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The beautiful and hardy tangs for the reef tank

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Which Tang makes the most sense to you  

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  1. 1. Which Tang makes the most sense to you

    • Sohal Tang
      27
    • Archilles Tang
      32
    • Powder Blue Tang
      32
    • Purple Tang (Red Sea)
      40
    • Yellow Tang
      130
    • Clown Tang
      2
    • Black Tang
      13
    • Naso (literatus and elegans)
      8
    • Gem Tang
      9
    • Sailfin Tang (Red Sea)
      22

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Hi,

Would love to find out which in your opinion would be the most ideal Tang in your reef tank.

I choose the Sohal as the best for the following reasons;

1) One of the hardiest if not hardiest

2) The most beautiful (the fins, lyretail, orange scapel, the iridescent blue and wonderful lines on the body) and graceful

3) Valuable due to its Price-survival value (usually in the region of S$65 onwards) cost effective

What about the rest?

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Wow seems like alot of people likes purple tang - any reasons why?

My Beautiful ANGEL - Matsushima Nanako

Equipment List for 4x2x2 Tank & 3x1.5x1.5 Sump

Hagen 802 x 2, Tunze 6060, Arcadia T5 (54W x 8), Eheim 1260 (return) Eheim 1250 (Chiller), Aquabee 300 x 2 (Feed)

H&S 150-F2001 (850l Skimmer), H&S A110-F2000 (400l Skimmer), H&S 110-F1000 (1000l Sulphur/Nitrate Filter), H&S 150-F2000IA (800l Calcium Reactor)

Coralife 3X (UV Steriliser), I-Aquatic IF 312 (Fluidised Reactor), Kent Kalk Delivery, Resun CL650, Pinpoint ORP & PH Meters & Wireless Thermometer

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Looks like Yellow Tang is the most popular, being hardy, easy to keep and beautiful. I do have one myself and i must agree on the overall ease and its beauty.

2nd as of now being Purple Tang and Sohal Tang.

My Beautiful ANGEL - Matsushima Nanako

Equipment List for 4x2x2 Tank & 3x1.5x1.5 Sump

Hagen 802 x 2, Tunze 6060, Arcadia T5 (54W x 8), Eheim 1260 (return) Eheim 1250 (Chiller), Aquabee 300 x 2 (Feed)

H&S 150-F2001 (850l Skimmer), H&S A110-F2000 (400l Skimmer), H&S 110-F1000 (1000l Sulphur/Nitrate Filter), H&S 150-F2000IA (800l Calcium Reactor)

Coralife 3X (UV Steriliser), I-Aquatic IF 312 (Fluidised Reactor), Kent Kalk Delivery, Resun CL650, Pinpoint ORP & PH Meters & Wireless Thermometer

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Cause polling only allow up to 10. Anyway, these listed are the most popular...

My Beautiful ANGEL - Matsushima Nanako

Equipment List for 4x2x2 Tank & 3x1.5x1.5 Sump

Hagen 802 x 2, Tunze 6060, Arcadia T5 (54W x 8), Eheim 1260 (return) Eheim 1250 (Chiller), Aquabee 300 x 2 (Feed)

H&S 150-F2001 (850l Skimmer), H&S A110-F2000 (400l Skimmer), H&S 110-F1000 (1000l Sulphur/Nitrate Filter), H&S 150-F2000IA (800l Calcium Reactor)

Coralife 3X (UV Steriliser), I-Aquatic IF 312 (Fluidised Reactor), Kent Kalk Delivery, Resun CL650, Pinpoint ORP & PH Meters & Wireless Thermometer

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Cant believe people actually vote AT as hardy... :erm:

My vote goes to the yellow tang. The only fish that survived my itch wipe out...

My fav. Mine looks and behaves like a dog. HAHA!

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i voted yellow tang... :D ...easiest tang to me....

btw...is the yellow eye kole tang easy to keep??

view my 2ft tank thread update here!!

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Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm.

Equipments:

Return Pump : Hailea HX6540

Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph

Skimmer : Weipro 2011

Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits

Chiller : Resun CL280

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More then 35kg of figi rocks

Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp

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:D not ex lah compared to Chevron...try it & you'll not regret ! ;)

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My naso tang is like a army tank. Super robust and eats like a cow. hehehe

Here's mine. :D

Giant 7 inch Naso.

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300 Gallon Reef Paradise

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Skimmer: Deltec AP851

Calcium Reactor:

Lightings: Aqualight T5 Retrofit, 150 watt MH X2

Chiller: Hailea HC-500A model w/ Aquabee 2000

Ozonizer: Hailea HLO-300 Digital ozonizer

Wavemaker: Tunze 6080, Tunze 6060

Return Pumps: Aquabee 5000 x2

Other equipments: Aquabee 2000, Quietone 1200, 5L Co2 Cylinder w/ Dupla regulator

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nice naso u got Paul ;)

is it from PM?

Hi bro, its from LCK actually. :)

300 Gallon Reef Paradise

6X2.5X2.5 FT Tank : 4x2x2 ft sump : 2x1x2 ft refugim

Skimmer: Deltec AP851

Calcium Reactor:

Lightings: Aqualight T5 Retrofit, 150 watt MH X2

Chiller: Hailea HC-500A model w/ Aquabee 2000

Ozonizer: Hailea HLO-300 Digital ozonizer

Wavemaker: Tunze 6080, Tunze 6060

Return Pumps: Aquabee 5000 x2

Other equipments: Aquabee 2000, Quietone 1200, 5L Co2 Cylinder w/ Dupla regulator

American Marine Wireless Thermometer

Reefing is a dedication, not a competition.

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how difficult is it to rear a powder brown??

Mine just died on me :pinch:

my other 2 tangs rampaging all over and exploring .. sigh

the other 2 is a blue and yellow .. blue being more shy and likes to hide..

BTW powder brown is like 4" while the other 2 are around 1" only

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agreed on that powder blue...can try! but QT first. Rather than adding into the main tank. Make that bugger feed and you have high chances of keeping! maybe some reefers here might share how they manage to keep powder blue.

Maybe you would like to consider getting hardy fish like yellow tang and purple tang? :D

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I agree that Powder Blue tangs are not easy to keep. My first one died when I was overseas. My 2nd one just died on Christmas eve. :(:cry::cry2:

It is very hard to fatten up PBTs and yes, very ich-prone as well. :(

Therefore, I don't even dare try keeping Powder Brown or Powder Black as well. :ph34r::fear:

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Not really. my PBT is like a commando.. Surviving through so many times of ich due to new fish, ammonia spike, hunger for weeks when I bought it from a reefer whereby it's as thin as paper. ;)

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