huh purple tang eats what????

soo been looking at this pretty purple tang about 4 inches good size. ok priced for type and apperence. so get my filter stuff and ask the owner how long and whats it been eattint ect......? he said long time maybe 1 year or so and it eats guppies.... i said huh?????? he showed me the tang ate 5 in less than 20 seconds. my question would be good or bad fish?? its not aggressive toward other fish.

 

You should ask him why is he feeding a marine herbivore freshwater fish?!?

Most purples are fine with the exception of one or two coral nipping renegades, he will most likely be fine unless you have another tang in the tank!
Just for curiosity, how mush do purples go for in good ole Kentucky?

Happy reefing!

 

well good question hahaha why my guess is ????wtf ya know they feed the anames the guppies... and usely at jacks 150 or more this is 120 i believe

 

i have 90 gal with scooter golby and coral bueaty

 

I have a purple tang for about a year now and I love him. He's so pretty and eats anything I put in the tank. Usually Mysis shrimp or Formula One. He is always working on the live rock. I have heard they can harass other new fish but I havn't had any problems. When I add something new, I feed him first so he is distracted. When I sit and watch the tank I swear he parades in front of me to show off and say "Hey, look at me!"

 

thats the fish i want, they are so cool looking, is a 72 bow large enough for one when im ready?

 

The 72 bow is what I have and from what I hear it is fine. I guess it shouldn't be much smaller. He seems to have plenty of room.

 

I'm sure the tang eats guppies because he was lacking food. If it was given the choice, it probably wouldn't eat guppies over nori or some sort of algae or brine shrimp - having said that, fish are weird