Tangs in 300g?

[porawhora]

Wondering if I would be able to happily house a larger acantarus sp. in a 300g 8ftx2ftx30in. For its foreseeable lifespan without having to re-home it? Love the orange shoulders but don’t want anything in there that will eventually need to come out

 

[JPM San Diego]

You should be fine, assuming the width is 30 inches and the height 24 inches. If it is the other way round, it will be a bit tighter, but still okay for a fish that grows to 14 inches. Keep in mind you want lots of free swimming lanes down and across your aquarium. Plan the rock work accordingly so that you maximize both swimming the length of the tank as well as across the width of the tank. I took the liberty of entering your tank size into my file. Even with the width only being 24 inches it still works. Look at row 21. An olive tank splits the difference between the blue and the naso tang. Even the naso tang is acceptable if you go by the minimum size.

 

[porawhora]

You should be fine, assuming the width is 30 inches and the height 24 inches. If it is the other way round, it will be a bit tighter, but still okay for a fish that grows to 14 inches. Keep in mind you want lots of free swimming lanes down and across your aquarium. Plan the rock work accordingly so that you maximize both swimming the length of the tank as well as across the width of the tank.

It’s 24 inches wide and 30 tall.. I’ve never been one to enjoy cramming anything in a tank. I know the powders stay smaller, but don’t know if I even want to go there. I may settle with a convict.. so many options

 

[Squidward]

Orange shoulder will be fine. I have 12 tangs(2 juveniles) in my 300g but my width is 30inches and height is 24inches.