Naso Tang and Powder brown =3rd worls war ???

[Chipie]

I'm wondering if a Naso Tang and a Powder brown would get along? It would be in a 180g tank.

Any of you have those 2 in the same tank?

[minhvu]

Naso is much less aggressive than other tangs. They should be ok. Naso do get big fast and will outgrow your tank

[Chipie]

It will outgrow a 180g?

[snorvich]

A naso needs a 10 foot tank for optimal. Gallonage is less important than tank length.

[Chipie]

It's a 6foot tank. So nobody here has a naso in a 6 foot tank. hum....

[MattL]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15577374#post15577374 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chipie
It's a 6foot tank. So nobody here has a naso in a 6 foot tank. hum.... People do, but not for long.

I'm slightly more liberal with Nasos than others, but I still say you need an 8ft tank at the bare minimum. No, it won't last in your 180.

A 180 is a decent sized tank. As far as tangs go, it is pretty much still a medium sized tank.

There are lots of fish you can put in a 180, and lots of tangs that will live happily ina tank that size. A Naso isn't one of them.

Matt:cool:

[Chipie]

Ok thanks guys. I'm glad i asked :)

[anbosu]

Basically if you avoid the really large (most naso varieties) you can put most kinds of tangs in a 180. Just make sure you don't add multiple zebrasomas, acantharus, etc.

[iLLwiLL]

Last night I saw a beautiful 12" male naso in a 300 gallon tank with an 8x2 footprint and to be honest he looked cramped. No one is saying a 180 is a small tank, its just not big enough to keep a naso happy for the long haul.

~Will.