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Post by nemosis on Jan 25, 2009 23:11:45 GMT -5
Today when I got home I noticed that my royal gamma disappeared. I can't find her anywhere. So now I need another fish. There is a fish that I seen that really liked and it was a powered surgeon tang. I don't know anything about this fish so any advice would be great. I have 4 percula clowns in the tank also. Any ideas would be great.
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Post by coralreefer on Jan 26, 2009 14:27:48 GMT -5
Today when I got home I noticed that my royal gamma disappeared. I can't find her anywhere. So now I need another fish. There is a fish that I seen that really liked and it was a powered surgeon tang. I don't know anything about this fish so any advice would be great. I have 4 percula clowns in the tank also. Any ideas would be great. What size tank? and which powdered surgeon. Powder blue tangs Acanthurus leucosternon have a poor track record in captivity. Although Roger has a beautiful one. www.wetwebmedia.com/powdbluetg.htmPowder brown tangs include two types acanthurus japonicus or Acanthurus (glaucopareius) nigricans. The "white cheek" a. japonicus is much hardier then the a. nigricans. www.wetwebmedia.com/GoldRimSs.htm
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Post by nemosis on Jan 26, 2009 15:46:03 GMT -5
I really consider the blue powder tang until I did the research. And now I have changed my mind. So I am still wanting another fish that will go well with my clowns in my 38g tank. I am open to suggestions.
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jan 26, 2009 19:26:49 GMT -5
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Post by nemosis on Jan 26, 2009 19:39:50 GMT -5
how big is it now andhow long have u had it
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jan 26, 2009 19:46:38 GMT -5
It is about 4+ inches. It is about 1 1/2 old I guess. Since tangs are wild caught it is hard to tell exactly how old it is.
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Post by nemosis on Jan 26, 2009 19:51:30 GMT -5
do u think it as big as it will get. I only have a 38g.
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jan 26, 2009 19:56:42 GMT -5
Small/Around 1.5"-2" Medium/Around 2"-3" Large/Around 3"-4" X-Large/Around 4"-5"
I would guess so, going by the size chart off the site I uploaded. It is probably one of the smallest tangs there are. Scopas tangs are also rather small but not as nice to look at.
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Post by nemosis on Jan 26, 2009 19:58:36 GMT -5
They are coral safe right?
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jan 26, 2009 20:03:56 GMT -5
Reef Aquarium Compatibility Excellent
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Post by coralreefer on Jan 26, 2009 20:57:21 GMT -5
I'm sorry Phil...but nemosis please don't think about putting any tang in a 38 gallon tank. Even the link Phil provided recommends a minimum of 55 gallons for this fish.
That's is only how they grade them to sell. Most tomini types can/will grow to 6-10" with the proper care and environment. That does make them a "smaller tang". Years ago I had a brown scopus tang who eventually went "postal" in a 75 gallon tank. Simply got to big for the for her tank.
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Post by ADMIN2 on Jan 26, 2009 21:30:50 GMT -5
Most tomini I have seen are small compared to other tangs. Most of the ones I have seen in captivity max out at around five inches. I understand they can get much larger in the wild. I do not believe the tomini should not get any larger but I may be wrong.
I would not want to steer anyone to putting a fish in a tank that would not work. But as far as tangs go I think this would be the smallest you could find. I would really like to keep the fish if I could easily catch a yellow tang out of my 125 but it is impossible to keep them together.
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