What is your thought on a 1 inch tang in one of my friends nano tanks

[tanglover13]

Can my friend keep a tang in a 10 gallon 2ft nano for a bit what tang would you recommend when it gets bigger I will take it from him

 

[lil sumpin]

lol

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

My thought is that it's irresponsible fish keeping and cruel to the fish.

 

[CO2TLEY]

No just put it in your tank from the start

 

[Borat]

No more than 10 tangs in tank of that size..

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Yeah, I mean why would you put a tang in a 10G? The're way to big of fish to keep in a 10G, your not going to be able to really put anything in it, besides a couple tiny inverts and shrimp, because if there is rock and sand, it takes away about 20% of the water volume, so you really will only have 8 gallons of water in the tank, which will almost be impossible to keep stable parameters. Plus, moving fish between tanks is very stressful for the fish. Just get a tang and leave it in your tank. If your friend really wants a tang, he needs to get at least a 75G tank.

 

[Cthulukelele]

Call me a tang policeman, but any size tang should never be in a 10 gallon tank outside a fish store. They're aggressive swimmers. My tomini tang was less than an inch long when I got it. It swam the entire length, width, and depth of my 120 gallon tank from day 1 of having it

 

[KrisReef]

Can my friend keep a tang in a 10 gallon 2ft nano for a bit what tang would you recommend when it gets bigger I will take it from him

I would suggest a Gem or an Achilles if it was going to be mine later.

 

[tanglover13]

Could my friend not even keep a 1 inch Scopas tang for a year

 

[tanglover13]

It is a long 2ft

 

[Cthulukelele]

Could my friend not even keep a 1 inch Scopas tang for a year

The answer to your question ethically is no, but Im also curious how big your tank is

 

[tanglover13]

My tank is a 100 gallon 5 ft red sea

 

[tanglover13]

Can my friend not even keep a dwarf Angel in there

 

[Cthulukelele]

My tank is a 100 gallon 5 ft red sea

An adult scopas tang is arguably too big for YOUR tank

Can my friend not even keep a dwarf Angel in there

A dwarf angel is also a no. There are very few fish that would be happy in a 10 gallon tank for any length of time in the saltwater hobby.

 

[tanglover13]

Scopas tangs are very slow growers I have never seen a full grown one it would be fine in a 5ft tank

 

[tanglover13]

What tank do you have @Cthulukelele

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

An adult scopas tang is arguably too big for YOUR tank


A dwarf angel is also a no. There are very few fish that would be happy in a 10 gallon tank for any length of time in the saltwater hobby.

If it was a 30 gallon you could do a cherub angel but that's it

 

[tanglover13]

@Cthulukelele what can my friend put in his tank that would be fine for 6 months then

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

@Cthulukelele what can my friend put in his tank that would be fine for 6 months then

You could permanently have most watchman gobies, occelaris clownfish and maybe a smaller cardinalfish.

 

[Cthulukelele]

What tank do you have @Cthulukelele

I have a 4 foot 120. I wouldn't keep a scopas tang in it because I don't personally think it's big enough for an adult scopas. I keep a tomini tang, and at times even that tang makes my tank seem small and cramped for it.

@Cthulukelele what can my friend put in his tank that would be fine for 6 months then

My suggestion for tanks that small is almost always a type of goby, a dartfish, or an ocellaris clown (pushing it size wise)