Your tank looks lightly stocked and not too much rock to crowd the space. And no other tangs. I think it looks fine if no signs of stress. I have purple in 93 cube seems happy to me! Good color, good breathing, swims all day but does not pace or erratic. Picks at the rocks and no aggression. Comes out to see me. If mine gets too big to swim in and out of the center hallow structure I’ll consider a new home. No one has addressed the issue that I have a zebrasoma in a cube. What’s the difference of swimming length wise versus in circles and thru the rock work? My damsel is actually bigger than the other fish in the tank and was .5” when I got it! My tomini hasn’t grown in 2 years and was in a 300gal tank for a year. It appears much happier in the cube. I can tell by its color, social behavior swimming patterns. I also had my yellow tang in a 75 gal for three years and when Dori outgrew the 75 gal be moved everyone to the 300gal which we bought in pieces over 1.5 yrs to afford it. A light here and a pump there first the tank and stand but made payments on layaway to LFS. Anyway, my yellow has not really grown at all since moving it to the 300gal 2 years ago. But the hippo Dori got a little bigger. I also haven’t noticed my dejardini growing much or the blue eyed kole. The chevron doubled in size but was a juvenile when I put it in the 300. I feed frozen foods x2/day plus nori. Thought they would get huge but they haven’t. Healthy thickness just not long. So we’ll see.
Sorry you had to rehome it but was probably for the best. They are awesome fish! I really think our fish recognize us. And have personalities.One of my triggers swims up to my husband’s hand and will let him touch it and even pick it up. It had a wound we were watching and I think it knew we were helping it. But it will not let me hold it. We also trained a Scott’s fairy wrasse with swim bladder to let my husband pick it up and hand feed it from a syringe and it was calm as can be in his hand and ate from the syringe. Unfortunately never recovered from the swim bladder and died from injury from a tang, but we tried. Like I said my Sohal was in 100gal tank for ten years with previous owners. It was healthy when we got her. Hope you found another fish you like as much.
I don't know what the issue is with small tanks and tangs. I have this little Blue Hippo Tang in my biocube without problems for years now. They don't even grow that much. ;-)
Lol, nice;HilariousI don't know what the issue is with small tanks and tangs. I have this little Blue Hippo Tang in my biocube without problems for years now. They don't even grow that much. ;-)
