Clown tang care? Info?

nanomania · May 1, 2017

I love clown tangs, but have red they are extremely difficult to train for food? Would like to know from someone who has got good experience training them in qt. What to feed them? Etc.

eatbreakfast · May 1, 2017

A healthy clown tang is not picky at all.

landlubber · May 1, 2017

i don't own a clown tang but i have had luck getting a picky leopard wrasse to eat by hatching live brine shrimp. it only took that one feeding and every time after that it was receptive to almost anything i normally fed my fish.

nanomania · May 1, 2017

I have nls thera a, nls algaemax, hikari marine s, sera nori, frozen lobster eggs, frozen rotifers, frozen cyclops and frozen mysis.

Best Fish-Jake · May 1, 2017

A 130g is a bit small to house a clown tang, i always reccomend at least a 220 (although bigger is always preferred) +1 to eat breakfast. The food you have would provide a good diet

Breakthecycle2 · May 1, 2017

Best Fish-Jake said:
A 130g is a bit small to house a clown tang, i always reccomend at least a 220 (although bigger is always preferred) +1 to eat breakfast. The food you have would provide a good diet

Yeah, I've seen some very large ones for sale.

themcnertney · May 1, 2017

One word... aggressive.

nanomania · May 1, 2017

Dan McNertney said:
One word... aggressive.

Actually i was planning on a tomini, but its gona go in my 42g. Also the availability is very very low here. Regals and powders are ich magnets. I want a super hardy tang. Other tangs we get here are extremely large species like unicorns, naso, etc. We do get sailfins though, but i guess they are also very agressive.

eatbreakfast · May 1, 2017

nanomania said:
Actually i was planning on a tomini, but its gona go in my 42g. Also the availability is very very low here. Regals and powders are ich magnets. I want a super hardy tang. Other tangs we get here are extremely large species like unicorns, naso, etc. We do get sailfins though, but i guess they are also very agressive.

A 42g is pretty small for a tomini tang.

Clown tangs are just as susceptible to disease and parasites as regals and powders.

GHsaltie · May 1, 2017

@nanomania, I really didn't want to get in this but honestly I think you need to carefully consider what you are doing and whether it is in the best interests of the fish that you are taking responsibility for. You already have an acanthuras tang that is showing signs of stress that could be tank size related, I just can't see how adding another tang could end well. I wish the best for you and yours.

tj w · May 1, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
A healthy clown tang is not picky at all.

This^^^^ I had no trouble getting mine to eat.

nanomania · May 1, 2017

GHsaltie said:
@nanomania, I really didn't want to get in this but honestly I think you need to carefully consider what you are doing and whether it is in the best interests of the fish that you are taking responsibility for. You already have an acanthuras tang that is showing signs of stress that could be tank size related, I just can't see how adding another tang could end well. I wish the best for you and yours.

So ur suggesting i dont add any more tangs in 130g? Jus keep 1 which ill transfer?

Friday24 · May 1, 2017

nanomania said:
So ur suggesting i dont add any more tangs in 130g? Jus keep 1 which ill transfer?

You could keep more than 1 short term, but they WILL need more room as they grow and need to be re-homed. If you already have an Acanthuras now the your best bet to minimize aggression is a different species, but it's never a guarantee. Like previously stated as well, if your current tang is showing signs of stress adding another right now could increase that stress level and potentially spread a disease to a new fish if it's more than stress.

eatbreakfast · May 2, 2017

Do not add another Acanthurus species. Only keep 1 in that size tank.

GHsaltie · May 2, 2017

nanomania said:
So ur suggesting i dont add any more tangs in 130g? Jus keep 1 which ill transfer?

Okay now I am rather confused, because just the other day in your thread asking about your tangs behavior you stated that you were not able to get the 130g up yet. If I'm mistaken I apologize but that was the impression you gave. I'm backing out now but please do refer to @eatbreakfast's advice, he knows his stuff.

nanomania · May 2, 2017

GHsaltie said:
Okay now I am rather confused, because just the other day in your thread asking about your tangs behavior you stated that you were not able to get the 130g up yet. If I'm mistaken I apologize but that was the impression you gave. I'm backing out now but please do refer to @eatbreakfast's advice, he knows his stuff.

Hey, yes, im actually pre planning. As u know my new 130g is going thru ****, as no1 is abke to figure out the problem after soo many posts. So plannin to trash it if api general cure with focus doesnt work. Yes im confused about the other tang. Ibknow most of them are suggesting a tomini or a kole, but peraonally after seeing tomini in person, i didnt like the colour also as stated by u guys, even 42g is small fir it.. Kole is way out of my budget as here in india they are expensive. I know im sounding silly. However iv seen some of the famous hobbyists on youtube keeping far more tangs then one can keep in a tank. However i follow a thumbrule of 6" of fish per 10g. Is that ok? I love gobies clowns and tangs. Total fishes in my 130g will be 10 max. 2tangs, a pair of clowns and rest all will be gobies. I personally dont like damsels.

eatbreakfast · May 2, 2017

I would recommend getting only 1 tang in a 130g until you have more experience.

roberthu526 · Jun 24, 2017

I am going to get a lot of critics on this but I believe you can get more than one tang in a 130G. I keep a blue, a sailfin, and a purple tang in my 125 and they are fat and growing fast. However I am building an 8- foot long 300 gallon tank. Right now none of my tangs exceeds 6 inches. I really think you can get multiple tangs in a 130 as long as you plan ahead and QT properly.

nanomania · Jun 24, 2017

roberthu526 said:
I am going to get a lot of critics on this but I believe you can get more than one tang in a 130G. I keep a blue, a sailfin, and a purple tang in my 125 and they are fat and growing fast. However I am building an 8- foot long 300 gallon tank. Right now none of my tangs exceeds 6 inches. I really think you can get multiple tangs in a 130 as long as you plan ahead and QT properly.

Im not getting any new tang, as my acanthurus poops like hell. She is a crazy pooper..lol. so nonmore tangs. Rather ill buy more small small gobies type fishes

eatbreakfast · Jun 26, 2017

roberthu526 said:
I am going to get a lot of critics on this but I believe you can get more than one tang in a 130G. I keep a blue, a sailfin, and a purple tang in my 125 and they are fat and growing fast. However I am building an 8- foot long 300 gallon tank. Right now none of my tangs exceeds 6 inches. I really think you can get multiple tangs in a 130 as long as you plan ahead and QT properly.

It is possible, yes. But based on the experience in this case is why it was recommended against.