how many tangs in an 80?

[fishdweeb]

If I add them all as juveniles, how many yellow tangs in an 80 gallon fowlr (to begin with)

so far this tank is ready to get wet, but still in the planning stages.

[Loverotties]

They say 100 gallons min.But a yellow ,you could have one!

[Hop]

The perfect number is zero... but you could get by with one small tang. Meaning they stay small, not you get them small. A yellow tang is a decent choice, but I still would never recommend any tang for anything under 6' long. 8' is better.

Keeping tangs in small tanks is like getting a greyhound and keeping it in a 10x10 yard.

[schmnr]

I agree, there too active for less than a 6' long tank.

[fishdweeb]

This is an 80- long....6ft....
I kept a yellow and hippo in a 75 reef for years and years...
maybe I need to flip flop my 120 planted tank and use that as the salt tank?

[benny z]

a 6' long 80g?

what are the other dimensions?

[Hendersonracing]

I have a yellow, purple and 2 small regals in a 4' 75 gallon for over 2 years now...they all get along great! oh and are very healthy!

[fishdweeb]

it is 6ft long....I just hauled it in my suburban....looks to be the same height as my 120 but is not as wide....probably 12 inches wide....maybe 14.....I'll measure it....maybe it is a 90....bought it used from one of the AP at the school I teach at...he said it was an 80....it's an AllGlass....

[Loverotties]

6' it sounds like it be in the 100s.

[ReefinAZ]

Maybe compramise with a smaller species like a Tommini (Flame fin). A couple of years in a 100gal or less is really only a fraction of the Tangs life.

[fishdweeb]

just measured....72 long, 13 wide and 21 tall......any guestimates?

[Reeftanker3295]

I got 85.09 gallons approximately?

[fihsboy]

*steps on soapbox again* Personally i wouldnt put any tang in anything less than a 150 or 210, but thats just me. In nature, tangs travel for miles a day grazing and swimming in bursts from algae patch to algae patch. I think they are gorgeous fish, but considering they travel miles a day, I think they should be in at least 150+ gallons. *steps off soapbox*

*disclaimer* Im not saying they cant be kept in a smaller tank, because they can. Ive seen yellow tangs in 30 gallons before. But when I see it, it makes me feel sorry for the fish, just like everytime you go to walmart and theres bettas just chillen in a 8oz bowl of water.

[fishdweeb]

I hear exactly what you are saying....but take that one step further..."what the hell are any of us doing to and with these fish?" and then flip it over and "if they had thumbs we'd be in the tanks".

[three90s&125sump]

I once saw a 600 gallon cylinder with about 50 yellow tangs in it.

I think if you just wanted to stuff it full of yellow tangs (very fiesty fish) I would try 6 tops with no other fish and with maybe 40 to 60 pounds of live rock, DSB, a pair of tunze 6100s on a 7095 controller and a hella skimmer. You might want to have a 55 or bigger for a sump.


I think it would be neat to see but as stated above not the best option. Also, it would be hard to get them to live through the initial mini cycle of adding 6 tangs (the only fish) to a tank that small. You would have to be creative with your filtration options at first. Like put a trickle filter on it and rot about 5 large shrimp in it for 3 months then remove the shrimp and add the fish and slowly remove the trickle filter over the next 2 months. Youll also have to expect them to get ick several times. Also plan on 20 percent weekly water changes for the duration of the set up.


I am going to get booed off stage for this post.