White Cheek Tang

Phillybean · 01/04/2008, 06:31 PM

Anyone have info on them? I think it would be a good fit for my 75 gallon, but don't know much about them...

kar93 · 01/04/2008, 06:34 PM

never owned one but i think it would outgrow a 75

thor32766 · 01/04/2008, 06:45 PM

believe it or not, not a hardy fish to say the least. Not even as hardy as a PBT. Plus way to active of a tang to fit in a 75 gallon tank. Why not try a bristletooth species like a kole or tomini tang?

tangers · 01/04/2008, 06:53 PM

If you do some hard research on them some say that they are just as hard as an achilles. Same skin conditions and very prone to ich.

Phillybean · 01/04/2008, 07:17 PM

Anyone have any success with them?

Toddrtrex · 01/04/2008, 08:15 PM

If you are talking about Acanthurus nigricans, I had one for about 2 years. Got it from LA, was a great fish and healthy as a horse. I had read that they are suppose to be harder to keep then an Acanthurus japonicus, but mine was great and never had a spot of it.

I had it in my 75, but when I moved I took the chance to sell it to a local reefer who had a bigger tank. I am in the gray area about tangs in a 75, but with the Acanthurus, type I am against it.

Here are a couple of old and bad pictures of it when it was in a holding tank waiting to be picked up

The other fish were being sold too

Phillybean · 01/04/2008, 08:42 PM

Yes I am referring to the Acanthurus nigricans. After having one in a 75 gallon, why are you against it? Is it just the nigricans or all Acanthurus?

Toddrtrex · 01/04/2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Phillybean
Yes I am referring to the Acanthurus nigricans. After having one in a 75 gallon, why are you against it? Is it just the nigricans or all Acanthurus?

All Acanthurus, just because of the amount of swimming and room that they need. Mine had a growth spurt before I sold it, and it was really pacing the tank. It would take a second or two for it to get from one side of the tank to the other. Just think they would do better in a 6 or 8 foot tank. Should be noted that I currently have a purple tang in my 75, so I am not against tangs in that sized tank, but just feel that it would be too small for an Acanthurus long term.

Before the growth spurt it was fairly peaceful, but started getting a little bossy near the end.

Phillybean · 01/04/2008, 11:51 PM

Cool, thanks for the feedback Todd. I think I'll stand pat on the White Cheek, until I get a 125

Toddrtrex · 01/04/2008, 11:55 PM

Good deal, and once you do, I think you will be very happy. That fish is one of the main reasons I want a bigger tank. Was sad to sell it.

01/04/2008, 06:31 PM	#1
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	White Cheek Tang Anyone have info on them? I think it would be a good fit for my 75 gallon, but don't know much about them... __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

01/04/2008, 06:45 PM	#3
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	believe it or not, not a hardy fish to say the least. Not even as hardy as a PBT. Plus way to active of a tang to fit in a 75 gallon tank. Why not try a bristletooth species like a kole or tomini tang? __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

01/04/2008, 06:53 PM	#4
tangers Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,411	If you do some hard research on them some say that they are just as hard as an achilles. Same skin conditions and very prone to ich. __________________ "Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth." Henry David Thoreau Click on red house for build thread. Current Tank Info: 135 gallon corner. 3x kessil a360we's, gyre xf150, custom "L" shaped sump, all on apex

01/04/2008, 07:17 PM	#5
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	Anyone have any success with them? __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

01/04/2008, 08:15 PM	#6
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	If you are talking about Acanthurus nigricans, I had one for about 2 years. Got it from LA, was a great fish and healthy as a horse. I had read that they are suppose to be harder to keep then an Acanthurus japonicus, but mine was great and never had a spot of it. I had it in my 75, but when I moved I took the chance to sell it to a local reefer who had a bigger tank. I am in the gray area about tangs in a 75, but with the Acanthurus, type I am against it. Here are a couple of old and bad pictures of it when it was in a holding tank waiting to be picked up The other fish were being sold too __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

01/04/2008, 06:34 PM	#2
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	never owned one but i think it would outgrow a 75

01/04/2008, 08:42 PM	#7
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	Yes I am referring to the Acanthurus nigricans. After having one in a 75 gallon, why are you against it? Is it just the nigricans or all Acanthurus? __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

01/04/2008, 11:51 PM	#9
Phillybean Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kelowna B.C. Posts: 610	Cool, thanks for the feedback Todd. I think I'll stand pat on the White Cheek, until I get a 125 __________________ It's not how much is costs that matters, it's how much you told your wife it costs!

01/04/2008, 11:55 PM	#10
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Good deal, and once you do, I think you will be very happy. That fish is one of the main reasons I want a bigger tank. Was sad to sell it. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef