smallest yellow tang you ever seen?

[cobra397]

just wondering do many of you reefers see small yellow tangs? about and 1.5inch long? i dont really like the almost grown ones i see in stores and would never have bought one except one fish store i visit had 2 that were tiny. so i got him/her lol... no white spots or any symptoms of ich either. was wrather suprised...:bum:

[adalon]

I usually see them in the store at 2-3"

[jnc914]

I have seen Yellows at 1.5-2 inches, for like 14.99 at a LFS. They didn't have much coloration and were almost white. Good luck with your new addition.

[b0bby1]

i've seen them 1.5", the ones that are really small are the blue tangs that i have seen smaller than a quarter.

[cobra397]

ya the yellow one is as small as the blue tangs i usually see. the one i got was a really nice yellow. the second one he had was a faded yellow and i passed on him lol. what should i feed him? usually i put flakes in for the smaller guys and a few times a week i feed frozen mysis..

[jda]

LFS got some in some yellows about the size of a quarter. They had a dismal survival rate.

[spoiledcats]

Keep some nori on a clip for it to munch on all day long. Vary the diet with frozen mysis, brine, plankton, prime reef, formula 1 or 2, cyclopeeze, etc. The more variety the better.

[RGBMatt]

In the wild, yellow tangs start out about the size of your thumbnail plus fins and tail. They can't handle the shipping & holding process, though.