Hippo Tang - That Fish Place Saltwater Fish Species Profile

A look at the Hippo Tang: a colorful saltwater fish commonly kept in home aquariums. Video captures the Hippo Tang, or Regal Tang, in an aquarium environment and details the basics on captive conditions, care and diet for any aquarist looking to add one to their tank. A great informational video for anyone new to saltwater or reef aquarium keeping brought to you by the marine biologists at That Fish Place/That Pet Place.

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• Hippo
• Tang
• Regal
• Saltwater
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[MrMatizusk]

Could I keep a hippo tang in a 90 gallon because Im upgrading my biocube just so I can keep tangs and other fish that are colorful but get big ( big as in less than a foot long)

[ThatPetPlace]

@MrMatizusk , We generally reccomend a tank of at least 100 gallons for the Hippo Tang, as they get quite large. A 90 gallon tank may be large enough for a small specimen for some time, but it will eventually outgrow the tank in a couple years. Most tangs will get fairly large, and are open water swimmers and grazers, the larger the tank the better off they will be.

[stewart3245]

DORY!

[mrlego611]

its dory!

[Robbynascar28]

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Syndey.

[superelephant36]

@MrMatizusk in my (and the majority of others) expert opinion, NOTHING under 70 gallons is advised, but people will be people and you'll see some in 55s and 40s. The IDEAL size is the ocean and always remember that.

[suprastaruk]

These fish are awesome, i wanna get a salt water aquarium.

[Haimait]

IT'S DORY

[nickoswoos]

hmm. 150g tank ok? i know its above minimum but in terms of a good low stress level environment? also, will the regal get along with the yellow tang?

[urwack123]

@ctarshis01 thanks

[ctarshis01]

@urwack123 not for salt for salt its like 5.5 gallons per inch of fish and even then its 3 gallon per inch of fish would you but a 90" fish in a 90gallon no.

[MisterOldSchool1]

its not dory idiots!

[urwack123]

@MrMatizusk its one inch of fish per 1 gallon of water