Quality Tang Source

[Aqualove]

Can anyone recommend a local source to get quality mature tangs? I’m looking for a Blonde Naso with streamers and a White Tail Bristletooth. Thanks!

 

[TurboReef]

Can anyone recommend a local source to get quality mature tangs? I’m looking for a Blonde Naso with streamers and a White Tail Bristletooth. Thanks!

Yes. Violet sea in Santa Clara. They wholesale import all the fish themselves. The owner is a no bullshit kinda guy and very honest.

ps... no hippo tangs until a delivery possibly Thursday (I am looking for one)

 

[Adit0]

Yes. Violet sea in Santa Clara. They wholesale import all the fish themselves. The owner is a no bullshit kinda guy and very honest.

ps... no hippo tangs until a delivery possibly Thursday (I am looking for one)

don't all lfs wholesale import their fish?

 

[TurboReef]

don't all lfs wholesale import their fish?

No unfortunately not. Atleast in San Jose area there is one company that sells to most the LFS.

360 coralz and violet sea import themselves and as a result cut out the middle man. This lowers cost and typically higher quality.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Aquatic Collection has great tangs

how large is the display tank?

 

[Aqualove]

Aquatic Collection has great tangs

how large is the display tank?

250g

 

[Aqualove]

250g

Thanks, I will have to give them a call.

 

[TurboReef]

250g

I agree aquatic collection. I bought 2 tangs from there today. they just got a bee shipment from the wholesaler!

...And I didn’t buy from violet sea because unfortunately this time around they didn’t have the tang I wanted.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

IMHO 250 is too small for a mature naso, any of them.
I recommend sticking with zebrasoma and ctenochelus species.
One will scrape and the other will pick, they don’t feed on the same algae
And they won’t out grow your 250 too fast

I have had the good fortune of having most of the tang species over the years
They can grow fast and live long
I have many many fish over 10 years

 

[Coral reefer]

Erin, @Kensington Reefer knows his stuff in case anyone doesn’t realize this or has doubts. Just saying, I would listen to him.

 

[Aqualove]

IMHO 250 is too small for a mature naso, any of them.
I recommend sticking with zebrasoma and ctenochelus species.
One will scrape and the other will pick, they don’t feed on the same algae
And they won’t out grow your 250 too fast

I have had the good fortune of having most of the tang species over the years
They can grow fast and live long
I have many many fish over 10 years

Thank you, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience.

 

[Coral reefer]

I feel like my blue tang is too big in my 72x30x24 225 gal

 

[Aqualove]

I feel like my blue tang is too big in my 72x30x24 225 gal

Do you have any other tangs?

 

[Coral reefer]

2 yellow and an achilles

 

[Aqualove]

A BIG Thank You to those that recommended 'Aquatic Collection' in Hayward. It is a bit of a drive for me from Petaluma, but so worth it! Karson, one of the owners helped me and was very helpful and knowledgeable. The store is very nice, all of the fish and coral look clean, healthy and well taken care of. It is definitely my new go to LFS!

 

[TurboReef]

I love this place too. The prices are reasonable and they seem to carry everything I could think of. One-stop shopping is a nice thing.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

A BIG Thank You to those that recommended 'Aquatic Collection' in Hayward. It is a bit of a drive for me from Petaluma, but so worth it! Karson, one of the owners helped me and was very helpful and knowledgeable. The store is very nice, all of the fish and coral look clean, healthy and well taken care of. It id definitely my new go to LFS!

AC is well worth the drive. Great store and Karson's one of the good guys. It's one of the only LFS's I'd buy from. They will give you honest advice if you're willing to listen.

 

[Vhuang168]

Should make a day of it and drive down to Neptune Aquatics after Aquatic Collection!