Hello my local fish store has a blue hippo tang that's a inch big. I was looking to add him to my 65 gallon tank. Was wondering how long do you think until he outgrows the tank? I only have 2 clowns and 2 starfish in it now. Was thinking about getting a 150 gallon tank within the next 2 years.
Blue Hippo Tang
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if his grow rate is anything like my vlamingi Tang you have around 6 months , I got him he was about the size of a quarter six months later he is 8 inch and still growing so far out of all my fish he has the most rapid grow rate , never seen a fish grow so fast at least that's noticeable
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Sniperhank
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Daily feedings. They will graze on nori and other algae in the system all day.
Sniperhank
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Rocks with rubber bands are great for tangs like koles that are more 'rippers' than other tangs.
I've really grown to liking my gourmet grazer that I got for xmas. Really big improvement on clips.
I've really grown to liking my gourmet grazer that I got for xmas. Really big improvement on clips.
Sniperhank
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All tangs can easily be stressed if their environment isn't right for it in terms of space. They need their room to swim and establish a healthy territory of their own. Less stress leads to higher success.
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Using a QT tank is treating for ich right away, which is different than freshwater ick for the record. Ich has a life cycle of several weeks, which is why it is recommended that the QT system be up and running for that long so you can monitor the fish for the length of that life cycle while treating to ensure that no ich is being brought into your display.
Sniperhank
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Having a QT tank for any new arrivals is best practice. That said, best practice isn't always practical. I know in my home I simply don't have the space for another tank. This makes it impossible for me to have a QT, even for a couple of weeks.
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You simply can't outside of maintaining stable, pristine water conditions. If the water is pristine, there is less stress...other things like having enough rocks and room for territories to be established also plays into this as well.
But the brass tacks is that there aren't any medications that can be applied to the display tank. Copper based meds leach into rock and kill inverts. Any meds that aren't copper based have no research behind them to be an actual cure to anything...and will upset a skimmer like nobody's business...though most likely nothing but flavored water.
But the brass tacks is that there aren't any medications that can be applied to the display tank. Copper based meds leach into rock and kill inverts. Any meds that aren't copper based have no research behind them to be an actual cure to anything...and will upset a skimmer like nobody's business...though most likely nothing but flavored water.
Sniperhank
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Copper leaches into the rock and stays there. Long term copper exposure isn't healthy for fish either, but it will also kill all inverts. If memory serves me correctly, the same would go for the beneficial bacteria established in your tank as well...but I don't think enough to un-cycle a system.
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