Can i have a yellow tang in my 80 gallon?

T4ylor · Tuesday at 2:26 PM

I have the chance to adopt an injured yellow tang, My tank is 48”x18”x24” Lhw

(old pic and have managed the algae)

Uncle99 · Tuesday at 2:28 PM

T4ylor said:
I have the chance to adopt an injured yellow tang, My tank is 48”x18”x24” Lhw

(old pic and have managed the algae)

Sure this one in 65g 3 years

T4ylor · Tuesday at 2:29 PM

Uncle99 said:
Sure this one in 65g 3 years

lovely fish, do you have a full tank shot?

Uncle99 · Tuesday at 2:31 PM

T4ylor said:
lovely fish, do you have a full tank shot?

T4ylor · Tuesday at 2:38 PM

Uncle99 said:

oh very cool, that must be a small yellow tang right?

exnisstech · Tuesday at 2:40 PM

I think a yellow would be fine in your tank. I keep a yellow and two spot bristletooth in a 36x24x24" tank and they do great. I do have a larger tank I can move fish into if needed.

T4ylor · 2024-10-25T13:54:30-0400

exnisstech said:
I think a yellow would be fine in your tank. I keep a yellow and two spot bristletooth in a 36x24x24" tank and they do great. I do have a larger tank I can move fish into if needed.

is yours fully grown?

exnisstech · 2024-10-25T14:32:23-0400

It's as large as I expect it to get, or as large as they normally get in my tanks. It's a wild caught Hawaiian that I got from a tear down so I'm not really sure of the age. I keep another wild caught one a 7ft tank along with 3 biota yellows the two wild caught ones are about the same size.

EDIT : FTS for reference

HudsonReefer2.0 · 2024-10-25T14:39:13-0400

She’s from biota in similar size system as @exnisstech. I’d say u good and good luck w the new fish.

T4ylor · 2024-10-25T14:55:32-0400

exnisstech said:
It's as large as I expect it to get, or as large as they normally get in my tanks. It's a wild caught Hawaiian that I got from a tear down so I'm not really sure of the age. I keep another wild caught one a 7ft tank along with 3 biota yellows the two wild caught ones are about the same size.

EDIT : FTS for reference

That montipora is magnificent i couldn’t help but notice. The one i’m adopting is fully grown is why i’m asking so i’m guessing about 6”. It has an injured dorsel fin strangely, have no idea if it’s wild caught or not since i’m in the uk.

exnisstech · 2024-10-25T15:49:59-0400

The monti grew from a small piece that broke off durring a tank teardown. I love the way its growing in levels instead of one big flat piece. It's only been in the tank several months and I'm already having to prune it.

Yellow and bristletooth tangs are my favorite cuc members. I think it would be a good addition to your tank and may help out with your algae