Purple Tang in a 45

Letterkenny · May 31, 2020

Woop woop, tang police here. Sir, you do realize putting a tang in a 45g tank is punishable by firing squad correct?

Yes yes I know but would it be fine for a month or so? Found a nice one from a local reefer. Will be in a QT tank for a month or so but ultimately want to add it to the new 130 not in the first wave. Would like to make it the sole occupant of my current 45 once it is done with QT for a bit so I can add some wrasses first and add a yellowed eye Kole tang with the purple once stocking is done.

KrisReef · May 31, 2020

Is it a fish so large it can't turn around in the 45, or is it a youngster? I cannot recommend it either way as that would make me an accessory after the fact.

I can't risk having the TP raiding my lair and finding how many tangs are in my tank. They'd weight me down with anchors and send me down to Davie Jones Locker for certain.

Opus · May 31, 2020

Unless he is a large specimen he should be fine. I had one in a 30gal for 3 or 4 years.

Letterkenny · May 31, 2020

Opus said:
Unless he is a large specimen he should be fine. I had one in a 30gal for 3 or 4 years.

Oh no better get a good lawyer as I hear the tang police coming for ya.

I was told he is only 3” so should be fine then. I said I would grab him in a week since I wanted to get the QT settled in longer (good thing since I had to move to a new tank due to a crack).

Opus · May 31, 2020

Letterkenny said:
Oh no better get a good lawyer as I hear the tang police coming for ya.

I was told he is only 3” so should be fine then. I said I would grab him in a week since I wanted to get the QT settled in longer (good thing since I had to move to a new tank due to a crack).

I don't really care about the tang police! Bigger issues to worry about in the real world.