Yep Moogled they are cousins from other posts I have read.....

I agree they are so hard to give up..I have a Naso in my 150g and he is a pet...I can't imagine giving him up and hopefully I won't have to as I think I am pushing the limit with him in my tank.....(not because of bioload but length of the tank)

:evilbat: Yes, please discuss it in a civilized manner.

Lots of good advice posted here. Although larger is better for most tangs, if one insists on having one in a smaller aquarium, then perhaps something like a scopas.

I still like the idea of a pygmy angel, perhaps a coral beauty, which are usually reef safe but like all angels, can turn on corals. Many tangs also can develop a taste for some corals.

My 45g cube, has a mated pair of "now breeding", almost 4 yrs. old percs and a lawnmower blennie. Thats it, except for the cleaner wrasse, {eats mysis}, that another aquarists had to remove because he nips at clams.

I would like to add another smaller colourful fish, but have not decided yet. Like most aquarists, I also love tangs, and even let the thought of a scopas in my cube, cross my mind, but decided it was the best to leave them be.

As you mentioned, they are in smaller aquariums now than ours, but once we purchase them, they will be replaced. I dont know how the trading in would go once they are larger. I have sold or given several away to larger homes, for various reasons but never purchased one with the intent of trading it in at a later date.

Anyways, not much more advice we can offer. Hope some of this helps.

Wow im realy surprised on how many posts I would get under this thread. Some I like some i defenetly i dont like... The thing is about tangs ther probably my favorite saltwater fish and ther is not one tang I can keep witch makes me whant to get 100g system(in my dreams) but honestly is ther tank of any kind i can keep...yellow tang, naso tang (just kidding. i wish),kole or scopas tang.

In the 46g, no. Sorry dude. There are just so many other choices out there that are a better fit. Get the bigger tank first, then get the fish to put in it - not the other way around. It's a bitter pill to swallow sometimes when we get it in our heads that we want a certain something and we'll surely be able to "upgrade later" - but it's better for you, it's better for the livestock, and it's better for the hobby in general, when you do the right thing. We've all had to do it (ie. make some tough choices.) Stick with what you can do comfortably, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.

next, are you going to ask if a grouper is ok

grouper
 

-don't even joke about a grouper lol, don't give any ideas

Ro/di
 

-I just started deionizing some water for my 33-gallon as i'm starting
it next week and was wondering if I needed 2 deionize all 33 gallons
or just 15-20 gallons?

Ya im going to get a groper :neutral: lol

Ok i hoestly think I got over that I whant a tang(:cry: :cry: )so my "new" fish I have in mind is a lemon peal angle.
Sorrey to bring this up agine but I have seen a ton of people that have yellow tangs in ther 30 gallon tank.(just wanted you guys to be awere of it)Also the seem that they ae happier in someones 30 G tank that in the 100g in the LFS.

All I know is that it was horrible to watch our poor scopas tang trying to swim around in our tiny 30g, he kept bumping into the sides:sad: . He is sooooooo much happier (swims back and forth with freedom) in our friends 90g. As extremely difficult as it was to let him go, I feel better knowing that he has more space to move around in. Really when it comes down to it don't we all want what's best for our pets? I know I do, even if it means not getting what I want.

For example I had an opportunity to buy a sohal tang (which is our dream fish) but unfortunately I know these fish will not do well in less than a minimum of 300g. Since we only have a 120g in good conscience I could not buy this fish, knowing that I did not have a proper home for it. So trust me when I say that even though it's difficult, resit the urge until you have the right amount of space for the fish to be TRULY (not just seem) happy in. Thanks Laurie OMG I think I just became a member (sort of) of the tang police squad lol BTW lemon peel angels are really nice and a much better choice until you can get a larger tank