Tang id

[unitedaf]

I think is a tang but trying to get more info. It change color sometime to some kind of camo.

 

[Webslinger]

a vlamingi tang

 

[Bepis]

vlamingi

 

[Webslinger]

vlamingi

that's what i said

 

[pcon]

Like @Bepis said it’s a vlamingi tang Naso vlamingii, or big nose unicorn tang. They get quite large up to 2ft long and therefore need huge tanks.

 

[Webslinger]

Like @Bepis said it’s a vlamingi tang Naso vlamingii, or big nose unicorn tang. They get quite large up to 2ft long and therefore need huge tanks.

or a small tank and rehome to LFS for $$ when he gets to big

 

[pcon]

or a small tank and rehome to LFS for $$ when he gets to big

This course of action relies on there being tanks large enough for the fish when it’s larger. There are extremely few private aquaria in the world large enough to house such a large fish. So even if we ignore the ethical and practical concerns around rehoming, this fish is a really bad choice of one to try to rehome to the LFS when it gets large.

 

[Webslinger]

This course of action relies on there being tanks large enough for the fish when it’s larger. There are extremely few private aquaria in the world large enough to house such a large fish. So even if we ignore the ethical and practical concerns around rehoming, this fish is a really bad choice of one to try to rehome to the LFS when it gets large.

Ok eat it when it out grows, they are tasty

 

[Thomashtom]

This course of action relies on there being tanks large enough for the fish when it’s larger. There are extremely few private aquaria in the world large enough to house such a large fish. So even if we ignore the ethical and practical concerns around rehoming, this fish is a really bad choice of one to try to rehome to the LFS when it gets large.

+1 exactly

 

[unitedaf]

lol thanks for the detail. I am planning to get a 360G tank and that would be the minimum for the fish

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a 15" one and very timid and Dumb.

 

[unitedaf]

I have a 15" one and very timid and Dumb.

Nice tank! how big is it?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nice tank! how big is it?

15 inches

 

[unitedaf]

15 inches

i know you said it, I was asking about the tank lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

i know you said it, I was asking about the tank lol

660gals

 

[OrionN]

I had 420 gal and 320 gal tanks. I don’t see a 15 inches fish in my tank. I will never buy a Naso genus tang

 

[nereefpat]

I am planning to get a 360G tank and that would be the minimum for the fish

Getting in the ballpark, depending on dimensions. The best would be in the 10x3' range for footprint.