Tank sizes for tangs: Help us create a list!

**revhtree** · 03-26-2012, 05:30 PM

Let's put our heads together and come up with a good general rule of thumb for tanks sizes for specific tangs in gallons and in feet.

Here is a list of tangs: (please let me know if I missed any)

FISH - Minimum Gallons - Minimum Tank Size in Feet
Achilles Surgeonfish - 180g - 6 ft
Atlantic Blue Tang - 180g - 6ft
Black Tang - 80g - 4ft
Blochii Tang
Blueline Tang
Bluespine Unicornfish - 400g - 6ft
Bristletooth Tang - 80g - 4ft
Brown Tang - 125g - 5ft
Chevron Tang- 80g - 4ft
Clown Surgeonfish - 180g - 6ft
Convict Surgeonfish- 125g - 5ft
Gem Tang
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish -
Indian Ocean or Red Sea Sailfin Tang- 180g - 6ft
Kole's Tang - 80g - 4ft
Lavender Tang
Mimic Surgeonfish
Naso Tang - 200g - 6ft
Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish - 180g - 6ft
Pacific Blue, Regal or Hippo Tang - 180g - 6ft
Powder Brown Tang - 125g - 5ft
Powder Blue Tang - 125g - 5ft
Purple Tang - 80g - 4ft
Sailfin Tang - 180g - 6ft
Sohal Surgeonfish - 200g - 6ft
Spotted Unicornfish- 400g - 6ft
Tomini Tang - 80g - 4ft
Vlamingi Tang - 300g - 6ft
Whitecheek Surgeonfish - 125g - 5ft
Yellow Tang - 80g - 4ft

**revhtree** · 03-26-2012, 05:33 PM

I'll start this out. Also include a picture if you will.

Achilles Surgeonfish
min: 180 gallons
min: 6 foot tank

http://saltwater.tropicalfishandaquariums.com/Tangs/AchillesTangPhoto.asp

**Reefing8EZ** · 03-26-2012, 06:00 PM

Wow, what a beauty rev!
Great thread. Im looking for a Tang for 40gal tank. No?

**KoleTang** · 03-26-2012, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Reefing8EZ

Wow, what a beauty rev!
Great thread. Im looking for a Tang for 40gal tank. No?

Sorry, I would not put any tang in a 40g. If you want less torpedo shaped fish, then look into dwarf angels.

**revhtree** · 03-26-2012, 06:05 PM

Atlantic Blue Tang
min: 125g
min: 6ft

http://www.mycoralfish.com/product.asp?P=360&C=1&SC=26

**KoleTang** · 03-26-2012, 06:08 PM

IMO, feel free to disagree.

Tomini Tang
Min: 60 gallons
Min: 3 Foot

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Kole Tang
Min: 60 Gallons
Min: 3 Feet

**KoleTang** · 03-26-2012, 06:11 PM

BTW Rev, I think you missed black tang

**revhtree** · 03-26-2012, 06:29 PM

Thanks for the contribution. We'll change what we need to according to what the masses agree is the best size.

**KoleTang** · 03-26-2012, 06:30 PM

Sounds good. This is a highly disputed topic

**Cubbies** · 03-26-2012, 06:43 PM

How about we add Chevron Tang. Can't miss that beauty!

**Mike&Terry** · 03-26-2012, 07:32 PM

Spotted Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus truncatus)

**laskopyre** · 03-26-2012, 07:52 PM

How about the Gem Tang, Blochii Tang, Blueline Tang, and the Lavender Tang.

**turbo21** · 03-26-2012, 08:00 PM

Imo no tang should go into anything less than a 75 gal 4 ft long tank and this is for the smallest possible tangs. Even the Tomini and the kole tang attain max size at 7". I have an 11" vlamigi tang in my 6 ft 220 and he looks kind of cramped in there

bob

**Mike&Terry** · 03-26-2012, 08:08 PM

I wouldn't put our 6.5" Spotted Bristletooth in a 3 ft tank. He would completely spazz out. We call him Eemo as he is the most emotional fish we've ever had, lol. Very active, great workhorse when it comes to cleaning rocks, a little high strung at times and can dart from one end of our tank to the other w/a couple of flicks of his fins.

