Naso Tang??

[muck]

50/50

[Mik_101]

Originally Posted by muck

50/50

Oh man that sucks for me. Im mainly going to have sps corals and I dont want anything to nip or sample them.

[Delphinus]

Best bets, in my opinion, for pygmy angels would be a flame angel or a potter's angel. There may be a few others but these ones are spectacular fish in my opinion and should do OK in your 46. They'll for sure leave your SPS alone, where things might get dicey with pygmy angels is with LPS and clam mantles, but these two species in particular should be OK even with those.

One caution though: one or the other, not both. Like many fish, they don't take too kindly to other fish with the same shape in their territory, as they view them as competition.

[cav~firez22]

i have a Blonde naso in my 65 gallon tank. Had her for about 1 1/2 yrs and she is definatly way to big for my tank. But I would rather Have a larger tank, than get rid of my favorite fish. There for, I just bought bigger tank from Mike @ Hidden reef. Along with another Blonde Naso, only a Male this time...

The male Naso's have the streamers, but usually dont grow out until about 4"

[Mik_101]

Do you think a baby naso about 1-2 inches would be ok in my tank because im pritty sure a 65 is 3 feet long like my tank

[cav~firez22]

Mytank is 4ft long

48*16*18

and no i dont because they need lots of room to swim. I know for a fact my tank is to small for my naso. That why i just bought the 6ft tank.

But to each is own. a baby will be ok in that tank, but only till it gets a certain size and you will tell by the attitude of the fish as it gets reallly testy, like its getting clostrophobic.

I am no expert, this is just what i have observed through my reefing expierience

[naesco]

Good thread, good advice and it is nice to see a new reefer ask for advice before they buy the fish. You will be a really sucessful reefer.

Trust me. Tangs are a fish you really get attached too. You will not be able to trade it in and it will suffer in a small tank as soon as it grows which for a tang is really fast.

The reason you need a large tank is because tangs are swimmers. They like the length a 6 foot tank gives them as they motor back and forth. Those who upgrade to a large tank really notice the difference.

Wayne Ryan