Tang Count

[ninjamyst]

Oh wow lol. How big was it when you first got it, and how big is it now?

Got it around 2 inch. It's probably close to 5 inches now. Eats everything and anything

 

[i cant think]

What about a smaller member of Acanthurus such as the convict? Still no?

Was also heavily considering upping the size of my tank sometime around two years when I move out of my apartment. (Don't worry, it's a ground floor lol) Would you think that's soon enough to keep a juvenile of the Acanthurus, Paracanthurus, Prionurus, or Naso species?

I wouldn’t personally - Naso, Paracanthurus and Prionurus all get 8” easily (if not larger).

Acanthurus may seem smaller but even the convicts swim too much - Remember, Zebrasoma and Ctenochaetus are naturally found around the rocks and lower in the reef, the other genera are all found in surge zones with the most amount of current/flow. A photo of the rocks cape under whites would help a lot more (ideally using Top down, Front on and Side on photos).

 

[Ty.S44]

I wouldn’t personally - Naso, Paracanthurus and Prionurus all get 8” easily (if not larger).

Acanthurus may seem smaller but even the convicts swim too much - Remember, Zebrasoma and Ctenochaetus are naturally found around the rocks and lower in the reef, the other genera are all found in surge zones with the most amount of current/flow. A photo of the rocks cape under whites would help a lot more (ideally using Top down, Front on and Side on photos).

Here is a picture of the front then from an angle on the left and right. I could get full left and right since my tank is a plywood one with only a front viewing angle panel.

 

[DaneGer21]

The lavender is Acanthurus right? No trouble with it? I keep hearing people say not to mess with Acanthurus, but I'm not exactly sure what they mean.

By the way, lightly stocked tanks are very underrated in my opinion. I bet your tank is really peaceful not to mention easy on the filtration side lol.

Yes the lavender is an Acanthurus.

When first introduced it was a bully, so it immediately went into my acclimation box so it could interact but not reach the other fish. After 1wk I released it, 2yrs later no issues at all between all three.

I feed heavy, even though I have few fish, so my fish are plump and happy!