Blue Regal Tang

[RoyalT]

I would like to add my first Tang to my tank, but not one LFS in town has the Regal Blue. Do these fish come in and out of season depending on the season? Any thoughts?

Any thoughts on any other types of Tangs that are good?

[dustin_P74]

since you have a 90 gallon i would be careful not to get a big tang as the love lots of room to swim around unless you plan on upgrading to a bigger tank before it is fully grown. as for the season question i have no idea because my LFS always has a tank full of baby regals so i honestly dont know

[hobbyguy]

these fish are very popular a lot of artist want them thats why the seem to come and go around here may see one maybe once ever 2 months at the lps as for as fishfan stated they do need alot of room and they will grow fast
as for size be careful some very small ones are just not that strong to the current as baby's
my friend bought one three weeks ago and it was about a inch long but was about 1/8 to 1/4 wide a little guy and was playing in the tank looking great but got to close to the overflow and got pinned to it actually went into
the overflow box he got it out it was happy and fine then 2 days later the same thing happened again and then the little guy started acting funny i don't know if this messed up its swim bladder or what but after 2 time it seemed to just get pulled to overflow like it couldn't handle the current like it wasn't strong enough to swim as a baby and it didn't last long so just not sure if baby's are a good thing but it was eating good and was swimming strong before this happened so i don't think it was a bad fish just one of those things that can happen so you may wont to consider a little bigger one maybe medium size and watch him for a few days hope this helps .........

[yote]

Blue Regals are fairly common.
They also need a bigger tank than a 90.A 180 is more suited to the Blue Regal.Any thing less than 6 feet long,and your gonna have a lot of battles with ick.

[Bifferwine]

Blue regals are one of the more "sickly" types of tangs, they get stressed and get ich very easily. You could keep one happy in a 90 gallon tank until it got large, so it's not out of the question for you to own one. You just have to weigh the risks (i.e. it getting sick and getting every other fish in your tank sick with it).

[Doc]

Hold the phone all you Regal Blue Tang haters... I have one in my 90. He is 6 inches and rules the tank. He never got ich, never got sick, and is not stressed at all. They grow SO SLOW that you have 4 years to upgrade to a bigger tank. I would get one that is 2-3 inches. They are pricey, but there is no "season" for them. They tend to be a staple fish for LFS. I think they are great fish. You will find that those who don't keep them are against them. I love them and will always have one. They are the bluest thing in the ocean and just a great personality fish. A showpiece for sure.

-Doc

[dustin_P74]

Originally Posted by Doc

They are the bluest thing in the ocean
-Doc

are they bluer than the water

[Altohombre]

what about those tiny ones that are about an inch? they too delicate to own?

[reeffreak]

Those tiny baby Regals have poor survival rates.

[dustin_P74]

arent they small enough to take a ride through the overflow