What is your favorite tang for a reef?

[Daniel@R2R]

I love tangs!! Tell us which tang is your favorite to recommend for a reef tank. What is most important to you? Beauty? Personality? Aggression? How do these factor into your decision when picking a tang for your tank?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Yellow Eye Kole Tang. Because they're absolutely gorgeous I really want to own one someday, but need a bigger tank first The nice thing is they don't need a huge tank like some of the bigger tangs. And from what i've been told are not as aggressive as other tangs.

 

[Oscaror]

I love tangs!! Tell us which tang is your favorite to recommend for a reef tank. What is most important to you? Beauty? Personality? Aggression? How do these factor into your decision when picking a tang for your tank?

Achilles tang. IMO no other tang can compete it's just beautiful. I dream of owning one some day, but only when I'm ready to take it on.

 

[LJLKRL05]

I love my blonde naso. It gets along great with all my other fish, and is best buds with my foxface.

 

[andrewkw]

Achilles is my all time favorite. Had one for a couple of years and loved having him even if he was a little mean. A show fish among show fish.

What I'd recommend would depend on who I was recommending to.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Orange Shoulder Tang

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Achilles tang. IMO no other tang can compete it's just beautiful. I dream of owning one some day, but only when I'm ready to take it on.

It has become more expensive and I've had many chances of owning a juve Achilles but I just don't have the guts to pull the trigger ... . I'm with you about the Achilles being the "ultimate" Tang!

 

[Richardver]

Naso elegans. All the way

 

[Nburg's Reef]

Achilles tang. IMO no other tang can compete it's just beautiful. I dream of owning one some day, but only when I'm ready to take it on.

They get HUGE in the wild. I saw a few in Hawaii and they can easily get 12" or more in length. Seeing some tangs in the wild, especially unicorn and blonde naso tangs, makes me second guess keeping any of those in something smaller than 1000 g

 

[saltyhog]

My Gold Rim tang. I think of him as an Achilles Lite. Almost as beautiful but without the price tag or the attitude.

 

[happyhourhero]

In my opinion, the Kole tang is the hardest working cuc member you can get. Constant grazing, eats detritus and relishes other fishes poop. Really pretty fish too.

That said, my power brown is my favorite. Just gorgeous fish and a hard worker too. Very active.

 

[Gregg @ ADP]

The King

 

[Oscaror]

It has become more expensive and I've had many chances of owning a juve Achilles but I just don't have the guts to pull the trigger ... . I'm with you about the Achilles being the "ultimate" Tang!

I'll make it happen some day when I build my monster tank. Hopefully it'll take one try, no way I'll pull the trigger without tons of research

 

[CMO]

Yellow Eyed Kole Tang! I love this fish both for it's beauty and personality. It always seems to be on a mission and just a very happy looking / acting fish. Here's mine

 

[BZOFIQ]

Achiles is georgeous and hard to keep from what I understand. May get one eventually.

I had Sohol and while they are beautiful they want to rule the whole tank and grow huge. Will probably not get another.

I've always liked Clown Tangs so I will definitely get one again.


Going forward, whatever tangs I buy I will buy in "tiny" size and grown from there.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Yellow Eye Kole Tang. Because they're absolutely gorgeous I really want to own one someday, but need a bigger tank first The nice thing is they don't need a huge tank like some of the bigger tangs. And from what i've been told are not as aggressive as other tangs.

I too love them and have one currently. Got him little larger than a quarter; he is somewhat shy but is doing well and growing fast.

 

[coral-boss]

purple tang all day. love them.

 

[cboltsd01]

Mine is a Sohal, based off of beauty to me. He isnt the most friendly in the group, but hes not terrible either.

 

[Oscar1018]

I have to say that the yellow eye kole tang it's the one for me I just recently found one that I like and I pull the trigger on it here is he in the qt tank

 

[CNDReef]

For some reason I like the bristletooth tangs specifically the two spot. They’re literally pecking at algae all day long.