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I'm surprised no one has asked about tank size yet.
Tank size?
tank size doesnt matter for tangs that have been in major movies...I'm surprised no one has asked about tank size yet.
Tank size?
plIndeed, LOL. Hippo is a highly ideosynchratic fish. It's a swimmer and needs plenty of space otherwise it'll go crazy as it grows. I'm of the opinion that an 8' tank is required, otherwise you run the risk of getting a psycho fish. Mine is 8" and mostly ignores any new fish. Inherently a far less aggressive fish than say the evil purple tang.
I've had this hippo tang for about 3 years. Got him when he was slightly larger than a quarter. He's about 5 inches now and has become crazy aggressive. He relentlessly attacks any new fish I put in the tank. Started constantly harassing my purple tang I've had for 3 years. Last week I added an adult blue line trigger and the tang is not intimidated at all and keeps tail swiping him. Beautiful fish but I really want to get rid of him at this point. I was always under the impression these guys were docile and peaceful but this guy is probably the meanest fish I've ever owned. Just curious if anybody else has seen or dealt with this? Any advice?
Thanks, very interesting comment and thread. Is there a minimum tank size for tangs? I saw above someone recommending an eight foot long tank. So basically the general hobbiest shouldn't have one?One of the biggest disservices done by the movie Finding Nemo, is passing off a Blue Tang as some sort of cute and happy go lucky fish. The fact remains that ALL TANGS are somewhat aggressive and many can be downright jerks, my Yellow Tang wasn't 40% grown and barely lasted a month in my 90 gallon tank before turning into a complete butthead to it's tank mates. It could be that like mine, it has claimed your entire tank as it's own personal turf and if so then you are going to have to remove it.
Purple tangs are evil? I actually found someone to take the hippo off my hands this afternoon. My tank is 180 gallons btw. Too small I guess.