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03-28-2008, 03:04 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 441
|  Naso Tang Anyone ???? Anyone???
Hi Guys I was considering a Naso Tang for my 120 gallon reef set up you can see the other fish I have below in my list. What is the deal with the Naso is it reef safe? Aggressive? what does it like to eat? how big will she get? If anyone has one please leave me some advice. I haven't come across a fish that I was seriously interested in for a little while I just like the way they look. Usually when I like the look of a fish it turns out not to be reef safe.
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120 Gal Reef Tank Born 12/06 160+ Lbs of Live Rock 80 Lbs Live Sand
25 Gal Sump with fuge 15 lbs of Live Rock & Phosphate reactor
(2) 250w 20K MH and (4) 65w CF Atinics (6) Moonlights
Aqua C EV Skimmer
(4) Hydor Korillia # 3s
(1) yellow chromis
(1) green coris wrasse
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03-28-2008, 03:07 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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the yellow tang wont like it _________ | |
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03-28-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan
Posts: 428
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it should get along with the yallow, i had both and a hippo and sailfin, all were fine. naso is kinda skitish but pretty cool, i liked mine alot. they eat the crap out of sinking algae waffers though. get one, youll like it aot
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120g, 3 niger triggers, 2 tomato's, 2 puffers, 2 anglers,
eel, lrg black lion
5g, 4 baby black ociis, haitian, rock and bubble tip anemone, frogspawn, hammers, candycanes, blue ricordia, zenia, leather, plate coral, peppermint shrimp, yellow jawfish, porcelain anemone crab, lrg ass. bristle worms | |
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03-28-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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Originally Posted by phoenixhieghts  the yellow tang wont like it | I dis-agree. They may quarrel a tiny bit ,but, can live together in an appropriate size tank. Your tank seems to be big enough. They nip at LPS corals. Depending on the size of your yellow(and time in tank/aggression towards other fish) in retrospect to the naso will determine whether it can be added. Basically, if your yellow is big and mean(bigger than prospective naso) than I wouldn't do it. If your yellow is fairly smaller than the naso you want to add I think it would be plausible. | |
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03-28-2008, 03:23 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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According to my refer. book it says;
"Will graze on macroalgae, but is safe with most inverts. Rare individuals may nip at large-polyped corals". It also says minimum tank size is 135G _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-28-2008, 03:26 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
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The Naso I am looking at is at least 50% bigger than my Yellow Tang. I am going back to the store to get it I'll keep you posted.  | |
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03-28-2008, 03:32 PM
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| | Living in the Wind.......
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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You will love the Naso. I have a Blonde Naso and it is the best fish I have. The thing will eat out of my hands and follow me all around the tank. Since the new tang is larger then the yellow it should be ok. I would make sure you see it eat at the store before you bring it home.
Plus if it was me I would get rid of the yellow tang.  Way too mean of a fish for my taste. _________ 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 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | |
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03-28-2008, 04:40 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Once acclimated into the tank and settled they are great fish and the yellow won't mess with it well maybe once but Tangs are not that hard to settle in they will sort the pecking order out.. I have 4 or 5 tangs now in a 180 the killer Powder blue Sail fin Convict hippo and one other I can't recall now .. They all chase and flap but after a bit they all got right with each othe. They had little choice .. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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03-28-2008, 04:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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I have a Naso Tang in my 125 with a Yellow Tang. Initially, the Yellow Tang would try to bully him for a day tops, then that is it. They now coexist in harmony and the Naso doesn't harm any of my fish, inverts or corals!
Very nice fish!
I rescued mine from Petco about 6 months ago! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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