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| Im sure some of you have read the post I put up about if a Sailfin Tang would be to big to keep in my 55g soon to be reef tank. Well I got my answer, that a Sailfin Tang would indeed be to big for my 55g. This post is to get everyones opinions on if I could keep a yellow Tang in my 55g soon to be reef tank. Ive read up on this and the answers varied. Some said the minimum tank size should be 50gal and other sources said the minimum should be 100gals. I just want to hear if you guys think a yellow tang would fit and be content in my 55g soon to be reef tank.
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| Yeah none of those tangs that have that body & fin shape (sailfins, yellows, scopas, purples) are small enough for your tank. The smallest tank a yellow tang should be in is probably a 75. If you like tangs in general, try one of these : Kole yellow eye tang- up to 7 in. 
Bristletooth tomini tang- up to 6 in. 
Two spot bristletooth tang- up to 8 in. 
powder blue tang- up to 9 in. 
Powder brown tang- up to 8 in. 
White cheek tang- up to 8 in. 
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| The Kole Tang is a great fish. Easy to keep and doesn't really get too large. The others (especially the powder blue) are highly prone to ich and most are very expensive!!. If you haven't yet had to battle a bout of ich, consider yourself lucky. I personally wouldn't keep a tang of any sort in a 55g.
So many species, so little money!
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| Out of those I would probably chose the Kole Tang. Thanks for the replies guys. ><> ..v.V.S...S..V.V...s.S..s..VW Got a little creative
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Yeah the kole tang is definitely one of the easiest tangs to keep. It would be my first choice on that list too and i would have one if my tank wasnt already fully stocked, but then again, maybe 1 more fish would fit in there...:D
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| Ya the Kole Tang is a nice looking fish. Im just still so attached to the thought of haveng a yellow tang. I was in petco today and they had 3 yellow tangs. They were really small i would say about 3 inches. I know they would eventually out grow my 55g but i could always trade, or give them away to my local fish store when they get to big.
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