get rough, I would not put that many with the yellow tang.

tanker · 02/16/2006, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fishypapas
so before everyone gets mad and calls the gestapo on me, realize that:

a. they are all happy
b. they all get along
c. the sohals are juveniles and small
d. i got them in an odd schooling number

donst everyone look happy

now i know as long as everyone is happy and small i could fit a few more in there. im thinking something odd or colorful. hmmmm.

fp

Sohals get rough, I would not put that many with the yellow tang.

Nice..

acroporid23 · 02/16/2006, 12:32 AM

wow i need one of those it would of been so much cheaper lol

tkeracer619 · 02/16/2006, 12:35 AM

i'm thinking the tank would need about 5-10 lbs of live rock in there so it has something to pick on.

nemo g · 02/16/2006, 12:39 AM

thats probably what the "caulerpa" is there for, to "get picked on"

ive heard that 1 BIG tang can take about 8 mini sohals. at least thats what my lfs told me, so i think fishypapas is within tolerances.

nemo g

Fonchy · 02/16/2006, 06:24 AM

Are you thinking about a in-tank skimmer.

whiirly · 02/16/2006, 07:57 AM

since it appears your doing a fish only whares the angle?

techrider62 · 02/17/2006, 06:54 AM

Thats funny

funkyman · 02/17/2006, 07:18 AM

A pair of cross hatch triggers would add a nice color contrast

PITSTOP · 02/17/2006, 07:20 AM

Dual 400 Watt Luminarcs would do your system serious justice as well I submit.

Steffish · 02/17/2006, 08:07 AM

It's fine. I'm sure you're planning to upgrade soon......you know the next couple of years or something.

pinkanemone · 02/17/2006, 12:20 PM

i'll take 2 of the sohal's, i think they would make an excellent addition to my ten gallon nano. do you think they would get along with a clown? that's too cute... lol

02/15/2006, 05:39 PM	#1
fishypapas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: stafford Posts: 288	Is this tank big enough for a Tang? Just thought everyone could use a smile. too many of us get too attached to our own opinions and take it to heart when others disagree. subjectivity is fine, as long as you dont let it get in the way of objectivity. from everything that ive read, seen, and witnessed, the size of a particular tang is always a focal point, when it shouldnt be. forget the size of a tang when deciding if it will "fit". consider its behavior. these type of fish are free swimmers, all they want to do is "just keep swimming, just keep swimming", so a spacious large tank is key. a lion 3 times the size would be far happier in a 75 than a naso in a 120. (generalization people, to make a point). so the next time you are buying any fish, consider what it likes to do, and if you can match that environment grab em. in other words, if you have a 180g bare bottom tank, dont by a sand sifting goby just cuz its small and "fits". fp

02/15/2006, 07:14 PM	#3
PITSTOP Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 1,592	You could squeeze a sohal in there easy... __________________ SPS-Anon Current Tank Info: 120 SPS

02/15/2006, 07:53 PM	#5
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	LMAO!!!!!!!! i laughed so hard i practically cried it seriously made me smile __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

02/15/2006, 08:14 PM	#7
Brandon's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Orange Park, FL Posts: 766	Yea I think the tank is big enough for the tang but if I were you I would take that goldfish in the bottom right out (I hear they get really big and they like ponds and lakes). __________________ Brandon Fields, PROUD HURRICANE SURVIVOR Current Tank Info: 24gallon Aquapod 65 coralife super skimmer 1x150w 14k metal halide on 30g oceanic stand 54gallon corner bowfront RR, Current Outer Orbit 1x150 HQI PC supplemented, ATO, Deltec AP600 skimmer,100 pounds of Marshal Island Live Rock, SPS domintated

02/15/2006, 08:21 PM	#8
Fonchy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Goldston, NC Posts: 571	Thanks for the laugh. __________________ A stupid question is a question not asked. Everyone is my friend but there are 2 people in this world that I despice the most: Murphy and Bill Current Tank Info: Starting again with a 180 galReef

02/15/2006, 07:11 PM	#2
metalman06 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 27	It is a shame that you have that big fish in that little fish tank I laughed when I saw that.

