Tang - Naso Vlamingi

[Chin_Lee]

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died within 0-3 months
died within 4-6 months
died within 7-9 months
died within 10-12 months
died within 13-18 months
died within 19-24 months
died within 2-3 years
died within 3-4 years
died after 5 years +
currently alive 0-6 months
currently alive 7-12 months
currently alive over 1 year
currently alive over 2 years
currently alive over 3 years
currently alive over 4 years
currently alive 5 years +

[untamed]

This is possibly the fastest growing fish that I have ever seen. Purchased as a juvenile of maybe 1.5", it has doubled in size in less than 1 month.

Fish is a VERY healthy eater and takes everything that I feed. It is not intimidated by fish many times larger and shows no aggression toward any other fish.

I would say that this is a very easy fish to keep. However, this tang grows very large and is only suitable for larger systems. (300 gal or more?)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/aquarium%20views/000_0287.jpg
Naso Vlamingi (Juv)

[EmilyB]

A must for the huge aquarium ! I had it for almost a year and man did it grow fast. :surprise: It had an incredible personality, and would rest on the bottom of the tank to sleep.

[untamed]

Update - April, 2011: Same fish...now at 3 years in the tank. Tail Streamers now significant, although not nearly as long as N. elegans or N. literatus. Growth rate has slowed (thank goodness!).
Current estimated size: 15"-16"

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/100_0329.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/100_0580.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/100_0729.jpg (http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/?action=view&current=100_0729.jpg)

[workn2hard2day]

Thanks for the update pic. in 2008. Do you still have this fish & if you do does it still look and act the same?

[untamed]

Update May, 2012: still doing fine at 4 years in the tank. Streamers are getting quite long now.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/f84f0f57.jpg

[untamed]

Update May, 2013: 5 years still doing well. Thankfully, doesn't seem to be growing anymore.

[untamed]

Update May, 2014: Alive and well at 6 years now.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Fish%20pictures/d40a3dfecd851640f25593cc97e571fc_zps3c8c5cb0.jpg (http://s142.photobucket.com/user/untamed_photos/media/Fish%20pictures/d40a3dfecd851640f25593cc97e571fc_zps3c8c5cb0.jpg.h tml)

[untamed]

Update: now over 7 years in the tank

[untamed]

Freckles is 8 years old now.

[untamed]

Big boy Freckles is 9.5 years in the tank now.

[untamed]

He is about 10.5 years old now.

[untamed]

Let’s see... he has been in the tank about 12 years now.