Huge naso tang in 38 gallon

[Massimo]

Title speaks for itself

 

[Rmckoy]

Title speaks for itself

They are one of my fav tang fish .
But I didn't think one in my 75 gal would work

 

[Dubs1281]

My lfs has one marked nfs because its a showpiece in a 50is gallon. Its huge, at least 15+".

 

[Massimo]

He's about 15" too. He doesn't look big in the pic because he's facing the camera. He covers 3/8 of the tank..

 

[Rmckoy]

He's about 15" too. He doesn't look big in the pic because he's facing the camera. He covers 3/8 of the tank..

Tangs especially one this size requires lots of swimming room ?
I thought putting a tang in a smaller tank will most likely stress them out ?

 

[Rmckoy]

I can't really say much ,

I have a kole tang , and a orange shoulder tang in my 75 gal .
I had a blue hippo tang but he died .

 

[Massimo]

I'm no tang police but a tang doesn't deserve to be in a 38 gallon, especially a naso

 

[Rmckoy]

I'm no tang police but a tang doesn't deserve to be in a 38 gallon, especially a naso

I agree .
I have 2 tangs and I think my orange shoulder will outgrow my 75 gal .
Hopefully by then I will have a bigger setup ready to go .
Nothing in the plans yet and I just got rid of a 125 gal I had cause I didn't have room for it

 

[TheTodd]

Is this at a fish store?

Naso Tangs can get 18", so less than a 180 is really not doing them any good. I just got a 240g and am thinking about getting a Blonde Naso eventually. IMO, that is still pushing it for one that is fully grown.

 

[Massimo]

Yes it's at a store

 

[TheTodd]

Hopefully someone buys it soon. I hate seeing big fish die. Stinks that they lived so long, just to have someone come along and cram them into an unhealthy environment.

 

[Massimo]

He looks healthy, no signs of diseases or anything. He's just crammed in the little box! Poor guy..

 

[mr_X]

A friend of mine used to have a 15" sohal tang in a 220. It used to let you pet it. He lost it in a power outage or heater malfunction or something. I can't really remember, but I do remember thinking that fish needs to be out swimming somewhere....
I have a 300, which is 8', and I think my 5" vlamingi has already outgrown it. it takes him less than a second to dart across the tank only to turn around....

 

[Massimo]

Certain tangs should be left in the ocean. Like clown tangs, naso, Achilles tang... They just get to large for aquariums even if the aquarium is 200-300 gallons.