Show off your Tangs

[Sailfinguy21]

I have two Yellow tangs right now in different tanks. One I had since he was about 1.5 inches. The other was given to me by a friend who took his tank down (along with a Blue tang and Melanurus wrasse). I think support captive bred is great, and getting tiny fish is great. I love to see them grow in my tank. However, if there is something I don't like, it is deformed fish or fish marked by scars from diseases.
I would get the CB tang, it I am sure that he will not continue to be deformed, but will not get him if the chance of deformities is significant. You can see pictures of my yellow tang earlier in this page, post 1131.

Not me. Discus fish have a rule they need to be 2-3 inches before they are sold and they should be adopting this rule for tangs. The yellow tangs ive been seeing are too small to be sold.. they are barely 1 inch big.And have no coloration yet and they want 80$ for em LOL no thanks. So no i wont suppprt business practices like that... the yellow tang in the wild isnt even close to being over fished.

 

[sean rand]

 

[Thomashtom]

Dussermeri tang thanks

 

[RobW]

Baby blue hippo tang

 

[OrionN]

I like the Blue Hippo a lot more than the yellow belly Blue Hippo. IMO, the color is a lot brighter.

 

[OrionN]

 

[bdare]

Threw this guy in quarantine last night

 

[RobW]

Nice Gem Tang!

 

[bdare]

Nice Gem Tang!

Thanks! Pretty excited! First day and he's eating nori like a champ!

 

[RobW]

Thanks! Pretty excited! First day and he's eating nori like a champ!

Eating right away is always a good thing. Especially if he is going after the Nori

 

[sean rand]

Thanks! Pretty excited! First day and he's eating nori like a champ!

Where did u get the gem from?

 

[bdare]

Where did u get the gem from?

I have a friend who owns a shop.

 

[Atlantis_Reef]

I would take that so called deformed yellow tang. Adds uniqueness.

 

[OrionN]

Not me. Discus fish have a rule they need to be 2-3 inches before they are sold and they should be adopting this rule for tangs. The yellow tangs ive been seeing are too small to be sold.. they are barely 1 inch big.And have no coloration yet and they want 80$ for em LOL no thanks. So no i wont suppprt business practices like that... the yellow tang in the wild isnt even close to being over fished.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this tang. I got him since about 1.5 inches including the tail. Size of a nickel without the tail. I love to raise fish up from smallest that is practical.

 

[Thomashtom]

Achilles tang . Just introduced after QT into DT. Thanks

 

[Thomashtom]

Wow tough crowd!!! Lol

 

[Brooke A]

My white cheek tang, longnose black tang & Achilles tang!! Had them about a year now!!

 

[OrionN]

Is this a healthy fish or is he going to have a heart attack soon?

 

[Thomashtom]

Is this a healthy fish or is he going to have a heart attack soon?

Maybe put him on diet!!! LOL

 

[Gobi-Wan]

CB Yellow tang at Petco. I am thinking of getting him but I afraid that the fins won’t normalizes later. I don’t want to spen 80.00 for a deformed tang. What do you guys think?

Where on earth do you live where a yellow tang costs $80 at petco???