Clown tang?

PiscesLou · 02/26/2006, 01:45 PM

anyone have any success with keeping one long than a year?

PiscesLou · 02/26/2006, 02:56 PM

bump...I seen one at the lfs today and was eating brine... Ive see n maybe 6 clown tangs in my brief experience at various lfs have only seen this one eat....is that a good sign?

Psyire · 02/26/2006, 11:56 PM

Many people have had success. However Clown Tang's require large tanks with plenty of swimming room. These fish get big and can be aggressive. (especially if it feels cramped). 180g 6' minimum if you plan to keep one for any length of time. Hope this helps...

nick18tjetta · 02/27/2006, 12:20 AM

These fish are just mean. The only one I know of with long term success is in a prop system of a LFS employee b/c it went into mutliple customer tanks and killed fish. It killed fish in small and large tanks alike. I guess you could always get lucky, but why tank the chance in an established tank.

Nick

143gadgets · 02/27/2006, 12:47 AM

I have to agree. I had one for awile and it caused nothing but trouble. Its is a very mean fish!

stormquest2112 · 02/27/2006, 01:39 AM

I have had my Clown Tang for over four years. It is the toughest and hardiest fish I have ever had. It eats everything I feed it, flake, live brine, krill, pellets etc. It is also the meanest fish I have ever had! It will even attack my hand when I work on the tank.

I had it in my reef tank (60 gallon) until just recently, when I moved it to a 70 gallon tall tank with a Moray and some damsels. It has probably killed 20 fish in the four years that I have had it, starting with 2 yellow tangs and a hippo tang it grew up with, the rest were mostly damsels. Nicest thing about him is he will even eat from my hand.

steve the plumb · 02/28/2006, 01:42 AM

I just added one to my tank.I also have 3 yellow 1 purple,and a kole tang.My kole is the meanest and smallest.The clown is aggressive when pushed but for the most part he just swims back and forth across the tank.He eats pellets and frozen food.He isn't mean like my kole.

02/26/2006, 01:45 PM	#1
PiscesLou Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stockton,ca Posts: 106	Clown tang? anyone have any success with keeping one long than a year?

02/27/2006, 01:39 AM	#6
stormquest2112 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 189	Clown Tang I have had my Clown Tang for over four years. It is the toughest and hardiest fish I have ever had. It eats everything I feed it, flake, live brine, krill, pellets etc. It is also the meanest fish I have ever had! It will even attack my hand when I work on the tank. I had it in my reef tank (60 gallon) until just recently, when I moved it to a 70 gallon tall tank with a Moray and some damsels. It has probably killed 20 fish in the four years that I have had it, starting with 2 yellow tangs and a hippo tang it grew up with, the rest were mostly damsels. Nicest thing about him is he will even eat from my hand.

02/26/2006, 02:56 PM	#2
PiscesLou Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stockton,ca Posts: 106	bump...I seen one at the lfs today and was eating brine... Ive see n maybe 6 clown tangs in my brief experience at various lfs have only seen this one eat....is that a good sign?

02/26/2006, 11:56 PM	#3
Psyire Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,870	Many people have had success. However Clown Tang's require large tanks with plenty of swimming room. These fish get big and can be aggressive. (especially if it feels cramped). 180g 6' minimum if you plan to keep one for any length of time. Hope this helps...

02/27/2006, 12:20 AM	#4
nick18tjetta Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 643	These fish are just mean. The only one I know of with long term success is in a prop system of a LFS employee b/c it went into mutliple customer tanks and killed fish. It killed fish in small and large tanks alike. I guess you could always get lucky, but why tank the chance in an established tank. Nick

02/27/2006, 12:47 AM	#5
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	I have to agree. I had one for awile and it caused nothing but trouble. Its is a very mean fish!

02/28/2006, 01:42 AM	#7
steve the plumb Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,664	I just added one to my tank.I also have 3 yellow 1 purple,and a kole tang.My kole is the meanest and smallest.The clown is aggressive when pushed but for the most part he just swims back and forth across the tank.He eats pellets and frozen food.He isn't mean like my kole.