+SChrisEV Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I was at a LFS and saw this fish, it was awesome. I asked the "right" questions, but was given the WRONG (read incorrect) answers. I was told it was a slow grower and that a 90-100 gal tank was fine..... Well I could easily get mad and blame the store employee for giving me bad information, but I take 100% ownership of this. It's my tank, I should NOT buy anything that I don't know how it will do, what it is, etc.... It's the clown tang to the right of the yellow: I got him, and was in a hurry due an appointment, he was acclimating like normal but I was busy doing other things. Finally, after the fish was put in the tank, got around to reading more about the fish... oh no. My 92g tank is WAY to small for this fish, or at least would become too small. He is doing great now, eating well, appears very healthy, but apparently he is a fast grower and needs a large tank, like 240++ gallons. I've actually had him in the tank now for about 3 weeks. The first four days or so were really tough on him, the yellow tang was beating the crud out of him, no matter where he was in the tank if the yellow saw him it was an all out chase, and lots of swipes with his tail barb. Then day 5, as if the first 4 days did not exist, there seems to be almost no issues between them. There is still the occasional chase if the clown is in the spot the yellow likes to sleep but that's expected. I'm not sure how long I will be able to keep him, and it will be a real pain in the ^&* once I need to take him out, but until that time I am going to enjoy him! It's an awesome looking fish!! But I really REALLY should have done my research before I brought him home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenver Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) I've seen this in a 90 and looks OK, but again wasn't full grown, so I would say keep it till you can't. And I agree it's a beautiful fish, but has a lot of energy, I would say the same that applies to a Hippo applies to him. Edited July 22, 2013 by lenver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 You went to Aquadome...! LOL. I bought one too. He's getting beatup in my tank too but that's because I have 5 other tangs. He's eating well and healthy so I'm giving him time. They may take him back, you probably wont get your monies worth back though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 there are a few people in town who would probably take him. Personally, I'd do it now instead of later. You're just going to grow attached and either a) end up getting a huge tank down the road (not a bad thing) or keep him past the time that it may be wise to do so as a result of the aforementioned affection. Do the right thing bro! sell him to someone with a monster tank and make them pay you in frags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Juiceman, no, for me it was not the dome. Victory, I used that as my first (many more to come) excuse to my wife couple days back why we'll need a much bigger tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Heck, wait till pmrogers is done with his build and donate the clown to him. With the stipulation that you get visiting rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acfilmz Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I've had one in my 90g for a couple of years now and he seems to be doing just fine (he's about 4-41/2"). In fact, he's become the more aggressive of the fish in the tank. I also have a Naso Tang and Yellow Tang in with him. He used to beat up on the Naso when I first got it but they all seem to be living in harmony now. I'd keep it He truly is a beautiful fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mlaw Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Can't tell you how close I've come to buying one of those guys. I have a 130 and will not be making the jump to a large tank so it is just a no-no. But oh so tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Derek has a 375 and loves tangs if you decide not to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I've heard the clown's can become extremely aggressive. In the top 3 tangs as far as looks go IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I had a clown tang in my 180. He'll act very aggressively to new fish when they get around medium size. Very active swimmer. I would probably also agree that they are slow growers. I had mine for 3 years and he didn't grow fast enough to double in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Well aside from a Blenny I have my eye on I don't plan to add any more fish. I plan to keep him a while, our current "soft" plan is to sell the house and move in a couple years time. If there are no issues before that time I'll either find a home for him, or plan to set up a bigger tank in the new place, that was already my plan, a bigger tank. If there are issue before then I'll deal with it. acfilmz and Sascha's posts are pretty encouraging, he may become overly aggressive, but my biggest concern is having him NEED more space, I'm sure almost all of our fish would want more space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I do have a 375. How big is the clown tang? Is he eating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) I don't know if you can tell from the pic, but he is about 3 to 3.5 inches. And yes he is an eater, he likes to eat. It took him a few days, but notw he eat anything I put in the tank, flake food, my DIY frozen, pellets and loves nori, especially if it is soaked in garlic. Edited July 23, 2013 by SChrisEV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 You can also try cucumber, peas and broccoli. I've seen LFS feed romain lettuce, but it doesn't look like the tangs liked it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 While those vegetables may be good for terrestrials, they lack proper nutrition for marine fish. The mollies in my grow out tanks triple in size eating marine macros. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Awesome fish, I think you'll be fine with him for a while but if not give me a ring. The biggest issue with the clowns is when they quit eating, so make sure he's getting his share and you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 While those vegetables may be good for terrestrials, they lack proper nutrition for marine fish. The mollies in my grow out tanks triple in size eating marine macros. Patrick Supplementing with land based vegitables is recommended. It's not supposed to be the basis of proper nutrition for marine fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Awesome fish, I think you'll be fine with him for a while but if not give me a ring. The biggest issue with the clowns is when they quit eating, so make sure he's getting his share and you should be ok. Good to know, I'll keep an eye on that, right now the opposite is the case, he is such a fast swimmer that when I feed he darts around so fast that the other fish need to work hard to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 While those vegetables may be good for terrestrials, they lack proper nutrition for marine fish. The mollies in my grow out tanks triple in size eating marine macros. Patrick Supplementing with land based vegitables is recommended. It's not supposed to be the basis of proper nutrition for marine fish. I am not an expert on the diet of tangs, is it a roughage issue? I am studied up on the chemical composition on what I put in my tanks. As a rule, macro has one molecule of phosphate to one hundred molecules of nitrate. General agriculture practice is to fertilize with 8-24-24. That is a lot of phosphate feed to the land vegetables. I can see where it could be one more source of phosphate going into the tank. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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