What are some of the best reef safe fish?

true im kinda going back on what i said before im just trying to make things seem more reasonable. but technically no tang should ever be in a tank under a 75 gallon. that doesnt take into account how large they are or how much they swim but its just a general rule. but i wouldnt ever risk putting any tang in anything much smaller than that if you cant get rid of it when it outgrows the tank or you cant upgrade.

 

true, like if you are holding one for your friend for a week in you 55or 95 you can do that but not for long

 

exactly, its good temporarily they are kept for a couple weeks usually in quarantine tanks usually no larger than 20 gallons.

 

yeah but not for thier whole life time, its kind of like me shoving you into a box for your life, when you grow so much as to out grow the box but you cant get out of the box then you stop growing when you still dcan grow more, therefore bad for you

 

yes i know what you are saying, im always the first person to speak up when someone has a tang in a 55 gallon tank. i am just saying that for short periods of time such as holding a tang for a friend or quarantining it they can be kept in a tank smaller than 75 gallons. a yellow tang has to be kept in a tleast a 75 gallon tank long term but temporarily easily could be kept in a 30 galon.

 

yeah deff, its kind of like on my other forum they call it "tang police" when they have a tang in inadiquite conditions

 

I guess it depends on the 55? I have a 55 FW tank that is at least 4ft.

 

that is the average size of a 55 gallon, the point was that no tang should be kept in a 55 gallon. no less than a 75. only temporarily should a tang ever be kept in anything smaller than a 75 and shorter than 4-5 feet

 

+1....

 

poor tangs they are so loved they suffer...