A former swimming instructor, Salomon joined Michinoku Stable in May 1987. He was the first Jew in professional sumo.1 He was given the '' Shikona '' of Hoshitango, with "Hoshi" (star) a common prefix in Michinoku stable, and "tango" a reference, of course, to the Popular Dance .2 He reached the second highest '' Juryo '' division for the first time in September 1992, but lasted only one tournament there before being demoted back to the unsalaried third '' Makushita '' division. He managed another three tournaments in the second division in 1994 but once again fell back. In September 1998, at the age of 33, he demonstrated his fighting spirit by once again returning to ''juryo'', this time remaining for 12 straight tournaments. He was not able to break into the the top '' Makuuchi '' division, peaking at ''Juryo'' 3 in January 2000. In May 2000 he lost every one of his fifteen bouts and fell, once more, to the third division where he remained until his retirement in January 2004.
Hoshitango was joined at Michinoku stable in 1988 by another Buenos Aires native, Hoshiandesu , who reached a highest rank of ''Juryo'' 2 before retiring in 2000.
