i have a tang in a 10g tank

[Gobyboy]

10g is probably too small for all of those fish depending on the goby species

why is it too small for all the fish and just not the tang

 

[Freenow54]

I think his dad got him to buy the tang on purpose because his dad could not afford one. Now he can be a loving father bailing his son out lol

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

So long as you have plans to move it up to at least a 15 gallon when it's full grown, you're good to go

 

[Utubereefer]

@zoa what is this you?

 

[Freenow54]

So long as you have plans to move it up to at least a 15 gallon when it's full grown, you're good to go

Totally disagree my feeling is 100 minimum from everyone I have asked

 

[ZoWhat]

Just fill your bathtub with 1.024 saltwater until your ready for a larger tank

But not an abandoned bathtub in someone's front yard

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Totally disagree my feeling is 100 minimum from everyone I have asked

this thread is a meeting of the trolls...

Until OP posts a picture of the exact tank and fish listed in the original post, I will be sure of it.

 

[Gobyboy]

So long as you have plans to move it up to at least a 15 gallon when it's full grown, you're good to go

really just 15?

 

[F i s h y]

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[Gobyboy]

this thread is a meeting of the trolls...

Until OP posts a picture of the exact tank and fish listed in the original post, I will be sure of it.

 

[Acros]

Switch it out for a shark!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

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I feel like I just saw Santa Claus.....

 

[Frogspon]

why is it too small for all the fish and just not the tang

Given you posted a picture, I imagine th LFS meant it was fine in theirs because it would be sold soon. I've heard the same from an LFS that had 2 koles in a 5 gallon fluvial display.

Aside from the space needed for the fish to swim without stress, It's too small from a scientific perspective because you need about 1 lb of live rock per gallon of tank in order to give beneficial bacteria enough surface area to colonize. You need a certain amount per first to absorb the waste from your live stock. A 10 gallon tank doesn't have enough space to add enough live rock in the tank to really keep more than a single small fish.

 

[N.Sreefer]

really just 15?

They're pulling your leg because we all thought you were trolling at first. It needs at very minimum 75 gallons as its a smaller species of tang but 100 gal plus is preferred. Your clowns by themselves are going to tax a 10 gal tank's bioload. You may need to upgrade to a 20 gal (after rehoming the tang) depending on the max size of the goby.

 

[Freenow54]

Its 10 pounds per gallon. He needs a tank stretcher. Or at least one for the tang. I am a paramedic and will come down there right now in my Semi

 

[N.Sreefer]

Its 10 pounds per gallon. He needs a tank stretcher. Or at least one for the tang. I am a paramedic and will come down there right now in my Semi

Great now I gotta try fitting 1500 pounds of rock into my 150 gal tank... XP

 

[bert236]

I’m actually shocked this wasn’t a troll, I apologize. Ya you will either need to give that to your dad or upgrade tanks in the very near future. I think the biggest piece of advice to give you would be to do your research before you go into the store and know what you are buying. Will save you from bad situations and wasting money in the long term.

 

[Frogspon]

Its 10 pounds per gallon. He needs a tank stretcher. Or at least one for the tang. I am a paramedic and will come down there right now in my Semi

No it's 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. 10 inches total can go in that tank.

 

[bert236]

No it's 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. 10 inches total can go in that tank.

So he can have a 10” tang in there? That “rule” is not a good or correct rule.

 

[N.Sreefer]

No it's 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. 10 inches total can go in that tank.

The problem with this oldschool rule is a 10 inch fish going in a tank that's 20 inches long. Imagine a 10 inch long fish in a 10 gal tank...