Anyone pair up Fowleri Tangs before?

[coral_lagoon]

I have another beautiful Fowleri Tang in my other FO system. That one,and the one in my 240. Both are about 6 inches. I was thinking about having both of them in my 240? I find these tangs to be mellow compared to the others. Would be cool to see both the Fowleris cruising together.(In my 240 I have an show Emperor Angel, small blueline angel, Fowleri tang,and small Atlantic blue tang.). Total 4 fish..

 

[Ambition]

I don't think I'd attempt it in a tank that small for a species of tang that grows as large as it does. Keep in mind that tangs are gonochoristic, they have a determined sex once they reach settlement. With only two fish chances aren't exactly in your favor that you have a male and a female. I'd advise against doing so, but if you do go ahead with this be sure to have a plan if things go bad. Even pairing some of the fish that should be easier to pair isn't as easy as it is on paper.

 

[coral_lagoon]

I don't think I'd attempt it in a tank that small for a species of tang that grows as large as it does. Keep in mind that tangs are gonochoristic, they have a determined sex once they reach settlement. With only two fish chances aren't exactly in your favor that you have a male and a female. I'd advise against doing so, but if you do go ahead with this be sure to have a plan if things go bad. Even pairing some of the fish that should be easier to pair isn't as easy as it is on paper.

Interesting about the sex. One of my Fowleris has more of a rounded head compared to the other one. Rounded head,and shorter snout. I wonder if this has anything to do with it too? ,and yes my escape plan is to return the fish back to it's original system if it doesn't go as planned. Thank's..

 

[Dmorty217]

If you have something to somehow divided a section of the 240 so they can see each other, you could gauge aggression without the possibility of one getting beat on. There is a thread on here that someone did this on a smaller scale with 5g buckets and angelfish, 4 in a bucket and the two that showed the least aggression toward one another after a few days then were put in a tank together. He had two different pairs of angels that could never otherwise be put into a tank together and his tank wasn't as big as yours

 

[coral_lagoon]

If you have something to somehow divided a section of the 240 so they can see each other, you could gauge aggression without the possibility of one getting beat on. There is a thread on here that someone did this on a smaller scale with 5g buckets and angelfish, 4 in a bucket and the two that showed the least aggression toward one another after a few days then were put in a tank together. He had two different pairs of angels that could never otherwise be put into a tank together and his tank wasn't as big as yours

Thank's for the info D. Sounds like a good plan..:beer:

 

[Gogandantess]

Can you post pics of both of them? Would like to see the differences etc.