Orange shoulder tang

[wrasse326]

Do you guys know how long it will take before my sailfin and the orange shoulder need a bigger tank? I've had my sailfin for close to a year. He was tiny when I got him. He was in 100 galllon for a while. Just got the 150 Saturday and that's what they're in now. The orange shoulder was tiny. Maybe an inch to inch and half long. Will it at least be a couple years before they need a bigger tank?

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[bribo12]

Yeah prolly 3-4 years

 

[wrasse326]

Oh ok great I've got plenty of time then

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[TheTodd]

IMO, you want to upgrade long before any fish "outgrows" a tank. Tangs like lots of room to cruise around. They will appreciate the upgrade even if they are small.

 

[wrasse326]

Well I just upgraded to this 150. It'll probably be at least a year before I upgrade again. I tried to find a 240 closer to my budget. This was the cheapest I could find that was a decent bit bigger than my 100. Everyone around here sells tanks for ridiculously high prices. Most people are asking $700-1000 for a 125. I got this 150 with stand and lights and that's it for 400

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[wrasse326]

Well I went ahead and passed on the orange shoulder tang. I felt bad leaving him there but he was kind of skinny. I asked the girl who was helping me if she knew how well he was eating and she just says uhhhh I don't know I'm not really a saltwater person. Then why are you helping me? So I got a barletts anthias to go with my ignitus anthias that I got at the petco sale. When he was at petco he was out swimming around hapilly but I think he's lonely and just stays in the corner most of the time in my quarantine tank so hopefully an anthias friend will make him happy

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[wrasse326]

They like each other yay. Now my ignitus is out swimming with her. Pretty sure the barletts and ignitus are both females. The barletts is yellow with only a little pink on her sides and the ignitus is light orange with light pink on the top fin. Not as bright colored as pics of male ignitus I've seen

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