**Aquaph8** · 03-26-2012, 08:12 PM

These are strictly my opinions but here are my feelings. I am not saying I havent broke any of these myself

Achilles Surgeonfish - min: 180 gallons - min: 6 ft
Atlantic Blue Tang - min: 180g - min: 6ft
Black Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Bluespine Unicornfish - 400g - min: 6ft preferably longer
Bristletooth Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Brown Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Chevron Tang- 80g - min: 4ft
Clown Surgeonfish - 180 - min: 6ft
Convict Surgeonfish- 125 - min: 5ft
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish - ? not familiar with this one
Indian Ocean or Red Sea Sailfin Tang- 180 - min: 6ft
Kole's Tang - min: 80g - min: 4ft
Mimic Surgeonfish? not familiar with this one
Naso Tang - 200g - min 6ft
Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish - 180g - min: 6ft
Pacific Blue, Regal or Hippo Tang - 180g - min: 6ft
Powder Brown Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Powder Blue Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Purple Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Sailfin Tang - 180g - min: 6ft
Sohal Surgeonfish - 200g - min: 6ft
Spotted Unicornfish- 400g - 6ft preferably longer
Tomini Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Vlamingi Tang - 300g - min: 6ft preferably longer
Whitecheek Surgeonfish - 125g- min: 5ft
Yellow Tang - 80g - 4ft

**gmoney243** · 03-26-2012, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Aquaph8

These are strictly my opinions but here are my feelings. I am not saying I havent broke any of these myself

Achilles Surgeonfish - min: 180 gallons - min: 6 ft
Atlantic Blue Tang - min: 180g - min: 6ft
Black Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Bluespine Unicornfish - 400g - min: 6ft preferably longer
Bristletooth Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Brown Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Chevron Tang- 80g - min: 4ft
Clown Surgeonfish - 180 - min: 6ft
Convict Surgeonfish- 125 - min: 5ft
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish - ? not familiar with this one
Indian Ocean or Red Sea Sailfin Tang- 180 - min: 6ft
Kole's Tang - min: 80g - min: 4ft
Mimic Surgeonfish? not familiar with this one
Naso Tang - 200g - min 6ft
Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish - 180g - min: 6ft
Pacific Blue, Regal or Hippo Tang - 180g - min: 6ft
Powder Brown Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Powder Blue Tang - 125g - min: 5ft
Purple Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Sailfin Tang - 180g - min: 6ft
Sohal Surgeonfish - 200g - min: 6ft
Spotted Unicornfish- 400g - 6ft preferably longer
Tomini Tang - 80g - min: 4ft
Vlamingi Tang - 300g - min: 6ft preferably longer
Whitecheek Surgeonfish - 125g- min: 5ft
Yellow Tang - 80g - 4ft

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**Aquaph8** · 03-26-2012, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by laskopyre

How about the Gem Tang, Blochii Tang, Blueline Tang, and the Lavender Tang.

Lavender and Brown are the same I believe

Originally Posted by turbo21

Imo no tang should go into anything less than a 75 gal 4 ft long tank and this is for the smallest possible tangs. Even the Tomini and the kole tang attain max size at 7". I have an 11" vlamigi tang in my 6 ft 220 and he looks kind of cramped in there

bob

Im with Bob. Vlamingi, unicorns and all the other members of the naso family are some of my favorites but I honestly feel they belong in very large tanks. I personally wouldn't keep one in less that 500 gallons, just my opinion though. They are amazing fish though and so personable.

**revhtree** · 03-26-2012, 09:39 PM

I'll ask the mods to help me keep the list updated with the tangs I missed and the sizes, etc.

**BillyC** · 03-26-2012, 10:05 PM

It amazing how many people don't adhere to this. So many poor tangs local to me. For example I know a guy with a 65g with a yellow, hippo, sailfin, and powder blue crammed in there. When one dies, he just buys another one. I'm sure this is pretty common nationwide.

Am I missing the Hippo Tang on that list? No love for Dory? haha