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I don't think mine is over crowded, do you? Seven fish, Yellow, 2 damsels, 2 clownfish, filefish and Flame Hawk. All get along well. Will not add any more.I had a Purple and a Yellow in a 75 gallon for a few years before I upgraded and they were fine. As long as you keep them fat, they'll be happy!!!
Don't over crowd!!!
Your tank and its inhabitants look fine. The tank is beautiful and the fish are fat, most people would give their right arm to have a tank like yours. You're good!!!I don't think mine is over crowded, do you? Seven fish, Yellow, 2 damsels, 2 clownfish, filefish and Flame Hawk. All get along well. Will not add any more.
You cringe now?, you should have seen the poor thing at Petco. Beat up and skinny, stuffed in a 5 or 10 gallon tank. I think I saved him. I was planning on getting a bigger tank but 2 years ago I was forced to quit my bus mechanic job of 20 years due to my health issues. Now am retired, living on SS, can't afford it now.Seeing a yellow tang in a 46 gallon should make all of us cringe. what the heck man
90 is pushing it and that is TWICE the size!
Bristletooth tangs are a fair option for a 80.
And I don't quarYou cringe now?, you should have seen the poor thing at Petco. Beat up and skinny, stuffed in a 5 or 10 gallon tank. I think I saved him. I was planning on getting a bigger tank but 2 years ago I was forced to quit my bus mechanic job of 20 years due to my health issues. Now am retired, living on SS, can't afford it now.
Thank you my friend. I have a 75 gallon fresh water cichlid tank with a ton of fish, was planning on getting a bigger tank for my cichlids and transfer my reef to the 75 but cannot afford it now unless I get the tank and stand free.Your tank and its inhabitants look fine. The tank is beautiful and the fish are fat, most people would give their right arm to have a tank like yours. You're good!!!
Enjoy your tank until it's time to upgrade!!!
Hats off!!!
My 46 gallon bowfront was fresh water for about a year, then I bought a 75 gallon at Petsmart that was 50% off. When I transferred 46 to 75 I then decided to try doing a reef setup, going strong for 4 years now.Your tank and its inhabitants look fine. The tank is beautiful and the fish are fat, most people would give their right arm to have a tank like yours. You're good!!!
Enjoy your tank until it's time to upgrade!!!
Hats off!!!
it looks good man. Ya like santana said everything looks fat and healthy!My 46 gallon bowfront was fresh water for about a year, then I bought a 75 gallon at Petsmart that was 50% off. When I transferred 46 to 75 I then decided to try doing a reef setup, going strong for 4 years now.
Yea my convict was so thin from lfs but it was eating.You cringe now?, you should have seen the poor thing at Petco. Beat up and skinny, stuffed in a 5 or 10 gallon tank. I think I saved him. I was planning on getting a bigger tank but 2 years ago I was forced to quit my bus mechanic job of 20 years due to my health issues. Now am retired, living on SS, can't afford it now.
Convicts? You talking about the black & white striped damsels? I've had Convicts in fresh water. and thank you.Yea my convict was so thin from lfs but it was eating.
Many say convicts are hard but I nursed mine back to healh.
Nice looking tank by the way, enjoy it.
Convict tang. White with black prison bars, lol.Convicts? You talking about the black & white striped damsels? I've had Convicts in fresh water. and thank you.
WOW. nice, thanks. I thought I hit "post reply" this morning.Convict tang. White with black prison bars, lol.
He is in a good environment, I gave Petco a lashing for their pathetic salt water section and should give up or hire me to take over. Anyway the manager gave me a good deal on him $15, and I still may find a larger tank for him. He is happy, when I feed them they all come out and up to the surface to eat, he and filefish love nori.A fish not being dead doesn't mean it's in a good habitat, it means it's not in a lethal habitat. A dog that stays on a chain in someone's backyard for its whole life won't die of it, but it's not exactly going to be a very happy dog. It's great that you got him out of a bad environment (though you DID encourage that Petco to buy more, since they know they can sell them- you didn't really help anything in the long run), but you should rehome it to someone with a larger tank, so it can be in a good environment instead of a just-not-lethal one.
And I use to be an animal control officer for the Warwick Police Dept., and can appreciate what you are saying.He is in a good environment, I gave Petco a lashing for their pathetic salt water section and should give up or hire me to take over. Anyway the manager gave me a good deal on him $15, and I still may find a larger tank for him. He is happy, when I feed them they all come out and up to the surface to eat, he and filefish love nori.
There is too many opinions in this topic, and its hard to know. I personally dont see a problem putting any tang in a 90gallon. I have 2 yellows and a blue in my 65gallon with no issues. Do what you want man, because most of the time it will likely turn out. Good luck.Hey everyone
I wanted to get opinions on a possible tang for my 80 gal. It’s 48x24x16. I appreciate everyone’s opinions. I plan on upgrading to at least a 150 in a year or two. Thanks!
potential stocking list:
1 or 2 tangs
1 foxface
2 wrasses
Diamond goby
I was not saying “do what you want” for everything in this hobby, but just for this specific topic. Many, many, many people have put certain tangs in smaller tanks with no problem. Now, of course a tang cant go into a 10, or a 20 gallon tank. But some will live a perfectly, long lasting, happy life in a 90gallon aquarium. To many opinions on this topic to determine which is right or wrong.No, it will not. Otherwise, more people would do it. I ask the question again: why do people say the minimum tank size is much bigger than that, if it's not? Is there a conspiracy by the giant tank manufacturers?
You should not "do what you want" in this hobby. You should do what works, or what, based on reasonable evidence, can be expected to work. Otherwise, you'll kill things. And it's one thing to experiment with coral in new environments, it's another to put fish, which have brains and feel pain, in inadequate conditions because you want that particular pretty fish.