Braveheart!
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Just wondering where is the best place to buy them (my locate store doesn't carry them) Also what is the current price. thanks
Yellow Tangs
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Braveheart!
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thanks
AKG
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Tbh captive bred yellow tangs are the way to go and tend to do better than wild caught anyway.
But the real answer is it depends on the size of the rest of community. I am not sure I'd trust a baby tang on a 120 or 400 with other, fully grown tangs.
Especially if there are others in the tank that already look sort of similar to a yellow tang. I've seen tangs "fight" in Melev's Reef. A large tank ran by a experienced reefer by all accounts.
Fwiw, if you ever are wondering.
But the real answer is it depends on the size of the rest of community. I am not sure I'd trust a baby tang on a 120 or 400 with other, fully grown tangs.
Especially if there are others in the tank that already look sort of similar to a yellow tang. I've seen tangs "fight" in Melev's Reef. A large tank ran by a experienced reefer by all accounts.
Fwiw, if you ever are wondering.
Anemone_Fanatic
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If you want a captive bred baby that has some coloring up and growing to do but eats well, try the Biota website (165$). If you want a big bright yellow one that may need some acclimation to captivity, wait a few months for fish to start coming back in from Hawai'i (???$). I'd personally pick captive bred, but both options are good.
AKG
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Also we can bet the price won't go down. The allure of wild caught at this point is going to be exactly as you stated, size and color advantage.
I doubt the prices will come down at all, perhaps even go up as businesses got flushed out and new ones are forced to adapt the taxation into their business model, increased risk on their loans, etc.
HudsonReefer2.0
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According to a biota email I recvd that’s not happening. They have skin in the game w their captive bred programs which is an amazing accomplishment for this industry.
pachi_boi86
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+1 on captive bred. I ordered mine from @Trinh Fish & Corals. Arrived well packaged, healthy, and already eating well just an hour or so after being put in my tank. I recently put in two medium size yellow belly blue tangs in the same tank as well and they all get along just fine.
If you don't already have bigger tangs or aggressive fish in the tank, I would go with the captive bred yellow tang. Yes, they are small and still got some coloring up to do, but they will grow and color up soon enough.
If you don't already have bigger tangs or aggressive fish in the tank, I would go with the captive bred yellow tang. Yes, they are small and still got some coloring up to do, but they will grow and color up soon enough.
edd59
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did you QT. do you think its needed. i got one it was twitching. didnt last a week, but i got credit
pachi_boi86
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I did not really do much QT, just put it in the Blue Life USA Safety Stop bath before putting it in the tank. This medication bath has worked well for me with other fish in the past. I also inspected the fish for signs of diseases and parasites and found none. The plan was to put my smaller tangs in my smaller tank for a few months then transfer them over to my main tank.
Lbrdsoxfan
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Meh it can work. I have 4 zebrasomas, a purple, two yellows and a sailfin, If anyone goes it will be the sailfin. The 4 do fine with 11 other (iirc) fish in a 120g. Stuffing them with food (nori), lots of caves and stuffing them with food (I know I said it twice) keeps them happy and minimal squabbling. Every so often it's yellow on yellow crime.
Meh it can work. I have 4 zebrasomas, a purple, two yellows and a sailfin, If anyone goes it will be the sailfin. The 4 do fine with 11 other (iirc) fish in a 120g. Stuffing them with food (nori), lots of caves and stuffing them with food (I know I said it twice) keeps them happy and minimal squabbling. Every so often it's yellow on yellow crime.
nice tank
Lbrdsoxfan
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Thank you! It's a work in progress!nice tank
That's a great picMeh it can work. I have 4 zebrasomas, a purple, two yellows and a sailfin, If anyone goes it will be the sailfin. The 4 do fine with 11 other (iirc) fish in a 120g. Stuffing them with food (nori), lots of caves and stuffing them with food (I know I said it twice) keeps them happy and minimal squabbling. Every so often it's yellow on yellow crime.
