Yesterday I brought home an anemone and a baby blue tang. Everything seemed to be going ok before I went to bed last night. This morning the blue tang was gone. I've been looking for hours. Even moved some rocks to see if it got stuck somewhere. Is it possible the anemone ate it. I also have 2 small clowns, diamond goby, 6 line, some snails and crabs too.
Blue tang.
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Horsegirlmaddy
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I can't say anything about the anemone, but I had a very large cichlid disappear from my freshwater tank before. I removed every single decoration in the tank, and couldn't find him. I thought t would be impossible for him to escape through the <2" gap between the lid and the tank which also held the large tubes of the cannister filter. But I checked around the room everywhere, and finally found my dried up cichlid in a bag of aquarium supplies :'(
Flaxon-Waxon
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How big is your tank?
Flaxon-Waxon
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How big was the fish?
Flaxon-Waxon
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Ohhhh... The Regal Blue tangs will sometimes lie down on their side when stressed. You sure he isn't behind a rock or sometjing?
Mr. Crabs
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I would take the same guess that the baby blue tang swam into a hungry anemone. The little ones are especially naive when it comes to figuring out what to stay away from. The stress of an unfamiliar environment probably led to an expensive meal for the nem.
Not to rub salt in the wound, but I realize baby blue tangs are practically irresistable, but they get huge fast and need a good deal of room to stretch their fins.
Close confines and an active swimmer are a recipe for disaster with an Anemone. Looks like a Sebae
Not to rub salt in the wound, but I realize baby blue tangs are practically irresistable, but they get huge fast and need a good deal of room to stretch their fins.
Close confines and an active swimmer are a recipe for disaster with an Anemone. Looks like a Sebae
cashmoney6980
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Very pretty nem! I actually seen one exactly like that at my local Petco, and they had it labeled as a condy nem.. But petcos rarely right on about anything lol. And plus, they had it labeled for $8.50!! The only thing that kept me from buying it was the condition of all their fish is extremely poor there, and I don't buy anything from them besides supplies for that reason. But I digress... Good luck on finding the tang!
Sniperhank
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Your anemone is a sebea anemone if you were wondering.
Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Aquariums: Sebae Anemone
But anyway, in terms of the blue tang...even if the tang is small a 40 g just isn't enough to support a tang of any size. They will just get stressed out and die.
Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Aquariums: Sebae Anemone
But anyway, in terms of the blue tang...even if the tang is small a 40 g just isn't enough to support a tang of any size. They will just get stressed out and die.
Mr. Crabs
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I agree with Sniper, but check this out:
Notice the size of the tank and tang. Now don't take this as condoning, but I couldn't help be amazed over the obvious none the less.
Skip to 2 minutes 37 seconds to save some time.
LA Fishguys, Episode 113 pt1, Sixteen Years and 50 Gallons - YouTube
Notice the size of the tank and tang. Now don't take this as condoning, but I couldn't help be amazed over the obvious none the less.
Skip to 2 minutes 37 seconds to save some time.
LA Fishguys, Episode 113 pt1, Sixteen Years and 50 Gallons - YouTube
baron1282
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So what is the best tank size for a Blue Hippo Tang? I know a lot of people that say 75 gallon minimal!! So LA Fishguys would still be wrong. Every site I have been to but two has said 75 gallon minimal with only one saying 55+. One site said 180 gallon minimal. So who is right and who is wrong? I was told by two people that a 90 gallon wouldn't be good for the Blue Hippo, but I also talked to a lot that says a 90 gallon is perfect. I am so confused that I myself won't get a Blue Tang until I have a 125 gallon at least.
willbratz
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I have a very happy 4 year old blue regal tang in a 55 gallon tank.
baron1282
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LA fishguy is kind of a jerk. 
Psychocircus91
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Can a blue tang live healthily in a 75-90? Possibly. Happily? I would say no.
125 minimum for a small to mid sized one, and 180 for a full grown one.
I'm not the tang police, but I do feel that we owe it to the animals to keep them happy. It's better to have a fish too small for the tank, than a tank too small for the fish. These guys get big and they are open water swimmers.
willbratz
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Yes a Blue Regal Tang can live a happy and healthy life within a 75-90 gallon tank. Bigger is always better, but there's nothing wrong with a 75-90 gallon. As I said earlier I have a happy and healthy Blue Regal in my 55 gallon. He likes to be hand fed, likes to graze, and loves the power head flow. He also seems to be the one who keeps the peace between other fish.
willbratz
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LA fishguy is kind of a jerk.
LOL 2 funny
cashmoney6980
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willbratz said:
I personally couldn't imagine keeping a regal tang in a 55 gallon. To me, that seems cruel knowing the size they grow to. I'm not by any means bashing you or anything like that, I just personally couldn't do it. And IF I ever did do it, I especially wouldn't have other fish with it... But to each their own... What works for one might not work for the next...
Psychocircus91
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Yeah a one foot fish, in a tank with a one foot width
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