Why I find Tangs to be boring.

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Why I find Tangs Boring.

Many fish such as copperband butterflies, puffers some wrasses etc. have a definite personality and if you look close you can see it in their actions and eyes. Yes their eyes have expressions, not like Angelina Jolie but it's there. ;Smuggrin

Tangs, being schooling fish have no such personality and I find them very dull. I know it's just me but I will explain.
If you do much SCUBA diving you will notice this and if you could read a fishes mind, you would get this from a typical tang on a reef in a school.

Lets say Charlie Tang is swimming off Costa Rica on a Tuesday in October. He is swimming 2" from another tang in a school of a thousand tangs all of the same species.

These are Charlie's thoughts:

Oh No, Bob is leading us again. Why is it always Bob? I mean, l could lead, I am as strong as Bob and if I had a mirror, and thumbs I may find I am better looking, :p

I know what he is going to do. Yep here we go, heading down for seaweed.

Of course he picked this rock! I hate the seaweed here, it's very gamey and I don't like the way that moray eel always smiles at me. :oops:

OK, I will try it......Wait a minute, leaving already...I didn't even get one bite and we are leaving!
Sure. Bob makes the rules.

I am getting closer to the front, soon I will be the leader, I know I can do it.
Wow, look at Shela in front of me. Let me swim alongside her.

Hi Shela, Want to grab a bite? If Bob ever finds something us to eat I mean.

Oh, your not Shela! Sorry. Oh your not even a girl! :rolleyes:
Sorry.
No I don't mean to be rude but I don't swim like that.

I wish I had a neck, so I could see who this is next to me. Getting a little to close if you know what I mean.

OK we are turning to the left, oh wait, Now we are going right, now left. I am getting dizzy.

Oh, I see it is time to poop. YUCK.. It would be nice if we would all poop on a turn so I didn't always get it in the face. I mean, Like Really! ;Meh

Wait! I can see the front, Bob is getting tired. I think I can.....Dam Harry got the lead. I hate harry.

I wish someone would collect Harry, then quarantine him in Prizapro.

He's also an Independent and I hear he is a Snowflake. OK, left again, now right, up, now down.

Thank God we are going down. That looks like a nice algae covered rock. Oh Wow!

Down, Down, Harry is doing good.
I like Harry.

Where is Harry? Why are we leaving so fast....And why does that Moray eel have a bigger smile now!

Thats a typical morning for a tang, on a Tuesday.
 
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In my tank my Purple tang has a ton of personality. I put a nori clip full in and he goes crazy attacking it. All the other fish give him his space and time to get his fill. Once he’s gone the other tangs all take turns eating the Nori. They have their pecking order and respect each other accordingly. The interaction between them all is far from boring.
 
If you could read the mind of a mandarin, you might hear something like this:

“OMG, I am so hungry! Oh, there’s one.

Wow, that was good! I’m full. Hey, look at that interesting rock. I think I will grab something to eat on my way. Mmmm, good pod, but a little gamey. ;Meh

I thought I saw something blue. Yes, it’s a babe! She looks like a supermodel! Look at the tail on her! And those pectoral fins! Let me eat something then sashay my way over there and put the moves on her. :p

Hey, beautiful, you want to get something to eat? Oh, you just ate? Okay, then maybe we can…Oh, now you’re hungry? I know a place that serves some great pods. :cool:

There’s one! Okay, why don’t we go to…Wow, look at that worm! That is the nicest looking…dang, that shrimp got to it first. Now we’ll probably starve to death. There’s another worm! Would you like some? I am so full I feel like I ate a seahorse. Let’s go to the…dang, I am hungry!” ;Bucktooth
 
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If you could read the mind of a mandarin, you might hear something like this:

“OMG, I am so hungry! Oh, there’s one.

Wow, that was good! I’m full. Hey, look at that interesting rock. I think I will grab something to eat on my way. Mmmm, good pod, but a little gamey. ;Meh

I thought I saw something blue. Yes, it’s a babe! She looks like a supermodel! Look at the tail on her! And those pectoral fins! Let me eat something then sashay my way over there and put the moves on her. :p

Hey, beautiful, you want to get something to eat? Oh, you just ate? Okay, then maybe we can…Oh, now you’re hungry? I know a place that serves some great pods. :cool:

There’s one! Okay, why don’t we go to…Wow, look at that worm! That is the nicest looking…dang, that shrimp got to it first. Now we’ll probably starve to death. There’s another worm! Would you like some? I am so full I feel like I ate a seahorse. Let’s go to the…dang, I am hungry!” ;Bucktooth
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It’s funny because I think this is actually what they think... Lol :)
 
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I tend to agree, Tangs are like Trophy wives - they look good, add color, zoom around all day and serve no practical purpose.

Whereas my Foxface hits the Nori clip and on weekends says "Hmmmm garlic, it must be Italian tonight"
 
I actually have a "trophy Starter Wife."

Every fifty years I turn in my wife's for a new model. :cool:

OK, I will keep this one but it has only been 46 years. ;)

But I think she still likes me. :D

 
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My tang is a Neurotic mess kinda so plenty of personality. Mostly has oh crap moments when I walk by the tank. Unless the seaweed clip is loaded then she turns into a pig and hogs everything for herself. She keeps my jerk clowns and orchid dotty in-line though so I love her.
 
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Mine (better half) won't even pose w/me - just takes pics of me at work (she's shy) Your wife is definitely a babe.

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