I have my flame suit on.

[hypertech]

I was thinking of a Kole or Tomini tang in my 40B. Would this work?

I have an oversized skimmer and about 80 gallons system volume so I'm not worried about nutrients. I am planning on 3 - maybe four fish tops. The tang, a mandarin (or 2) and maybe a blennie or little australian blue damsel if they do in fact eat flatworms.

[Goldpony75]

A 40 breeder is really too small for any tang. I know Chad had sucess keeping 3 large tangs in a small tank and I have no clue how he is pulling it off. It is possible but of course not recommended

[freshfish]

Ya mine are in prison until the new tank is up. Unfortunately they've been in there alot longer than I expected. I keep them very well fed and pet them daily:gay1: They have learned to become pretty good friends though but thats what happens when your in the pokey:biggrin: I wouldn't try the kole thats just me though I haven't had very good luck in smaller tanks. But my Tomini is very fat and happy and they come from the same family so go figure. They cram them in a the pet stores give a tomini a shot get a smaller one though feed him lots of nori and vitamins because they like to constantly swim and eat:biggrin:

[wes]

hm... You'll have a lot of flow, right? They need that exercise and I imagine a lotta flow like being a hamster wheel... it's not exactly open swimming, but it's better than nothing. You could do it for a while, and I imagine without another big flattish fish, there wouldn't be much for territory issues. Still, that's a small tank for a tang.

[mtfatwork]

the kole style tang, IMO is one of the few that seems to grow fairly slow and would probably be fine in a 40 for a good while. I had a yellow in a 40br for over a year, and then moved it to a 65 for another year, now it is in a 90, and that will be its final resting place. I had no problems with it in the 40 though. The key is to have a really good skimmer, and good husbandry. As long as the water column stays clean, and you have good flow, it should be fine. Now, if we were talking about a PB, Regal, or Naso, I would say it is not a good long term home for them, but the kole should be a.o.k.