blue tang? Hipo Tang?

[mathias]

Are these the same fish???? and could i have one in a 55 gal?

[SuperXdude]

You could, depending on how many fish you wanted to have, and the size of the tang.

I've got a 3 inch yellow tang in my 55, and it's probably too small for him now. I will probably move him to 2nd tank where he will be the only fish besides a slew of hermit crabs (aka Jail Tank). Any hermit caught eating something it's not supposed to goes to jail.

Tangs are generally recommended for 75-90 or higher gallon tanks.

I just wish my wife had asked me about the tang before she bought it.

X

[robertpower3]

An atlantic blue tangs is different than a hippo tang I beleive. The blue tang is looks like the yellow or purple tang (zebrasome) except it is blue. The hippo tang is shaped differently and has a blue body with a traingular yellow patch in it's tail.

[DeletedAccount]

Hippos are "Dori" and when most folks say Blue Tang that is also what they are referring to, as well as Regal Blue tang. They are all Paracanthurus hepatus. The Blue Carribean and Powder Blue are DIFFERENT species, though. Hippo's are fairly large and should be housed in a min. 70 gallon by the time that reach adulthood. If you get one, know that it is a temporary home and you will either need to get rid of him down the line or upsize tanks.

[captexas]

Yeppers, tangs are one of the types of fish that can get large in size and need larger tanks so they can swim around. I have a small blue hippo tang (about 4inches) that was in my 3ft. long 58 gallon tank and is now in a 4ft. long 75 gallon tank. There is a major difference in his behavior with the extra space to swim around. He is much happier and is less shy. Of course as he continues to grow I will have to go to a larger tank!

[mathias]

maybe Ill buy one and when it gets bigger tell my wife BUT BABY!!!!!!! Dori needs more room to play pleaseeeeeeeeeeee let me get that 300g tank PLEaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeeee......

[brewercm]

Better idea is to get her involved and make her think it's her tank and her idea. Doesn't always work but worth the try. :-D

[robertpower3]

lol :-D

[Jenn]

Don't want to be negative, but I have to add that these particular fish need EXCELLENT water quality. I learned this the hard way, and I was pretty attached. Just a thought.

[Tim Marvin]

The powder blue, like robertpowers avatar, is actually a powder blue surgeon fish. Then Dori is a blue or hippo, then the atlantic which looks like a yellow tang only blue. It is best to ask the company or person you are buying it from if you can see it.

[mathias]

well my plan is to have the cast in my tank..... So in the movie dori is a hipo tang or blue tang? then I know what nemo is hehehe..... and I can't get the sea turtle I know that...

[kaiser]

I think You want this:

The Pacific Blue Tang is also referred to as the Palette Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, and Regal Tang. Like most tangs and surgeons, it is easy to recognize because of the oval body shape and bold markings. It has a deep blue color with a "painter's palette" marking on the body.
Pacific Blue Tang requires a 75 gallon or larger aquarium with a number of hiding places and plenty of room to swim. It is tolerant of other tangs, but can occasionally be aggressive towards other Blue Tangs. It is more susceptible to lateral line disease, fin erosion, ich and other skin parasites than many other fish.

The Pacific Blue Tang feeds on algae and other vegetarian items.

Caution: This species has a scalpel-like, razor-sharp spines on their sides near the base of the tail. This gives them their common name "Surgeonfish." The spines can inflict a very painful wound.

Copied from PetEducation.com

[mathias]

thats it... Im go see if it has a write up..... I want to give it a great home but I need it to happy if the fish aint happy im not happy.

[Tim Marvin]

The best thing to do is to ask the person you are buying from. You'll find a lot of different names for the same fish, and mistaken labeling. Just tell them you are looking for Dori, most fish people know who that is....LOL....

[matt]

These fish are NOT easy to care for; very susceptable to parasites. I believe in nature they also prefer groups; it takes a huge tank to reproduce that environment. Plus, I'd say most of them have parasites by the time they're in the lfs. Just be prepared to deal with this...oh yeah, now I remember. I'm pretty sure Inland Aquatics is tank rearing these tangs. This is something I would highly recommend looking into; even if you spend extra money on the fish, you're much more likely to have success keeping them if they're tank raised.

[Jenn]

Matt, I could not agree more. ROBERTPOWER, IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS ON YOUR AVATAR???? :-o

[Sherri]

My blue tang has sooo much personality. Like a kid. Got him and my 2 blk/wht clowns when they were all small. The tang thinks he's a clown also. Now that the clowns have started hosting my torch coral, it's driving the tang crazy...so he tries to get as close to the torch as he CAN. He goes where the clowns go. Period. Fun to watch the personalities. And beautiful of course.

Sherri