Had no clue you could feed them strawberries like that hahaI feed tangs strawberries lol
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Had no clue you could feed them strawberries like that hahaI feed tangs strawberries lol
Not in excess. They get one every 2-3 weeks. Same with bananas and kiwis. Basically different treat a week for them and not really too much all at once.Had no clue you could feed them strawberries like that haha
Huh, interesting. I don't know too much about tangs so I thought it was funny how there was just this big strawberry being hand fed to a tang hahaNot in excess. They get one every 2-3 weeks. Same with bananas and kiwis. Basically different treat a week for them and not really too much all at once.
I have dove all over the world and noticed that some guides carry fruits to get the tangs to come up to the group of divers. So just tried it at home after a trip and kept doing it lol. Figured if they would come up to a group of divers for some fruit, that means they really like it.Huh, interesting. I don't know too much about tangs so I thought it was funny how there was just this big strawberry being hand fed to a tang haha
This was a great read! Only thing I wasn't sure about was the proper measuring technique. Say a scape starts from 3/4 of the heigh of the tank and continues downwards at a 45 degree angle (just making things up here), how does one go about measuring the width of the tank? In theory the width is as high as the width of the tank, because in the top quarter of the tank nothing is there, or as little as only a handful of inches toward the bottom of the tank where the rockwork might be quite close to the front glass. What would be the "proper" measurement of the width in that case? Thanks for the writeup, it was very informative!It totally depends on the open water, lateral space in the tank. Here is a link to an article I posted on this topic:
Estimating the Need for Swimming Space for Aquarium Fishes
This article explores required aquarium sizes for marine fisheswww.reef2reef.com
Jay
This was a great read! Only thing I wasn't sure about was the proper measuring technique. Say a scape starts from 3/4 of the heigh of the tank and continues downwards at a 45 degree angle (just making things up here), how does one go about measuring the width of the tank? In theory the width is as high as the width of the tank, because in the top quarter of the tank nothing is there, or as little as only a handful of inches toward the bottom of the tank where the rockwork might be quite close to the front glass. What would be the "proper" measurement of the width in that case? Thanks for the writeup, it was very informative!
Sorry just don't agree cramming a large free swimming fish into an undersized tank is being a responsible reefer. Far more die off that we don't hear about then last long term in the tank. Telling the OP everything will be fine is just wrong and bad info as evidenced by the majority no vote. A 4 ft minimum width tank may work but 6 ft would be more ideal.Think you are in the wrong hobby also as mentioned in previous posts they only roam that too find food which they get provided for them they do not do it for fun
Sorry just don't agree cramming a large free swimming fish into an undersized tank is being a responsible reefer. Far more die off that we don't hear about then last long term in the tank. Telling the OP everything will be fine is just wrong and bad info as evidenced by the majority no vote. A 4 ft minimum width tank may work but 6 ft would be more ideal.
What's the vote count?no 1 can provide 150 feet off territory in the home maybe a sea life centre but you saying no 1 should keep tangs as no 1 can provide that yes i agree 55 is a bit cramped but you are saying NO 1 should keep them as it is impossible for everyone bar 0.00001% of people to provide them
Yes: 25-21.2%What's the vote count?
I'm not going to deny there are successful undersized tanks that have kept a tang previously but at what cost? How many dozens upon dozens don't survive in the environment? We really don't no the actual number but a lot of us have seen the posts where soccer mom and baseball dad buy the 20g freshwater tank and the blue hippo tang to go with it. Why? Because a few probably very experienced reefers have been successful and told them it can be done, keep him for a year or two. Etc... I'm not just blindly stating this. I got a white tail bristletooth for my 65g early on. He looked stressed and nervous the first week and I assumed it was just new tank acclimation stress. He did the same thing the second week and I had plenty of rock for him to dart around and peck. Third week his color went pail and his frantic behavior slowed down then he passed away. My Fish vendor told me he would be fine in my 3 ft tank and that was just false sales info. That fish died from the stress of the undersized environment he was in. Now, perhaps tank bred fish might be easier then wild caught to acclimate but overall those type of fish just need a lot of lateral swimming space in a 6 ft wide tank.
I am a big fan of objective data. Jay Hemdal's article, noted above, is the best I've seen on this subject.
I've updated my Excel file, based on this article, to make it easier to read.
On the brief version worksheet I've preloaded standard measurements for a 55 gallon tank.
I've highlighted the results in yellow for a Yellow tang.