How many Tangs for a 300

[ramses66]

How many Tangs can I put in a 300 gallons. I was thinking
5 yellow
5 Dori
2 Blonds
If I introduce at the same time will there be a problem? Thanks in advance for your comments.

 

[twistoflime]

That is not going to work. First of all what are the dimensions of the tank? 6 ft or 8 ft? If you introduced all of those fish at the same time your tank might very well crash. Blonde naso tangs can get to 2 ft hippos can get to 1 ft and yellows can get to about 10". Even if these are the only fish in the tank it will not work. The tangs will fight and get stressed from over croding. Multiple tangs of each species as they get bigger might not get along, it's pretty risky. This would not work.
I would say 1 hippo, 1 yellow, 1 naso IF your tank is 8 ft, and a few smaller fish, mabey a foxface and one other big fish.

 

[weaglereefer]

twistoflime;436535 wrote: I would say 1 hippo, 1 yellow, 1 naso IF your tank is 8 ft, and a few smaller fish, mabey a foxface and one other big fish.

I'm no tang expert, but I think he could get away with A LOT more than that...

 

[twistoflime]

au01st;436536 wrote: I'm no tang expert, but I think he could get away with A LOT more than that...

You could but nasos get really large and take up alot of room. If the tank is only 6ft long I wouldn't get the naso and would get 4-7 tangs depending on the full grown size and compatibility of each.

 

[ramses66]

twistoflime;436535 wrote: That is not going to work. First of all what are the dimensions of the tank? 6 ft or 8 ft? If you introduced all of those fish at the same time your tank might very well crash. Blonde naso tangs can get to 2 ft hippos can get to 1 ft and yellows can get to about 10". Even if these are the only fish in the tank it will not work. The tangs will fight and get stressed from over croding. Multiple tangs of each species as they get bigger might not get along, it's pretty risky. This would not work.
I would say 1 hippo, 1 yellow, 1 naso IF your tank is 8 ft, and a few smaller fish, mabey a foxface and one other big fish.

Tank is 72 long, Only 1 of each??

 

[twistoflime]

ramses66;436543 wrote: Tank is 72 long, Only 1 of each??

I wouldn't do a pair of nasos you could put 1 naso in a 6ft long tank but it might get pretty cramped when it gets bigger, you could do a trio of the yellow tang OR a trio of hippo tangs + one of the other tang but 5 of each is way to much.

 

[ramses66]

Yeah I see so many tanks full of Tangs, I was wondering how they grow. Any body got several tangs in their tank.

 

[twistoflime]

ramses66;436550 wrote: Yeah I see so many tanks full of Tangs, I was wondering how they grow. Any body got several tangs in their tank.

I'm going to have a red sea sailfin tang, hippo tang, bariene tang, achillies tang, and possibly a unicorn tang. Thats 5 tangs in my 320g thats 6ft long. 12 tangs is just too much for a 6 ft 300 imo.

 

[hackman72]

12 tangs is too much for a 300 at adult sizes. As juvies you can get by with a lot more but you'll have to trade them in as they get bigger. As long as you can keep a good O2 saturation and a good bio-filtration going, you can keep quite a few tangs together. You'll have to feed Nori more often to keep them happy and that means you'll need a little more of a clean up crew to catch the scraps.

 

[ramses66]

blu_devl_06;436551 wrote: I'm staying outta this one, I would surely get blasted for my response:shades:...

Ah come on, lets here it! Trying to learn and not make to many mistakes

 

[ramses66]

OK...2 Dori, 2 blondes, 4 yellow. Would this be better??

 

[enderg60]

well I will be doing a Yellow, sailfin, purple, scopas, naso, vlamingi, blue, powder blue, achillies, sohol and a clown tang in mine so I think your fine

Toss em in and see what happens, just remember to keep odd numbers of yellows.

 

[jason sartain]

I got a few in mine.LOL
Just kidding,I do have a naso,orange shoulder,yellow,valmingi,red sea sailfin, and a large foxface in a 6ft 240 gal. with 14 other small fish like clowns,gobbies,wrasses,etc...
But the total system is around 500gal,with a h%LL of a skimmer,and about 700 lbs of LR.
Hope this helps.
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[hackman72]

I think you'd be fine with those tangs.

 

[hackman72]

blu_devl_06;436558 wrote: ok, I really hate when people say how many fish per gallon. It's total crap. The number of fish that can be supported by a system depends on more than just gallons. Is it an open water fish that requires a lot of room to swim? Are they loners or schoolers, what kind of biological filtration does the sytem have to handle such large, messy fish? is there any algae growth in the tank? how and what are you going to feed these animals, most tangs need to graze all day. What other fish are going to be in the system and how will they be effected by this? Don't get me wrong, I love a nice healthy, "overstocked" tank, mine will be "overstocked" shortly, but there needs to be more things considered than just, how many per gallon. I hear this all the time at my current job, and heard it all the time when I had my store up and running. There are far to many factors that should go into this decision....

blu_devl_06;436562 wrote: Sorry, but I feel better now!!

Very well put.

 

[twistoflime]

ramses66;436556 wrote: OK...2 Dori, 2 blondes, 4 yellow. Would this be better??

How about 1 dori, 1 blonde, and 5 yellow? Or 3 dori and 3 yellow with 1 blonde. I wouldn't think you could do a pair of hippo tangs unluss they were a true pair. I would do a pair of nasos in a 6 ft tank they just get too big. Even if you use a very open aquascape. blue devl has a very good point it's very hard to say how many fish. With tangs since they're a very active fish I usually go with how long the tank is vs how big the fish gets.

 

[twistoflime]

Also I've never seen hippos school, does any one know if they truly school?

 

[ramses66]

blu_devl_06;436558 wrote: ok, I really hate when people say how many fish per gallon. It's total crap. The number of fish that can be supported by a system depends on more than just gallons. Is it an open water fish that requires a lot of room to swim? Are they loners or schoolers, what kind of biological filtration does the sytem have to handle such large, messy fish? is there any algae growth in the tank? how and what are you going to feed these animals, most tangs need to graze all day. What other fish are going to be in the system and how will they be effected by this? Don't get me wrong, I love a nice healthy, "overstocked" tank, mine will be "overstocked" shortly, but there needs to be more things considered than just, how many per gallon. I hear this all the time at my current job, and heard it all the time when I had my store up and running. There are far to many factors that should go into this decision....

Yeah 10-4 great thoughts. Yeah I would like a nicely "healthly overstocked tank" also. But want happy fish also. Thanks for the advise.

 

[ramses66]

twistoflime;436567 wrote: How about 1 dori, 1 blonde, and 5 yellow? Or 3 dori and 3 yellow with 1 blonde. I wouldn't think you could do a pair of hippo tangs unluss they were a true pair. I would do a pair of nasos in a 6 ft tank they just get too big. Even if you use a very open aquascape. blue devl has a very good point it's very hard to say how many fish. With tangs since they're a very active fish I usually go with how long the tank is vs how big the fish gets.

Yeah I can do any combination, tank should be ready the middle of January for fish. I value everyone opinion, and want to be pushed in the right direction,

 

[ramses66]

blu_devl_06;436578 wrote: That was not neccessarily directed towards you, that was directed at anyone trying to give you advice based solely on tank size. Totally unprofessional, and unwise.

I'm enjoying all the feedback, learning a lot. Keep it coming guys and girls!