Allowing fish to grow out

That seems to be really slow is that normal for that species? The store sells them in a few different sizes from 1 inch babies up to about 8inches.

 

if you had a great dane would you buy a cat carrier to put it in just because it CAN fit in there as a baby!

 

So then buying two small juvies from the centropyge genus would result in a male and female that may or may not pair up??

 

I have seen several posts were people claim that Tangs are slow growing fish.(Some do in fact grow faster then others) They always occur when they are added to too small a tank. I believe that there is a great ammount of stunting that takes place when this is done which does damage the fish in the long run. IME most Tangs grow at a very rapid rate. Heres an example.

Tomini Tang added 7/10/2011 to a 90 gallon
Juvenile approx.3 1/2 inches



Tomini tang 2/15/2012
6 1/2 inches


Also if you weren't aware the tang police is just another word for responsible people who care about fish.

 

Just get a bicolor angelfish...

 

Provided that they are small enough that they have not changed from female to male.Not sure at what age the sexing occurs. It is imposible for a male to turn back into a female.

 

I thank all of your for your advise and expertise. I was against adding small babies knowing they would have to be moved in the future and figured it should not be attempted even if the lfs stated it would be ok and have ruled out the idea of doing that with any larger angels or tangs.

I still want to do research on dwarf angels though and try getting a pair. I know they sell hybrid angels so it must be possible to pair up two different species of the same genus if anybody has info or links to trustworthy sites with information about how this could be done I would appreciate it. I do not plan on adding any angels to the tank for a few months so all I have is time to research!

 

I kept a Coral Beauty and a Rock Beauty together in a 75 gallon tank for 7 years. They were the best of friends. They were added at the same time the Rock Beauty being much smaller then the Coral Beauty.(Not sure if that had anything to do with how well they got along)
Believe me you are making the right decision as another thing to consider is how you actually would manage to catch a Tang in your tank without having to tear it apart including taking out most of your LR.

 

disregard this, a hippo tang is even worse than a yellow tang, a tang in that size tank is not a good idea.

just tell your wife that some of the most beautiful fish in the hobby are capable of being held comfortably in your tank. there are plenty of options, your tank could comfortably house a single dwarf angel, and pretty much any goby, blenny, cardinalfish, damsel, or dottyback will be great in your tank.

 

keep in mind it will be cramped with a dwarf angel pair in your tank if you manage to find one, you wont be able to have much else in the tank.