How fast do blue tangs grow?

joem1cha3l · 12/02/2008, 07:59 PM

LFS has one thats about 3/4 inch long, how many inches do these things grow in the first couple of months/years?

CoRPS · 12/02/2008, 08:07 PM

much too fast for a 29g, sorry man.

tmz · 12/02/2008, 08:42 PM

They grow to as much as 12inches. A 29 g is much too small forany tang.

crvz · 12/02/2008, 08:51 PM

Not a good addition, they can put on many inches in a year (though surely it depends on your husbandry).

Playa-1 · 12/02/2008, 08:52 PM

Wait for the upgrade.

fender4string · 12/02/2008, 09:16 PM

I've heard 6 inches in a year

ccampo · 12/02/2008, 09:45 PM

In a 29g Nano? it wouldn't grow much, it would die of stress, they like to swim a lot, and in a Nano there's not much space for that.

CoRPS · 12/02/2008, 09:49 PM

The LFS here has a blue tang in a 24g (I think it's 24g), it's ridiculous.

moonyguy · 12/02/2008, 10:01 PM

Mine grew about 5-6 inches in 2 years or so. I had to trade him in because he was nipping my LPS and zoanthids.

12/02/2008, 07:59 PM	#1
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	How fast do blue tangs grow? LFS has one thats about 3/4 inch long, how many inches do these things grow in the first couple of months/years? __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

12/02/2008, 08:42 PM	#3
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	They grow to as much as 12inches. A 29 g is much too small forany tang. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

12/02/2008, 08:51 PM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Not a good addition, they can put on many inches in a year (though surely it depends on your husbandry). __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

12/02/2008, 09:45 PM	#7
ccampo ORCA Web***** Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 588	In a 29g Nano? it wouldn't grow much, it would die of stress, they like to swim a lot, and in a Nano there's not much space for that. __________________ good luck, Cesar ---------------------------------------------------- 210g tank 72x24x29, sump with Refuge, Mixed fish and corals reef tank Current Tank Info: 210g SW mixed reef, 30g SW

12/02/2008, 08:07 PM	#2
CoRPS Big Time Reefer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: P-RINE Posts: 2,887	much too fast for a 29g, sorry man.

12/02/2008, 08:52 PM	#5
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	Wait for the upgrade.

12/02/2008, 09:16 PM	#6
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	I've heard 6 inches in a year

12/02/2008, 09:49 PM	#8
CoRPS Big Time Reefer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: P-RINE Posts: 2,887	The LFS here has a blue tang in a 24g (I think it's 24g), it's ridiculous.

12/02/2008, 10:01 PM	#9
moonyguy Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 577	Mine grew about 5-6 inches in 2 years or so. I had to trade him in because he was nipping my LPS and zoanthids.