Convict Tang School - Share your experience

rmgaspar · 07/31/2014, 07:14 AM

Hello all,

I am planning and starting to build my 250g system and I am thinking of putting a school of 5 ... maybe 7 Convict tangs as I simply love this ones.

Does anyone have the experience that can share with some pictures?

My concern is if they will move together or on the other-side scatter around the aquarium!

All the best,
Rui

ca1ore · 07/31/2014, 09:37 AM

Somebody in the large tank forum keeps multiple convicts - trouble is, I cannot recall who

Not very helpful I guess.

ThreeMoneyJ · 07/31/2014, 09:40 AM

I really like convict tangs and had no idea you could get a small school of them. I'm interested in an answer as well.

Dmorty217 · 07/31/2014, 09:59 AM

The longer and bigger the tank for schools of tangs regardless of what species the better. I have seen 7 yellow tangs in a 300g, which I thought was much too small for them but people do it. A lot will have to do with other tank inhabitants

CoralsAddiction · 07/31/2014, 11:09 AM

The only time I've seen them school was in Hawaii. But they can be found from pairs to large schools of hundreds if not thousands picking algae all day.

Rea17 · 07/31/2014, 11:18 AM

They might cohabitate in that size tank but it's very unlikely that they would actually school.

AuburnTiger1 · 07/31/2014, 01:13 PM

Never heard of convicts do it I have heard of yellows doing as mentioned above.

pinnatus · 07/31/2014, 04:11 PM

I saw film taken on a reef. There were a pair of Powder Blue Tangs guarding an area of a reef that had algae on it. A school of convict tangs descended upon them. The Powder Blues chased and chased, but there were too many Convicts. The convicts ate all the algae and then moved on. The Powder Blues looked so sad.

rmgaspar · 07/31/2014, 05:19 PM

Thanks for all your replies.

7 might be to much but at least 5 of them

Yellow tangs grow more than the convicts and are more aggressive too.

The tank will me 2 meters by 75cm by 60cm for a total of 265 gallons.

There will be only one more Surgeon fish (lieutenant) to command the troops and that's all.

I will try to look the referred aquarium here ...

All the best,
Rui

rachenbrazil · 07/31/2014, 08:21 PM

In my 220g i put 2 small convict few weeks ago. They started to fight but now they just don't care about them. One in each side of the tank. Powder blue and yellow tang ignores them but i don't know if it will last for long time as they are really small ...but if you have space and start with small fish maybe you can have a school behaviour

enchelycore808 · 07/31/2014, 09:12 PM

Always see them schooling while diving. Actually right now, there are THOUSANDS of babies all over the place in schools of maybe 30+ or so. All about the size of a quarter.

nikon187 · 07/31/2014, 10:16 PM

um convict tangs still get up to 8 inches. i see 5 being too many.

07/31/2014, 07:14 AM	#1
rmgaspar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 267	Convict Tang School - Share your experience Hello all, I am planning and starting to build my 250g system and I am thinking of putting a school of 5 ... maybe 7 Convict tangs as I simply love this ones. Does anyone have the experience that can share with some pictures? My concern is if they will move together or on the other-side scatter around the aquarium! All the best, Rui

07/31/2014, 09:37 AM	#2
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Somebody in the large tank forum keeps multiple convicts - trouble is, I cannot recall who Not very helpful I guess. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

07/31/2014, 09:40 AM	#3
ThreeMoneyJ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 596	I really like convict tangs and had no idea you could get a small school of them. I'm interested in an answer as well. __________________ -John (threemoneyj is an anagram) -120 mixed reef. 50 cadlights cube. 40B cardinal/dragonet breeding tank/frag tank.

07/31/2014, 09:59 AM	#4
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	The longer and bigger the tank for schools of tangs regardless of what species the better. I have seen 7 yellow tangs in a 300g, which I thought was much too small for them but people do it. A lot will have to do with other tank inhabitants __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

07/31/2014, 11:18 AM	#6
Rea17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 1,254	They might cohabitate in that size tank but it's very unlikely that they would actually school. __________________ -Ami- Current Tank Info: 520g Reef Tank

07/31/2014, 11:09 AM	#5
CoralsAddiction Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: L.A./Tahoe Posts: 6,003	The only time I've seen them school was in Hawaii. But they can be found from pairs to large schools of hundreds if not thousands picking algae all day.

07/31/2014, 01:13 PM	#7
AuburnTiger1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: sweet home Alabama Posts: 174	Never heard of convicts do it I have heard of yellows doing as mentioned above.

07/31/2014, 04:11 PM	#8
pinnatus RIP Ludinano Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,572	I saw film taken on a reef. There were a pair of Powder Blue Tangs guarding an area of a reef that had algae on it. A school of convict tangs descended upon them. The Powder Blues chased and chased, but there were too many Convicts. The convicts ate all the algae and then moved on. The Powder Blues looked so sad. __________________ - Ken Current Tank Info: 240 gal Fish-Only, 13-gal w/ clowns

07/31/2014, 05:19 PM	#9
rmgaspar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 267	Thanks for all your replies. 7 might be to much but at least 5 of them Yellow tangs grow more than the convicts and are more aggressive too. The tank will me 2 meters by 75cm by 60cm for a total of 265 gallons. There will be only one more Surgeon fish (lieutenant) to command the troops and that's all. I will try to look the referred aquarium here ... All the best, Rui

07/31/2014, 08:21 PM	#10
rachenbrazil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 738	In my 220g i put 2 small convict few weeks ago. They started to fight but now they just don't care about them. One in each side of the tank. Powder blue and yellow tang ignores them but i don't know if it will last for long time as they are really small ...but if you have space and start with small fish maybe you can have a school behaviour __________________ Love Fishes 200 G soft coral reef with vertes ômega 150. 25 G nano reef cadlights nano pls50

07/31/2014, 09:12 PM	#11
enchelycore808 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 405	Always see them schooling while diving. Actually right now, there are THOUSANDS of babies all over the place in schools of maybe 30+ or so. All about the size of a quarter.

07/31/2014, 10:16 PM	#12
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	um convict tangs still get up to 8 inches. i see 5 being too many. __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.