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Unread 11/07/2011, 12:36 PM   #26
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my Yellow Bellied Hippo has been in my care since he was a small one inch circle swimiing around... cute little guy...

It's now about 1.5 years later (give or take) and I'd say he's going on 7+ inches.. hes in my 180g and i feed pretty well... his yellow belly is maturing and phat.. :0

my PBT is same as when I got him, adult size, guessing 5 inches... he's a typical PBT... has had some minior ICK, but in 7 months, no issues...


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Unread 11/07/2011, 12:47 PM   #27
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my Yellow Bellied Hippo has been in my care since he was a small one inch circle swimiing around... cute little guy...

It's now about 1.5 years later (give or take) and I'd say he's going on 7+ inches.. hes in my 180g and i feed pretty well... his yellow belly is maturing and phat.. :0

my PBT is same as when I got him, adult size, guessing 5 inches... he's a typical PBT... has had some minior ICK, but in 7 months, no issues...
You have any pics? My hippo is a yellow belly, but they sure don't show it when they are small.


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Unread 11/07/2011, 01:03 PM   #28
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sorry, no i do not.

He didn't develop his yellow belly until much later on... i'd say you could see hints at 6months and it was pretty obvious at 12months...

NORI is the secret to me seeing color with "mr large"... (biggest fish in my tank).


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Unread 11/07/2011, 05:28 PM   #29
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Is that a vlamingi or another "unicorn" tang?


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Unread 11/07/2011, 08:47 PM   #30
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The two tangs that grew fastest 12-14 months were a hippo tang 1 inch to abou 5-6 inches and my sohal 3 inch to 7-8 inch bruiser. My other tangs were a yellow and pbt and they showed little growth.


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Unread 11/07/2011, 09:15 PM   #31
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Is that a vlamingi or another "unicorn" tang?
Vlamingi.


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Unread 11/08/2011, 10:00 AM   #32
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Our Zebrasoma desjardinii was a free to good home tang that has been in our care for 8 years. He was approx 2.5 to 3" when we got him with full adult coloration. He is now about 7.5" and is quite fat and happy. We have no idea how old he really is, but know he was kept in a very small tank before we adopted him. He is the largest fish in our tank and definitely the alpha, but thankfully he is a very laid back and peaceful tang.

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WOW! That fish is stunning! I have never seen such a nice looking sailfin.


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Unread 11/08/2011, 11:09 PM   #33
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Thanks BlueFyre! He is a nice specimen indeed and has an awesome temperament. We are very lucky to have him.


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Unread 11/09/2011, 12:42 AM   #34
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My Yellow Tang has been with me for 21 months and has grown from a Juvi size of about 2.5 " - about 5" in that time. My Saifin came in a little over 12 months ago at about 3" and has almost caught up to the Yellow Tang. They get along pretty well with the usual flare ups every now and then.

Prop frags, your Desjardini Tang is very beautiful. May you enjoy him for many more years.


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Unread 11/14/2011, 08:49 PM   #35
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Great idea for a thread! Thanks for sharing. Very helpful.


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Unread 07/18/2018, 08:46 PM   #36
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My blue I got 2.75 years ago at 1" and it's 6" now.

My clown tang I got 2.25 years ago at 2.5" and it's 8" now


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Unread 07/24/2018, 09:12 AM   #37
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I have a lieutenant tang that was about 4" when I got him... about 1.5 years later he's probably 7" or a bit more and more than 1" thick. The guy can definitely eat!

Also have a naso tang that was 2.5-3" when I got it also about 1.5 years ago. It's probably just 5-6" now, much slower growing then the LT. Seemed to grow very slowly at small size and around 4" growth rate increased substantially. It's got much more girth now too.

Chocolate tang (A. pyroferus) has gone from 4" to 5" in the past year but it's MUCH fatter and its color is absolutely beautiful.


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Unread 07/24/2018, 09:37 AM   #38
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I just got in today a squaretail bristletooth tang 1.5 inch from Sir Lanka. I will post pics soon he will get about 5".


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Unread 07/24/2018, 10:21 AM   #39
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Purple Tang-19+ Years. Gone from maybe 3 1/2" to 4 1/2".
Striatus Bristletooth-19 Years. Gone from maybe 1 1/2" to 5".
Both in 500g tank.


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Thanks for bringing this thread back, there is some good info here!


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