Clown Tang
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Supposedly a nasty customer.
And... needs a minimum of a 6 foot tank. I've actually heard it referred to as a poor man's Sohal Tang; simply meaning its cheaper but just as big of a jerk.
And... needs a minimum of a 6 foot tank. I've actually heard it referred to as a poor man's Sohal Tang; simply meaning its cheaper but just as big of a jerk.
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I've had 2 of them. The first one I had was nasty because he was one of the first fish added to my tank and he basically took over. My sohal was the same, nasty towards all the others, but when I added him last, now the clown behaves better.
LOL.. its amazing the kind of misleading info you find on websites...
<span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: #ff0000">Description:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="font-family: Arial"> This beauty is very active and needs lots of unobstructed swimming room . Residing in highly-oxygenated areas of the ocean for aquarium success this must be duplicated by having large flowing pumps on the aquarium system which turns the aquarium water over very fast. Like most tangs, well-acclimated, comfortable specimens may be aggressive towards close relatives. It typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks. Availability Notes: Small and medium are semi regularly available, larger specimens are seldom collected.
<span style="color: #ff0000">Recommended Tank size: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 11px">requires a 55 gallon or larger aquarium with a number of hiding places and plenty of room to swim.
<span style="color: #ff0000">Reef Compatability: </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 1-2px">Great reef fish. Typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks.
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<span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: #ff0000">Description:</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="font-family: Arial"> This beauty is very active and needs lots of unobstructed swimming room . Residing in highly-oxygenated areas of the ocean for aquarium success this must be duplicated by having large flowing pumps on the aquarium system which turns the aquarium water over very fast. Like most tangs, well-acclimated, comfortable specimens may be aggressive towards close relatives. It typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks. Availability Notes: Small and medium are semi regularly available, larger specimens are seldom collected.
<span style="color: #ff0000">Recommended Tank size: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 11px">requires a 55 gallon or larger aquarium with a number of hiding places and plenty of room to swim.
<span style="color: #ff0000">Reef Compatability: </span><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 1-2px">Great reef fish. Typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks.
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Aside from the description indicating a 55 GALLON TANK?!?!, I'd agree with much of what was stated in the website description.
I'm sure a small specimen would do fine in your tank for a while, but its probably best done with some caution. I've talked with a number of people about that fish (cuz I've wanted one for a long time) and kept getting driven away by those individuals. Needs a bigger (longer) tank and gets MEAN.
YMMV.
I'm sure a small specimen would do fine in your tank for a while, but its probably best done with some caution. I've talked with a number of people about that fish (cuz I've wanted one for a long time) and kept getting driven away by those individuals. Needs a bigger (longer) tank and gets MEAN.
YMMV.
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I agree with this also. I have mine in a 300 with alot of other tangs and he is the most active swimmer, so you do need a larger tank for when he gets bigger.
I wouldnt do it in a 4' tanks for sure unless you plan to give him away when he hits 5"
They are delicate to aclimate, but once in they are very hardy and VERY aggressive. Took me 4 tries to find one that lived and wasnt attacking every other fish.
Its on my "you **** well better know what youre doing list"
They are delicate to aclimate, but once in they are very hardy and VERY aggressive. Took me 4 tries to find one that lived and wasnt attacking every other fish.
Its on my "you **** well better know what youre doing list"
I had a small one I rescued from a failing store in a 5ft 100 gal. Don't do it! This one ate and ate and ate and stayed in front of the current. When the feeder wasn't going off and the algae wasn't being shredded the fish was cleaning off the front of a koralia 4. You would need to build the system around that fish and no other lvestock as well as giving it away at some point.........or upgrade in a year
If I had a 300 I would have one for keeps as the only tang.
If I had a 300 I would have one for keeps as the only tang.
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Something to consider is collection point too. Clown tangs are often collected and handled poorly, so their survival rate is often dismal from this. whereas fish like Sohal tangs are collected and handled excellently, and have a MUCH better survival rate.
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