1 inch Hippo tangs

Good to get small or stay away because they are going to die easy?

 

IMO it's a good thing. Some people say that they have a lower survival rate, but I've found that the less time a fish spent in the ocean, the less stressed they'll be in a tank.

 

Younger fish do tend to take to prepared food better than older fish. Although being younger, they may be more susceptible to disease. I do know that many people prefer younger fish over older ones because as lcp136 said, they do tend to adapt better to captivity.

 

I have had two and they have been fine. First one died in an anemone death (no fault to fish there) and my second has been alive and well for 3 months now.

 

I had a baby blue also, he seemed to do fine for about a month, ate like crazy.
Then one morning he just died. No warning signs, and params were fine and no other fish in the tank were affected.
I housed the baby in my nano, he was like smaller then my clowns. I was going to raise him in the nano until he got big enough to put into my 75. I was afraid if I put him in the 75 he would get lost, or blown around too much, I have a ton of flow in it.

But I never made it to that point.

 

I'd prefer to get a baby and watch it grow.

 

That was my plan, it didnt work out for me though. Next time my LFS gets another baby blue, I will definently try it again.
Makes it fun to watch them get big

 

Baby hippos haven't converted over to algae yet....they are still plankton eaters.

Hopefully, you feed it something like cyclopeeze or arctipods

 

I prefer to get them smaller as well but have not had any luck with small ones. The one I have now is about 4-5 inches and he is doing really well. smaller ones all got ich and died.

 

I had one in my 40 for almost 3 months until my baby cousins started banging against the tank screaming "dory." I prefer younger fish because its fun watching a fish grow and as stated above it would be better adapted to its environment than an older fish. Good Luck with yours!