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08-30-2007, 05:44 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 337
|  Blue Tang Question
Hello All
I am wanting to pick up a 1" to 2"Blue Tang
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
Currently I have the 46g tank which I know is too small, but I am looking for a big tank. Question is, How fast doe they grow? A 2" fish is not too big so how long before he grows to 6"+ ?
\Cheers
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Tank Stuff:
46Gal, 1 AC110, CPR Skimmer, VA Reactor, CL t5 ho 4 x 60 w w/lunar lights , 50 lbs LR, 60lbs LS
FISH:
1 Coral Beauty, 1 Flame Angel, 1 Flame Hawk, 1 Clown Goby, 1 Damsel, 2 Chomis, 1 Black Sailfin Blenny, 1 Royal Gramma
CORAL:
Mushrooms, Anemone, Feather Dusters
INVERT:
hermits different kinds, 2 turbos, 4 Nassarius Snail , Bumblebee, Banded Coral Shrimp, 2 Emeralds, 1 Sally Lightfoot
Params:
Temp 78, PH 8.3, Alk 2.9, Ca 480, Sg 1.023, Dkh 10, Mg 1400, Am .15, N2 .5, N3 10, P4 .05 | 
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08-30-2007, 06:03 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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I had to look that up 
Hippo tang. If you defiinitely plan on upgrading soon, go ahead and give it a try. Buyer beware though, these fish can be difficult to get acclimated so make sure that you get a healthy fish from the getgo. | |
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08-30-2007, 06:23 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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By the looks of the way mine is growing you will have about a year or a little less before he will outgrow the tank and start getting stressed. Make sure if you get one that you are also looking for bigger tank. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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08-30-2007, 06:45 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by double2mk  Hello All
I am wanting to pick up a 1" to 2"Blue Tang
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
Currently I have the 46g tank which I know is too small, but I am looking for a big tank. Question is, How fast doe they grow? A 2" fish is not too big so how long before he grows to 6"+ ?
\Cheers | 1"-2" is pretty darn tiny. Will be good while before outgrowing tank...may not survive tankmates or overflow/powerhead suction if you have any. Small tangs are pretty lousy swimmers. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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08-30-2007, 07:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Try to find one with the yellow belly, the one with the blue belly is a known zoanthid eater. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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08-31-2007, 06:09 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 630, IL Age: 23
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Originally Posted by geekdafied Try to find one with the yellow belly, the one with the blue belly is a known zoanthid eater. | they eat zoas? i have never heard of that. nor has my blue tang even looked twice at my zoas. ime | |
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08-31-2007, 06:13 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by crappyballer they eat zoas? i have never heard of that. nor has my blue tang even looked twice at my zoas. ime | Me either...  and I have 2 of them. | |
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08-31-2007, 06:27 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by crappyballer they eat zoas? i have never heard of that. nor has my blue tang even looked twice at my zoas. ime | Me neither | |
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08-31-2007, 06:43 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 20
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AOOOOOOOOOGAAAAAAA!!! Its a one eyed, blue belly multiple zoanthid eater!!(singing to purple people eater music!) _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
*Since 10/2006 125 gal. Built in Overflows x2, 3" LS(165 lb fiji pink) 175 lb of LR, 2x 36" aquatinics T5 HO fixtures(10x39W bulbs 2 gliesman aquablue+1 gliesman actinic+2 ATI aquablue special), mag 18 return pump, PM R30fuge. AquaC EV 180 skimmer.
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08-31-2007, 01:29 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, CA Age: 34
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You realize that Hippo Tang's should be on prozac? | |
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