Advise needed

[Debby]

I have been looking @ a naso tang and a harlequin sweet lips for 3 days @ lfs.Would like any input anybody has on these two species.

Debby

 

[BigJay]

Doesn't the sweetlips grow to a massive like no home tank big enough size?

 

[BigJay]

just checked 3' max size.. thats crazy.

 

[Debby]

hes about 3 in long.

 

[BigJay]

The Harlequin Sweetlips - Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

read that. You can buy panther groupers at 3" too but within 6 months you 've got a fish over a foot long. They grow extremely fast.


quote from that page "They are peaceful fish that can be kept with other fishes quite successfully, but the tank must be very large or they will quickly outgrow it. Because of their size, these are not recommended for the home aquarium."

max length = 36"

 

[Octoman]

Naso tangs can get pretty big too, anywhere from 18" to 2-3 feet depending on the species...

 

[Debby]

wow.

 

[Frankie]

Both those fish need a 250 or larger to be happy Debs. I like your taste though The Naso is one of my favorite tangs.

 

[Debby]

thankyou Frankie at least i asked first this time.LOL