want to add a new fish. suggestions?

nabee24 · 04-25-2007, 09:16 AM

I have a arc eyed hawkfish, yellow tail damsel, true clownfish and a sand sifting starfish. I currently do not have any corals, but will eventually.

I would like to add one or two more fishes that are reef safe. I've been looking into tangs but most will need ample room to swim. I have a 90g tank. I would like a yellow or blue tang. Various sources say that tangs need from a range of 30-125 gallons. That's a big difference! What does everyone think? I do not want to buy one if my tank is too small.

Any other suggestions other than tangs? I am scpetical of smaller fish since my hawkfish seems to be ravenous all the time. Sometimes will eat my hermits.

saltwaterfarm · 04-25-2007, 09:33 AM

A yellow tang would be fine in your 90... Depends on which blue one you are talking about... I have a Hippo/Regal tang in my 90.

kimoy · 04-25-2007, 10:37 AM

any of those 2 tangs you mentioned are ok. just get the smallest you can buy so you will enjoy them longer. once they get to a show size, it'll be time to let go depends on your bioload at that time.

lcstorc · 04-28-2007, 01:53 PM

You should be fine with one tang in a 90. Personally I would avoid the yellow since mine got so agressive I had to remove him.

murkywaters · 04-28-2007, 03:15 PM

our yellow tang is aggressive too

04-25-2007, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
nabee24 Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	want to add a new fish. suggestions? I have a arc eyed hawkfish, yellow tail damsel, true clownfish and a sand sifting starfish. I currently do not have any corals, but will eventually. I would like to add one or two more fishes that are reef safe. I've been looking into tangs but most will need ample room to swim. I have a 90g tank. I would like a yellow or blue tang. Various sources say that tangs need from a range of 30-125 gallons. That's a big difference! What does everyone think? I do not want to buy one if my tank is too small. Any other suggestions other than tangs? I am scpetical of smaller fish since my hawkfish seems to be ravenous all the time. Sometimes will eat my hermits.

04-25-2007, 09:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: want to add a new fish. suggestions? A yellow tang would be fine in your 90... Depends on which blue one you are talking about... I have a Hippo/Regal tang in my 90. __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

04-25-2007, 10:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: want to add a new fish. suggestions? any of those 2 tangs you mentioned are ok. just get the smallest you can buy so you will enjoy them longer. once they get to a show size, it'll be time to let go depends on your bioload at that time. __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

04-28-2007, 01:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
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