favorite tangs/surgeons - Reef-Geeks

Variko · Big-Geek

What are some of your favorite tangs/surgeons? I am liking the purples (not the price tag however) and the scopas so far. I have excluded them from my build because of the need to either keep 1 or a group. My OCD doesnt like me having just 1 of any particular fish....

rgrking · Spawning

I love the achilles. I have a Powder blue, a yellow and a lavender tang in my tank. I love them. The purple tang is beautiful too. I also like the Naso and unicorns. Just the whole family lol.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

Nasos and Achilles are my favorites.

adamstipo · Adamstipo

My favorite is either Powder Blues or Blonde Naso's. I really want a Naso but I haven't decided yet if I will get one. My tank size is a little small for a Naso

Gazog · Reef-Geek

My favorite it the Kole Tang, for many reasons. They seem to be much more resilient and Ich resistant than almost all of the other types of tangs.

And like the Hippo tangs they all have a very friendly and individual personality. I have one that I have had for 3 years now. It will eat right out of my hand and doesn't run when I come close to the tank like my yellow and hippo tangs.

The problem with the Powder's and Naso's is that they are not only Ich magnets, they also tend to not do well unless your tank is well established. In a newer tank I have found over the years that they do well for a short period of time then tend to stop eating and waste away or get sick and I personally think that they should remain in the sea, this is just my opinion though.

What ever type of tank you do get remember to feed it lots of greens, I feed mine not only Norri sheets but I also feed id fresh spinach, lettuce and Kale leaves. they like the spinach and lettuce but only pick at the Kale a little.

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

the Tomini "flame fins" are nice too! just like a Kole, but with bright colors

same feeding habits, and a relatively small tang that you can keep for years

- and you don't need a school of tangs - they will school with whatever fish you have in your tank.... my lieutenant and yellow school with my wrasses and blenny from side to side of the tank.... its funny, all my fish are always on one 1/2 of the tank or the other, never spread out throughout!! hahaha

schooling lunatics

Variko · Big-Geek

I see some of you have been able to mix species successfully. I didnt know you could do that. These fish get a bad rep from the books I have read. Disease prone and can only have 1 or a school.
I am liking the mimic halfblack, spotted bristle tooth, scopas (still lol) and the timini. I have crossed off the purple.

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

i like to think of them like cichlids - if the body shape is different enough, and the coloration is different enough, they wont care who else is in the tank - it could be floating

for all they care

Variko · Big-Geek

lol

[1 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-09-2011, 01:08 PM	Big-Geek
favorite tangs/surgeons What are some of your favorite tangs/surgeons? I am liking the purples (not the price tag however) and the scopas so far. I have excluded them from my build because of the need to either keep 1 or a group. My OCD doesnt like me having just 1 of any particular fish....	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 07-09-2011, 01:10 PM	Spawning
I love the achilles. I have a Powder blue, a yellow and a lavender tang in my tank. I love them. The purple tang is beautiful too. I also like the Naso and unicorns. Just the whole family lol. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 07-09-2011, 01:43 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
Nasos and Achilles are my favorites.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by adamstipo 07-09-2011, 02:11 PM	Adamstipo
My favorite is either Powder Blues or Blonde Naso's. I really want a Naso but I haven't decided yet if I will get one. My tank size is a little small for a Naso	Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Houston, MO Posts: 782 Gameroom cash: $1187265 Rep Power: 20
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by Gazog 07-09-2011, 02:24 PM	Reef-Geek
My favorite it the Kole Tang, for many reasons. They seem to be much more resilient and Ich resistant than almost all of the other types of tangs. And like the Hippo tangs they all have a very friendly and individual personality. I have one that I have had for 3 years now. It will eat right out of my hand and doesn't run when I come close to the tank like my yellow and hippo tangs. The problem with the Powder's and Naso's is that they are not only Ich magnets, they also tend to not do well unless your tank is well established. In a newer tank I have found over the years that they do well for a short period of time then tend to stop eating and waste away or get sick and I personally think that they should remain in the sea, this is just my opinion though. What ever type of tank you do get remember to feed it lots of greens, I feed mine not only Norri sheets but I also feed id fresh spinach, lettuce and Kale leaves. they like the spinach and lettuce but only pick at the Kale a little. __________________ “Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.” "I'm multi-talented: I can talk and piss you off at the same time" "Life is like a roller coaster, and I'm about to throw up." “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though they know that you are slightly cracked”	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New Lenox, Il Posts: 203 Gameroom cash: $55625 Rep Power: 37
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 07-09-2011, 03:53 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
the Tomini "flame fins" are nice too! just like a Kole, but with bright colors same feeding habits, and a relatively small tang that you can keep for years - and you don't need a school of tangs - they will school with whatever fish you have in your tank.... my lieutenant and yellow school with my wrasses and blenny from side to side of the tank.... its funny, all my fish are always on one 1/2 of the tank or the other, never spread out throughout!! hahaha schooling lunatics __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-10-2011, 12:44 PM	Big-Geek
I see some of you have been able to mix species successfully. I didnt know you could do that. These fish get a bad rep from the books I have read. Disease prone and can only have 1 or a school. I am liking the mimic halfblack, spotted bristle tooth, scopas (still lol) and the timini. I have crossed off the purple.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 07-10-2011, 02:34 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
i like to think of them like cichlids - if the body shape is different enough, and the coloration is different enough, they wont care who else is in the tank - it could be floating for all they care __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 07-10-2011, 03:33 PM	Big-Geek
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