02/15/2006, 07:20 PM	#4
Maybaer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bakersfield, Ca. Posts: 91	Now that's funny and puts things into perspective!

02/15/2006, 08:06 PM	#6
fishypapas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: stafford Posts: 288	Im glad you folks got a kick out of it!! for a moment, i thought the "anit-jest" division of the tang police were gonna track me down fortunately, a nudibranch is the head, so itll be a while before they come around fp

02/15/2006, 08:27 PM	#9
fishypapas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: stafford Posts: 288	hey pitstop, what a great idea. at first i thought you were kidding. But then i thought, WAIT, he probably meant juveniles!!! So off to the lfs i went. so before everyone gets mad and calls the gestapo on me, realize that: a. they are all happy b. they all get along c. the sohals are juveniles and small d. i got them in an odd schooling number donst everyone look happy now i know as long as everyone is happy and small i could fit a few more in there. im thinking something odd or colorful. hmmmm. fp

02/15/2006, 08:30 PM	#10
fishypapas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: stafford Posts: 288	hey brandon, that goldfish is a feeder for my soon to get lion. im trying to acclimate/gut load it so itll be a juicy treat for the fumanchu fp ps it gets along fine with the tangs

02/15/2006, 10:20 PM	#11
nemo g Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: west side iz da best Posts: 1,039	nice fish crib! nemo g __________________ nG Current Tank Info: tis da bestest tank eva

02/15/2006, 10:24 PM	#12
wetWolger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,955	lol, go ahead and stick a foxface in there too....the tank should be wide enough to fit it ;-) thanks for the smile __________________ cheers, jent d-_-b Current Tank Info: 66gal = 32x24x20

02/15/2006, 10:57 PM	#13
Shoestring Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Westerly, RI Posts: 4,989	The tang will never grow bigger than the tank. __________________ Mike Reefcentral Folding@Home team 37251 - Click my little red house to learn more and help medical science! Current Tank Info: 2, 20-gal low tech tanks

02/16/2006, 12:32 AM	#16
acroporid23 Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: lafayette Posts: 88	wow i need one of those it would of been so much cheaper lol

02/16/2006, 12:35 AM	#17
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	i'm thinking the tank would need about 5-10 lbs of live rock in there so it has something to pick on. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

02/16/2006, 12:39 AM	#18
nemo g Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: west side iz da best Posts: 1,039	thats probably what the "caulerpa" is there for, to "get picked on" ive heard that 1 BIG tang can take about 8 mini sohals. at least thats what my lfs told me, so i think fishypapas is within tolerances. nemo g __________________ nG Current Tank Info: tis da bestest tank eva

02/16/2006, 06:24 AM	#19
Fonchy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Goldston, NC Posts: 571	Are you thinking about a in-tank skimmer. __________________ A stupid question is a question not asked. Everyone is my friend but there are 2 people in this world that I despice the most: Murphy and Bill Current Tank Info: Starting again with a 180 galReef

02/16/2006, 07:57 AM	#20
whiirly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park ILL Posts: 3,177	since it appears your doing a fish only whares the angle? __________________ Whiirly A.K.A The One and ONLY:)> Current Tank Info: 180 might as well be a FOWLR

02/17/2006, 06:54 AM	#21
techrider62 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: nj Posts: 129	Thats funny __________________ Techrider62

02/17/2006, 07:18 AM	#22
funkyman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,811	A pair of cross hatch triggers would add a nice color contrast

02/17/2006, 07:20 AM	#23
PITSTOP Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 1,592	Dual 400 Watt Luminarcs would do your system serious justice as well I submit. __________________ SPS-Anon Current Tank Info: 120 SPS

02/17/2006, 08:07 AM	#24
Steffish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 175	It's fine. I'm sure you're planning to upgrade soon......you know the next couple of years or something.

02/17/2006, 12:20 PM	#25
pinkanemone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: san diego Posts: 67	i'll take 2 of the sohal's, i think they would make an excellent addition to my ten gallon nano. do you think they would get along with a clown? that's too cute... lol