Vlamingi tangs aging
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jeffrey750750
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I have a regular vlamingi tang, he's about 2 1/2 years. He started out about damsel size and now he's about 7" long. They grow fast
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@Feet4Fish , any help?
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Vlamingi doesn’t really have a horn. It’s known as the big nose naso tang. Google a few pictures and you’ll understand.
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Oh! Thanks for that but honestly they grow for 25 years so... And my juvenile is 1 yr old
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I saw a video once of a guy with an outdoor 1,200 gallon tank... he complained it was too small for the Unicorn Tang he had in it. See it, I kind of agreed. 
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They grow half the size of the bottom door leading to the skimmer. Well, atleast thats what I think...I saw a video once of a guy with an outdoor 1,200 gallon tank... he complained it was too small for the Unicorn Tang he had in it. See it, I kind of agreed.
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Looks like the horn would make it more difficult to peck the rocks for algae
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Google vlamingi as I suggested and you’ll see plenty of pictures of mature specimens. Decide for yourself whether they have ‘horns” lol.
There's a few photos of adults on fishbase: https://www.fishbase.in/photos/PicturesSummary.php?ID=6024&what=species
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It is a unicorn, it’s just there are more then a few different types
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Looks like this type just grows a nub
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They just appear to grow a bulbous nose and not the full "horn"
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Each variety is super-cool. Has anyone gone to Epocot (at Disney) and seen them in their full glory? Mesmerizing!
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I've kept the N. unicornis, but it was already an adult so I can't help with that question, but this is about as big of a hump as vlamangii's get. Adults will look cramped even in a 2,000 gal.
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Yea by the pictures I’ve seen. Theres a few cool variations with horns too
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What a champion of a tangI've kept the N. unicornis, but it was already an adult so I can't help with that question, but this is about as big of a hump as vlamangii's get. Adults will look cramped even in a 2,000 gal.
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I see that, haha.
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Oh my! I wonder how 'princess'(the unicorn tang, as we named him/her) is going to fit in my 180 gallon tank..I've kept the N. unicornis, but it was already an adult so I can't help with that question, but this is about as big of a hump as vlamangii's get. Adults will look cramped even in a 2,000 gal.
