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Tangs in a barebottom a no no?
I understand that tangs eat sand to help in digestion? If so then a barebottom tank would not be ideal place to live?
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Well I have had a Chevron for a few years with no problems.
Plus, many others have tangs as well. There is always a little bit of sand in a tank. Sean
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Many people have tangs in BB tanks. Thats the first time I've heard of Tangs needing sand for digestion but it could be true. I've had tangs in my BB tank before and they did fine.
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they do? no wonder during feeding time when they need to make space for the meal they end up crop dusting the tank with sand
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I have had no problems w/ tangs in my bare bottom tank for the past three years.
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Never heard of this..... 2 Tangs (Kole, Regal) in my 120 BB no problems
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I would be interested... where did you hear that/
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Re: Tangs in a barebottom a no no?
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I've never seen a tang eat sand.
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Some tangs are detrivores, so probably end up eating a bit of sand in their routines (Ive seen Koles chow a bit, for example).
I have a purple in my 90g BB and hes been awesome. |
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i had a hair algae outbreak in my tank once, and my yellow tang picked at the sand where it was growing. other than that, i've never seen him eat sand.
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It is documented in numerous sources as well as I have seen it with my own eyes in both captive systems as well as on many dives.
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