The beautiful and hardy tangs for the reef tank

[ambystoma82]

which tang is gd for cleaning up algae?

[cci[RR]us]

There are two types of yellow tangs, right? One from Hawaii and one from Philippines. The former is nice looking and more expensive while the latter is elongated, slightly darker and cheaper.

Which is hardier?

Then how about Yellow Tang vs Brown Tang? To a newbie like me, they look very similar to each other just that the color is different. Would this imply that both are as hardy?

[loowk]

Powder Blue Tangs are not easy to keep and very itch prone (true) but with good water quality & OZONE, itch is not a problem. Once it start eating, it will be a beautiful specimen to have in your tank . Please note that not all tangs are compatible with each other. My Clown Tang (2.5") is the smallest BUT it terrorise all others fishes including a 5" red sea sailfin tang....

[erichokk]

Need some advice from Tangs lovers...

I tried a few times with young Regal Tangs (Blue Tang), but all died. My gobbies and clown all surving well in the tank and water condition is good, but still the Tangs could not make it.

What I notice, everytime the Tangs will start developing white patchs and colour becomes pale after a week, I thought was due to parasite, but other fish in the tank do not have this problem, even newly introduced fish other than tangs has no problem surving, only tangs will dies.

Any suggestion??

[Qxnviolet]

Hrmz, how small were the BTs when you bought them? They are notorious for their ability to catch itch. Try get specimens of at least 1.5 IN, in my opinion they are easier.

[erichokk]

They are usually about 1inch.

What are the recommended food to feed them? I tried flakes and dry brine shrimp.

[Melvyn Tan]

Honestly speaking, should get the regal/hippo blue tangs of size at least 2-3 inches

[accurist]

Ich Tangs.. aka Blue Tangs. I have three and and they permantly have ich amazing, but still going strong after three years.

[arcanehacker]

Ich Tangs.. aka Blue Tangs. I have three and and they permantly have ich amazing, but still going strong after three years.

Think its not ich.. they are stressed spots.. Usually water quality or stressed because of new intro to tank..

My yellow tang had that initial few weeks. Usually will see spots on the fins in the morning when it just wakes up.. it clears up usually by afternoon. Happens everyday for that few weeks.

[mansiz]

The best tang for reef tank would be Kole Eye Tang and Chevron Tang. They are the super duper reef safe fishes. Clean algaes as well.

[Jameshong]

agreed !

[Bio528]

SOHAL SOHAL SOHAL .... a very beautiful fish. and nowadays its Rare..

[reeftask]

They are usually about 1inch.

What are the recommended food to feed them? I tried flakes and dry brine shrimp.

I always buy 3/4 inch size or else I dont buy. I always will buy the smallest and rare them to adults.

I wanna choose lots of tangs but the poll only limit one. WHY???? LOL

I love blue tang the most so I go for them

[Ketchup]

My yellow tang and blue tang just passed away.. lasted less than a week. About 5 days after we bought the tangs with the Tanks and LR etc.

The blue tang was down with white spot and the yellow tang, though only a few white spots, actually die 1st..

After so many questions and tests, we finally found out our PH meter is not properly caliberated and a bit off. It could be the reason that brought the white spot into surface i guess.

Gonna wait till it's stable then get another Tang i think..

Whats a good hardy tang that dont grow too big? I'm using a 2ft tank.

[m203]

all tangs will grow big.....only powder blue,achilles,powder black itz not hardy n the rest of the tangs family r hardy

[nakazoru]

My yellow tang and blue tang just passed away.. lasted less than a week. About 5 days after we bought the tangs with the Tanks and LR etc.

The blue tang was down with white spot and the yellow tang, though only a few white spots, actually die 1st..

After so many questions and tests, we finally found out our PH meter is not properly caliberated and a bit off. It could be the reason that brought the white spot into surface i guess.

Gonna wait till it's stable then get another Tang i think..

Whats a good hardy tang that dont grow too big? I'm using a 2ft tank.

Tangs are ferrari of our reef tank, 2 ft better dun keep tangs. Also not recommended if it is a new tank. I will never buy a tang without my QT for 1 month.

[Ketchup]

kk.. guess have to stick to other fishes then

[thedidavid]

kk.. guess have to stick to other fishes then

I think you can keep tang but pay attention to the size and quantity. I do agree that Blue Hippo Tang is very susceptible to ich...I got my first hand experience that this fish almost die few times but it didn't. The most important thing is the water quality and high care level. Also recently my Hippo tang caught itch due to amnonia spike when no one take care the tank for 10 days and running on autofeeder. But after changing water and give some frozen, live, and good quality pellet fish food the itch clear within few days.

Anyway I start have deep interest with tangs and planning to get rid all the damsels too bad my wife won't let me do it.

So far I have D. Sailfin, Yellow tang, and Hippo Tang....dip it into my tank without any quarantine all less than 2" still looking for small Purple Tang and PBT.

[chercm]

the challenge is to keep PBT alive.

[Ah-lim]

I think you can keep tang but pay attention to the size and quantity. I do agree that Blue Hippo Tang is very susceptible to ich...I got my first hand experience that this fish almost die few times but it didn't. The most important thing is the water quality and high care level. Also recently my Hippo tang caught itch due to amnonia spike when no one take care the tank for 10 days and running on autofeeder. But after changing water and give some frozen, live, and good quality pellet fish food the itch clear within few days.

Anyway I start have deep interest with tangs and planning to get rid all the damsels too bad my wife won't let me do it.

So far I have D. Sailfin, Yellow tang, and Hippo Tang....dip it into my tank without any quarantine all less than 2" still looking for small Purple Tang and PBT.

Haha, another tang lover.

So far yet to see small mini purple tang.

To me , I prefer control feeding, less them eat lesser, water easier to maintain,

but maybe harder to make them fat this way. lol.

Now got 1 purple, 1 blue,1 yellow, 2 sailfin, 1 tomni, 1 naso....

However, unless the there is no more host during the outbreak, the ich bateria will always remain inside the tank.... haiz....

[mopiko]

is there nothing we can do to get rid of the itch with the fish inside the tank? quite strange with such great advancement in science, there still no solution....

[reeftask]

is there nothing we can do to get rid of the itch with the fish inside the tank? quite strange with such great advancement in science, there still no solution....

the science on earth is not that advance yet.

[Ah-lim]

I guess no one wanna invest the $$ to research bah...

[reeftask]

I guess no one wanna invest the $$ to research bah...

yeah, who will invest something that is zero money return? only government. but government only invest when too much pressurized from some bodies and publics.

[mopiko]

i notice that the white spots tend or only appear at night on the fish. during day time the fish seems perfectly fine no white spots on the body at all. any theory for this?