blonde naso tang

organicreefer · 05-27-2001, 09:34 PM

should i have even bought this fish?i went to lfs today with money in my pocket(first mistake)and couldnt resist this guy ,he has so much personality and is just plump and beautiful.he's about four inches long (much larger than my other 2 fish)and seemed to immediately assert his dominance over my mandarin of all people ...err i mean fish...
any way he pecked at the mandarin once that i saw but he didnt seem to do any damage as the mandarin did not flinch and i saw the mandarin swim right at him a few times afterwards and was ignored(thank god )now im just worried about my blennie (who hid most of the time watching from his favorite hole)how aggressive are these guys any info shared will be greatly appreciated

Mikeman · 05-27-2001, 09:40 PM

these guys need really large tanks, as far as aggresion goes, I have no idea try feeding him lots of micro alge, and plan on a larger tank

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Mikeman

Heros are like muffins when things get hot, they rise to the top.

organicreefer · 05-27-2001, 09:50 PM

im in the proccess of converting my 110 african cichlid tank to my reef setup that tank is five feet long and i figured hed be ok in there you think?

looks like somebody else needs a bigger tank for their tang sooner than i do

[This message has been edited by organicreefer (edited 05-28-2001).]

Mikeman · 05-27-2001, 09:58 PM

that would be better, I really don't know how large the tank should be, I have just heard from alot of ppl that say that these tangs in particular need the bigger tanks

I do think though that naso tangs are maybe the most beautiful of all tangs

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Mikeman

Heros are like muffins when things get hot, they rise to the top.

organicreefer · 05-27-2001, 10:03 PM

he is indeed beatuiful id never spend that much on a fish but i did anyway

Neal359 · 05-27-2001, 10:09 PM

i think a 110 would be a nice size for that tang. the naso tangs are out of all the tangs usualy the nost frendly and calm i dont think you are going to have any problem with him pick at your other fish they are truly in my opinion the frendlist tangs you can get and the blond naso are so nice looking also the closest fish that i can compair it to when it comes to personality is the fox face, him and the naso tangs are usualy on the other side of agresion their usualy the ones geting herased.... but like people time will tell

organicreefer · 05-27-2001, 10:17 PM

yes he is very freindly at first he didnt come out of the rocks but when i fed the tank he came out, ate a little and since then everytime i go in the room he swims up looking at me but not like feed me feed me more like youre the nice guy that fed me

ScottC · 05-28-2001, 01:28 AM

The naso I had outsized all the other fish in my tank by about a 3:1 ratio. He never bothered anyone, even during feeding. I'll wind up getting another one in the near future because of their beauty and disposition. (I had him in a 150G FO)

05-27-2001, 09:34 PM	#1
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	blonde naso tang should i have even bought this fish?i went to lfs today with money in my pocket(first mistake)and couldnt resist this guy ,he has so much personality and is just plump and beautiful.he's about four inches long (much larger than my other 2 fish)and seemed to immediately assert his dominance over my mandarin of all people ...err i mean fish... any way he pecked at the mandarin once that i saw but he didnt seem to do any damage as the mandarin did not flinch and i saw the mandarin swim right at him a few times afterwards and was ignored(thank god )now im just worried about my blennie (who hid most of the time watching from his favorite hole)how aggressive are these guys any info shared will be greatly appreciated

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05-27-2001, 09:40 PM	#2
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	these guys need really large tanks, as far as aggresion goes, I have no idea try feeding him lots of micro alge, and plan on a larger tank ------------------ Mikeman Heros are like muffins when things get hot, they rise to the top.

05-27-2001, 09:50 PM	#3
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	im in the proccess of converting my 110 african cichlid tank to my reef setup that tank is five feet long and i figured hed be ok in there you think? looks like somebody else needs a bigger tank for their tang sooner than i do [This message has been edited by organicreefer (edited 05-28-2001).]

05-27-2001, 09:58 PM	#4
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	that would be better, I really don't know how large the tank should be, I have just heard from alot of ppl that say that these tangs in particular need the bigger tanks I do think though that naso tangs are maybe the most beautiful of all tangs ------------------ Mikeman Heros are like muffins when things get hot, they rise to the top.

05-27-2001, 10:03 PM	#5
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	he is indeed beatuiful id never spend that much on a fish but i did anyway

05-27-2001, 10:09 PM	#6
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	i think a 110 would be a nice size for that tang. the naso tangs are out of all the tangs usualy the nost frendly and calm i dont think you are going to have any problem with him pick at your other fish they are truly in my opinion the frendlist tangs you can get and the blond naso are so nice looking also the closest fish that i can compair it to when it comes to personality is the fox face, him and the naso tangs are usualy on the other side of agresion their usualy the ones geting herased.... but like people time will tell

05-27-2001, 10:17 PM	#7
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	yes he is very freindly at first he didnt come out of the rocks but when i fed the tank he came out, ate a little and since then everytime i go in the room he swims up looking at me but not like feed me feed me more like youre the nice guy that fed me

05-28-2001, 01:28 AM	#8
ScottC Council Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Posts: 297	The naso I had outsized all the other fish in my tank by about a 3:1 ratio. He never bothered anyone, even during feeding. I'll wind up getting another one in the near future because of their beauty and disposition. (I had him in a 150G FO)

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