Temporary downgrade..

[Daimyo68]

So I currently have a 150g (48x30x24) SPS reef, and the inhabitants are:

Bellus Angel, roughly 3"
Black Spot Tang, roughly 3"
Pair of Black Clowns
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Leopard Wrasse
Midas Blenny
Pink Spotted Watchman Goby


Everyone is healthy and happy, and the only one who shows any aggression is the Angel. I will obviously keep the colonies that I like the most and frag off other colonies and let them start to grow out again. I Will sadly have to get rid of most colonies due to their size. I think my smallest colony is 8-10" circumference with the largest being 15"+ (I just won't be able to fit them all in the 2 tanks).

Anyways, I'm moving to a location for about 8 months, and sadly cannot fit my system in there, so I am forced to take it down and store it until I get into the house. There is just no room there for a tank that width and depth.

So my plans are to setup a 30g cube for the Clowns, Leopard and goby.

I will most likely be getting rid of the Coris Wrasse due to the fact that he is now eating all my snails...

This leaves me with the Angel, Tang, Midas.<br />

I have a 60g cube sitting here... Herein lies my question. Will the Angel and Tang be ok in a tank this size for 8 months? I really hate to get rid of either of them. This is the first Bellus I have been able to keep alive (almost 2 years now), and the tang just looks spectacular.

Thoughts, suggestions?

 

[Breakthecycle2]

They should be fine.

 

[SaltAddict89]

Maybe reach out to your new location and see if you can find a lfs or another reefer who could store the fish for you

 

[Cment]

While I think the 60g cube can work I don't know how happy they'll be for 8 months. If it were for a couple months I'd say go for it. I know it's a tough spot to be in, I had to move almost cross country and was forced to sell all my livestock, but best thing is to try and find a trusted person/LFS to house your fish and a few prized colonies. Good luck!

 

[Cment]

If you do keep the angel and tang maybe try and find a tank that's longer in length like a 75g or at least a 40b that can give them some room to swim about

 

[butts182]

They will be fine. If they start to talk to you and tell you that they're not happy, just bring them over to my house. I could use another two fish in my tank, cause the chevron tang, Achilles tang, Midas Blenny, two clownfish, leopard wrasse, two chromis, three anthias, and mystery wrasse are hardly enough!