Calling all Tang owners!!

[faulkincanyon]

I love my Kole tang he is a model citizen in a 75 gallon and gets along with all others fish in tank. He is the only tang so not sure how he would react to another tang but he gets along with my fox face face very welll. If you go with more than one tang just make sure to keep them well fed and maybe a veggie clip at each end of tank as mine spends a lot of time eating and that could cause a territory problem. But as you see from above many say aggressive and mine has not been whatsoever so it just depends on the individual fish not just the species in general. Good luck with whatever fish you decide on! Maybe you will see this before it gets deleted.

 

[CHSUB]

Having had both of those I'd say both are aggressive. So, only one and my personal preference would be some smaller bristle tooth in that size tank.


But if it is going to be the Yellow then I highly recommend adding it last. Make sure to pick compatible tank mates and those that can defend themselves. Like a Maroon clown would be good. A Copperband butterfly, bad.

i will agree koles are smaller, however, i find them far more aggressive than yellows. Yellows are aggressive towards other zebrasomas but koles are aggressive towards everything. i've had koles rip into blennies, gobies, dwarf angels, tilefish, etc...while yellows seemed uninterested in other tank mates.

in a small tank, i would much prefer a yellow than a kole.

 

[toothybugs]

Posts were removed. If you have something intelligent to add based on actual experience, please do so. If you are only posting because you believe you are funny or clever, trust me, you are not.

I was afraid this was going to need intervention, thought about it in my extra-long drive home. Thanks Brian.

 

[brett559]

I would think a small purple tang would be fine for quite a while. In my 90 gallon I inherited a 2-year old+ purple tang that was still pretty small. I kept it for a year before selling it when I had to sell my tank. My experience was that it grew very slowly.

My research has shown (I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) that yellows and purples are slower growing tangs, as opposed to blues, nasos, etc.

Another cool choice would be the White Tail Bristletooth Tang. They are expensive, but only rated for 70 gallons - definitely a showpiece.

 

[BigBlueTang]

LMAO... I love when Brian gets involved!

Me too! Favorite part of RC!
Lmao

 

[Giovanni]

Yellow or maybe a Bristletooth type.

 

[Dmorty217]

Me too! Favorite part of RC!
Lmao

He's one hell of a Mod!:beer:

 

[jason2459]

i will agree koles are smaller, however, i find them far more aggressive than yellows. Yellows are aggressive towards other zebrasomas but koles are aggressive towards everything. i've had koles rip into blennies, gobies, dwarf angels, tilefish, etc...while yellows seemed uninterested in other tank mates.

in a small tank, i would much prefer a yellow than a kole.

I have a yellow eye kole now and it hates my sand sifting goby. Chases all the time but luckily just a chase and stops there. But he really doesn't bother anyone else. I had a yellow once that didn't like anyone that couldn't fend for itself.

YMMV

 

[BigBlueTang]

Calling all Tang owners!!

He's one hell of a Mod!:beer:

Funny as hell in the lounge and when banning people too!!

edit: im guessing the only reason we like him so much is because we haven't been infracted or banned.(speaking for myself, Idk about you dmorty :lol: )

 

[ginpang]

My thinking is slowly changing after being in this hobby. I used to think just buy the fish QT them and then trade them in/or sell them. But man after all the work you put into quarantining. That idea sounds exhausting. I can still see 2 tangs possibly working out. Just dont get into the habit of thinking, oh I will just move them ect.(not saying you are now. Just stating my opinion)

It might be because I never had to quarantine in my home , I had 127 aquariums at work to do so and never had to deal with disease or parasites outside work... But I totally get what your saying.

 

[CHSUB]

I have a yellow eye kole now and it hates my sand sifting goby. Chases all the time but luckily just a chase and stops there. But he really doesn't bother anyone else. I had a yellow once that didn't like anyone that couldn't fend for itself.

YMMV

yes, i agree, every fish has a different personality....anyways GO PATRIOTS!!!!

 

[Jacklax]

I have a Kole as well. Was a model citizen until the starry blenny moved in. The blenny is larger than the Kole...I saw the Kole put a hit on the Blenny earlier tonight that would make any linebacker proud. Now they are eating right next to each other...probably depends on the individual fish.

 

[BigBlueTang]

yes, i agree, every fish has a different personality....anyways GO PATRIOTS!!!!

+1 to this. You never know what kind of fish you are getting, I have heard of hepatus tangs eating coral, although, to what extent that is true, I have no idea.

Broncos are going to bring it home this year ya deflator

 

[snorvich]

My $0.02...limit yourself to either the Kole or the Tomini, not both. I have a Kole in my 105, and he can be quite bossy at times, especially to fish occupying the same ecological niche (like my blenny). I would bet that adding a conspecific like a Tomini would focus the aggression in such a relatively small space. Also, my Kole uses every bit of tank length -- they are quite active.

This is what I would recommend.

 

[toothybugs]

This is what I would recommend.

When I got a bit more serious I was going to ask you about this.

 

[jason2459]

+1 to this. You never know what kind of fish you are getting, I have heard of hepatus tangs eating coral, although, to what extent that is true, I have no idea.

Broncos are going to bring it home this year ya deflator

Pretty much every tang has that capability to eat corals, be aggressive, and actively swim every inch of every aquarium.

 

[snorvich]

Pretty much every tang has that capability to eat corals, be aggressive, and actively swim every inch of every aquarium.

Algae grazers that are hungry will eat the Zooxanthellae contained symbiotically within the coral. That is one of the reasons that proper tank size is desirable, especially in a reef tank.

 

[Dmorty217]

Funny as hell in the lounge and when banning people too!!

edit: im guessing the only reason we like him so much is because we haven't been infracted or banned.(speaking for myself, Idk about you dmorty :lol: )

No bans, have gotten a infraction or two for posting no related things in the for sale section...:hmm5:

 

[tsunade]

I do believe if u keep them happy and healthy and have a plan later still better than those people with big tank but can't keep the tangs Alive for more than 3 days. Just my opinion tho

 

[anth245]

I Have A baby Yellow in my 30g cube who is fine!

75G is small for larger tangs but by getting babies you can have them for years before they are too big and need to be rehoused