[blind1993]

ok well when i get back from vac i will add a yellow tang and well i was wantign to know that if i get a smaller yellow tang instead of those large ones will it be just as hardy or is it like the hippo tang.

oh yea my tank is a 55g with 1 hamer, 2 damsels, 1 clown, 1 ccstar, and 1 coral beauty angel.

[blind1993]

also i am getting rid of the corals and the damsels.

[SweeTang22]

make sure you QT him first. im not sure if younger fish get sick easy or not, but its what ive heard!! QTing should help him get used to new water and you feeding and stuff.

[bleueau187]

my understnading is that the yellow tang is one of the hardier ones. im sure that you knoe to inspect the fish at the store and make sure its healthy first.

[reefnoob1991]

A 55 gallon tank is too small for tangs...they need a large swimming space and a tank of no less than 90 gallons

[blind1993]

for yellows 55g is enough. also i dont have a qt but i ask the lfs to hold that fish adn feed them my food and i will pick them up after a week.

[reefnoob1991]

Reef Frontiers

[blind1993]

oh yea i read taht before i posted this.

[reefnoob1991]

Then you noticed the minimal tank size for yellow tangs.

[blind1993]

yes but it is like u can keep them in a 55g but like try to not have alot of rock in it is the whole thing and i dont have alot of rock at all. actually my fake coral has just turned in to lr it has coraline and little critters growing on it so from 30lbs i went to 60lbs without any more space going so i think i can accomidate a yellow tang with my coralbeauty and ccstarfish.

[reefnoob1991]

It's not live rock it just has coralline algae on it...which serves no purpose other than taking over space where other algae would grow.

[NATIVEVAMAN]

Blind,lr is lr.fake critters are fake critters and cant become lr.Coraline algea will grow on just about anything but that doesnt make just about anything live rock does it?According to all accounts putting a tang in anything under 75 gallons is not a good thing and maybe 90 is better.you can rationalize it any way you want but wrong is wrong.

[reefnoob1991]

I'm sure you wouldn't want to be put in a 50 ft house...even if you take away your furniture in your 50 ft house the house is still 50 feet no matter how you put it.

[e_baer]

actually, ther a few different species if yellow tangs. there is a type that can be housed in a 55g. the others need at least a 90.

[blind1993]

what type can be housed in a 55g.

[e_baer]

i beleive it is the hawaiian yellow tang, but it is a specific type of hawaiian tang.

this is the one that needs a large aquarium: Zebrasoma flavescens


im not sure of the name of the smaller species, but it looks exactly the same just about. i do have a pic of mine.

[SweeTang22]

i know a lot of experts who keep hawiian yellows in 55gallon tanks. this is because they're less active then other tangs. ive been told they wont eat as much as most tangs either, as far as hair algae goes. i have no idea weather thats true or not. just use your judgement.

[e_baer]

i dunno, im not an expert.

[blind1993]

ok well i called the store i am getting them from and they said all of their tangs are the hawwain kind and they seperate all the species so i will see how it goes but i am back from vac and the whole tank was brown so i will have to get 3 red legs and 2 blk margarita snails to take care of that.

[e_baer]

how would you like an urchin?




ill sell it to you for a teriffic price! 5$, but you pay shipping. i have a pencil, black rock, and a hairy pincushion urchin. i dont even know if i will deffinately sell them, im gonna wait another month then ill decide. ill only sell one though.

[blind1993]

i would like one alot but the only store that sells them is pet ladn and they are for $25 and they get them 1 time a month.

[blind1993]

wait how much would shipping be to 30022.

[e_baer]

ooo
what type of urchin is it? my hairy is GREAT at eating algae. actually, they all are. but the hairy is the best.

[e_baer]

i dont know how much does 2-3 day cost...what about overnight. my area is 08520. if you find out i can send you a pencil urchin for 5$

[blind1993]

the one with really long spines.