HOW MANY TANGS IN A 300 REEF TANK

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  1. allaboutfish37

    allaboutfish37 Feather Duster

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    HI, I HAVE A 300 TANK AND I JUST MOVED ALL FISH AND THINGS FROM MY 90 TANK TO THE 300 TANK . ::) NOW I HAVE MORE ROOM SO I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY TANGS SHOULD YOU KEEP IN A 300 REEF TANK?RIGHT NOW I HAVE 1 YELLOW AND 2 BLUES AND 2 CLOWN AND CB.THE TANK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 2 MONTHS NOW..
     
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  2. Birdlady

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    Ummm, are you really asking how many tangs SHOULD you keep, or how many COULD you keep? I don't feel there is a minimum on tangs. Some people don't keep any...
    How long is the tank?
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

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    Looks like maybe 6 max depending on what kind... check this out: Craig's Tang Post
     
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  4. allaboutfish37

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    my tank is 8 feet long and I like tangs so how many can I keep.thanks for the craig's post.well ok maybe I"LL add 3 more then let them grow,thanks
     
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  5. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    I love tangs to but I can only have one. sigh...

    I have a Chevron, a bristletooth tang, and it is great at eating nuisance algaes and diatoms..It cleans the sand, pick up bites and spits it out clean ;D
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    You should have some big tangs in a 300!
    8 feet long? what are all the dimensions?
    That is a big tank!
     
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  7. allaboutfish37

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    8 feet  long ,30 in tall  24inchw and really heavy it took four guys to put the tank on the stand,the stand is 42inches tall by 8feet long and also heavy .canopy 10inches tall
                                                              ACRYLIC
     
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  8. Matt Rogers

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    Wow. Be sure to start another thread and show some pics when you get that going!
     
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  9. allaboutfish37

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    ok well do,,got 3 more yellow tangs today they started schooling didn't know they would do that.hope they do that all the time and not fight.
     
    allaboutfish37, Dec 15, 2004
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  10. Matt Rogers

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    Got to love schooling fish! COOL.
     
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