75 gal tang addition

[Jrod381]

just want to know from anyone here with experience why kind of tang can be added. I currently have a 75 gal and have a couple fish with a juvenile chocolate tang.

I was thinking of getting a small naso tang or maybe a flame fin.

I know naso get big but wanted to know how fast do they grow as I will be buying a bigger Tank in about a year or two

 

[geddavis]

Bad idea to relay on upgrading in the future. Do your research and make sure you can care for the fish and if it will outgrow the tank make sure you have more than one plan like bigger tank and friend or LFS who has agreed ahead of time to take him. Yellow tang and keyhole tang is all you could keep but even they will be fairly Jamed In in a 75. Also that choclote tang is way to big for a 75.

 

[Jrod381]

Yea I did that twice already that’s why I’m asking, but different website have different minimum tank recommendations for different fish, guess I will probably have to upgrade a lot sooner, and that’s ok with me

 

[Jesterrace]

You already have a Tang that gets too big for that tank in there so I wouldn't add another. A Flame Fin (aka Tomini) Tang would do well in that tank long term, so maybe when you upgrade you could move the Chocolate Tang and then add the Flame Fin.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

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[geddavis]

When looking at sellers go with what ever the is the biggest number you get. There are many sellers that will lie and say you need smaller tanks but none that will lie about larger ones.

 

[Jrod381]

Thanks for the advice guys I guess I can look into adding a reef friendly wrasse instead I was looking at a leapord wrasse

 

[Jesterrace]

Leopard Wrasses are great but it's definitely a case of observing and picking the right fish. It is a notoriously poor shipper so only the heartier/more adaptable members of the species survive long term in captivity.