Purple Tang. Can I get some opinions?

wow that is HUGE in 4 months it grew that much that is crazy!

 

I'm telling you i housed a Purple Tang in a 65 G tank for a full year and your full of crap or buy your fish from some idiot that has no clue!!!!! Go to another thread and try to raise your self esteem in another thread....this one is lost on your behalf because i raised my purp tang in a 65G tank>>> See ya

 

Indeed, Between 5 tangs... I feed about a 3"x3" sheet of nori twice a day, and a cube of mysis or some flakes... Small amounts . Every has their natural grazing habits and no one has a concave stomach and all arent plump.

 

Just because you raised it in the tank for a year doesnt mean it was right...

 

claic also dont house a mandarin unlesss you have like a 20g fuge and a TON of lr. it will starve soooo quickly

 

I would have to agree with Tom and Red. A purple will grow way to big for a 75. They are listed as aggressive. They are fairly peaceful, until they get larger. Then they get territorial.

There are several other tangs that would fit just fine in a 75. I would start looking towards one of them.

 

Alrighty Claic, If your tank is not at least a minimum of 48" or 4' long, I would not suggest a tang, Try it if you want. Its not healthy for the fish though long run. Really IME, Tangs need a 6' tank. Im ashamed to have mine in a 4'. My tangs use every inch of that tank, and I wish I could give them more.

After you have a tang that gets up to 5-6 Inches in the Tank, you will be wishing that as well. Upgrading larger and larger each time gets more and more expensive, trust me. So if you havent bought the 75g/70g whatever it is, Think of something 90g+ if you want to house these things. Save your self some time and money.

 

Sorry to cause a debacle between everyone! I just really want a yellow tang and saw the purple tang and fell in love. I have a friend ,xmetalfan99 on this forum, who bought a yellow tang from out LFS and it hasn't grown more than half an inch in the past 4 months. So Im not sure what to do...I want to treat every creature I get to the best living conditions and feed them with the best effort I can.

Thanks RedGambit for looking out for me and it means a lot that your remembered I had tank problems before! I'm a he by the way if you wanted to know! lol

 

DUDE your WRONG admoit it and move on....Right in your book means that someone out there misses out on having a PURPLE TANG in their tank....OHH you had one band know all the right environments params but no one else can have one because you said so....Get out of here and bite me!!!!

 

I mostly agree with Red and Neighbor Tom, although I don't necessarily think you HAVE to have a 6' tank. It is certainly more optimal to give them as much room as possible, but then again the ocean would be the best choice. A tang is definitely not suitable for your current tank and unless you have the 75 already, don't count on being able to upgrade in a few months. Life happens.

I have a purple in a 150 and I can tell you that although he is small (only about 3 inches) he is aggressive towards any new tank mates.