Show off those chunky tangs

[Qasimja]

Hes got another 5 days in QT then he's going into the DT he and the chocolate Tang survived 2 days in the ups box because ups misrouted the package

 

[jeffrey750750]

Definitely. These fish literally graze from dawn till dusk in nature.
There was a question of the day poll a little while back on how frequently people provide nori/other algae based foods to their tangs

QUESTION OF THE DAY - A TANGS DIET: Do you supplement your tangs diet with algae sheets or other algae based foods?

Most of us love tangs (surgeonfish) and probably a lot of us have these fish in our reef aquariums or have at one point or another. One question that always comes up is how much and how often should you provide algae sheets (nori) or algae flakes for your tangs. So let's talk about that today...

www.reef2reef.com

I was really surprised to see that over 60% of tang owners feed algae based foods less than once a day! I feed a big sheet of nori twice a day and sometimes I feel that isn't enough.

I don't want mine getting too big too fast so I'll keep them on a diet. One sheet every other day

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[drblakjak55]

Purple, Blue Hippo, Yellow, Bristletail devour one sheet of Nori, Omega One Marine Flakes, Cobalt Mysis Spirulina flakes, TDO pellets, dried plankton. Sometimes daily

 

[Tek]

 

[Steph72]

This thread is goals!!! We’re receiving two baby tangs this weekend (a yellow and a purple). Both are finishing quarantine this week. After a long four month wait to get our tank free of the velvet that wiped out all our fish, we’re super excited and planning on spoiling them rotten!!!

 

[MightyMO]

He's not very chunky... But he is still cool... Sorry about the pic, I'm not a photographer for sure...

 

[MightyMO]

That Achilles is beautiful...

 

[Ocelaris]

Vlamingi, Naso, chocolate, yellow, Dori, and bristle tooth. The vlamingi has to be almost a foot at this point.

 

[MPS]

Nice!! Weight watchers will be calling soon.

 

[LiamPM]

Poor images in the blues and pre water change mix up so murky water but this is my obese Desjardini.

Shes about 8 inches top to tail and literally inhales a sheet of 10 x 10 nori - I sometimes turn away for a few seconds and wonder if i even put the clip in its gone so fast. Shes a pig.

 

[RandyT5]

Here's my cow

 

[Lisavet2000]

Here are 2 of mine.

 

[najer]

 

[Qasimja]

Naso and chocolate made it into the tank yesterday

 

[Xanthurum]

Terrible shots but here are my Fat 5. Gem, Powder Blue/ Goldrim hybrid, Purple, Achilles and Whitetail Bristletooth.

 

[najer]

Yellow scopas.

 

[Reef370]

A shot of my tangs, the boss is in the front. Lol

 

[WVNed]

 

[lebreef]

A few years back had a few plump fish in 550 gals. FO. Here are the tangs that were in the tank:
- 2 Naso elegans males
- 2 Acanthurus pyroferus
- 1 Ctenochaetus tominiensis