I was so tempted to pick one of those lil guys up but I just couldn't do it. They were adorable though.because most people buy the fish at a very small size (ive seen them the size of a quarter in LFS here) and it takes literally YEARS for them to out grow even a 55G tank. a lot of people bounce in and out of this hobby every few years, and im sure many of the fish never even grow large enough to matter before they are sold or traded off.
because most people buy the fish at a very small size (ive seen them the size of a quarter in LFS here) and it takes literally YEARS for them to out grow even a 55G tank. a lot of people bounce in and out of this hobby every few years, and im sure many of the fish never even grow large enough to matter before they are sold or traded off.
Realistically speaking, the "minimum" environment for these fish is any aquarium the owner feels morally and ethically comfortable putting the fish into. Each hobbyist must come to his or her own conclusions, but hopefully these decisions are made only after reviewing the data that is readily available. ...
...or about the size of any of the commercially available 125-gallon aquariums. Hence, I would propose this is a good starting point as the absolute minimum aquarium size for any solitary individual. Let's not forget, however, two important factors. First, this fish only spends two months of the year in such a confined space. The remaining ten months of the year are spent cruising 30 feet above the reef, usually cruising up to 30 meters in one direction before reaching the edge of their territory...
Why do we have to pick one? How about both are cruel and wrong? As has been said in earlier posts although Some buy them small with plans of a bigger tank later more often than not life gets in the way of those plans and the fish lives a shortened life in a tank that's to small or the owner has to trade off the fish later which can be tough.Most people buy the tang small, so when you account for that, it is ok. I see people with a lot of different kinds of fish even small ones (anthias, mandarins, etc.) and have no idea what it takes to take care
of that specific fish. So you tell me whats worse?
Just saying people say that a 180 is too small for a naso