im looking to purchasing a blue tang, im faced with the dillema of a small one for 40 bucks or a medium one for 80, how long would it do take to grow from 1 1/2inch to a medium size 3 inches per say? or should i just go with the 80 dollar one?
im looking to purchasing a blue tang, im faced with the dillema of a small one for 40 bucks or a medium one for 80, how long would it do take to grow from 1 1/2inch to a medium size 3 inches per say? or should i just go with the 80 dollar one?
They do grow quite fast and dont believe the story that they grow to their surroundings. They will grow and if the smaller tank causes health issues the fish will develope HLLE and parasite problems and bacterial issues. I personally would not suggest a blue hippo tang in a 55 gallon tank.JMO
Dear Justin
Goldfish tend to grow according to their environment, the more fish or small aquarium retard their growth (but sometimes U get the odd one). I kept blue tang and they do grow fast, but when I move on from 55g to 168g I lost the fish. So now not sure. But what I do know is the some freshwater fish do not care the size of the aquarium as long as there is foood it will grow eg, african catfish, arowana, giant gourami, snake head and redtail catfish to name a few.
I dont know much about goldfish but alot of people put fish in a smaller tank thinking that that they are stunting their growth. And in a way they are but not to the extent they think they are. As I stated earlier the fish will come down with several possible problems like Diseases and parasites from a weakened immune system. The fish might not get as big as it should but only because of sickness and disease. I had a guy on this site good while back named Steve S and he gave me the perfect explanation but I cant find it. This guy was one of the best I`ve ever seen and the thread was about a yellow tang in a 55 and the question was asked about a fish growing to its surrounding. Anybody maybe know where that thread is?
I found it. Read this
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f45/yellow-tang-in-a-55g-52207.html