Can I add yellow tang ?

[Ronny#66]

25 gal tank I have two two inch percula clowns one one inch skunk clown and two one inch blue green chromis ? would realy like to add two small ones.

 

[barbra]

Oh no, you had to ask THAT question didn't you. The tang police are triangulating your position as I type this.

Your tank is too small.

 

[taillonjohn]

Check out this thread, it was a hot debate here recently, and I'm sure it will answer your question without doubt

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1141383

 

[pmartin727]

LOL


Dont even start I'm warning you! you'll regret it...

I just went through this......Just say never mind

 

[Nashvegas1]

Go ahead and do it just keep it between you and me.

 

[Leeroy]

Ronny, all your fish will be compatible with the yellow tang, however your tank is too small.
Tangs enjoy the water flow, and also will need more swimming space.
Sorry, but your current system is too small for any tangs.

Lee

 

[barbra]

pmartin727 is the new RC expert on Tangs and tank sizes
He got his keyster chewed to bits recently.......don't go there.

 

[killagoby]

Too small of a tank. They need swimming room...

 

[pmartin727]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10147651#post10147651 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by barbra
pmartin727 is the new RC expert on Tangs and tank sizes
He got his keyster chewed to bits recently.......don't go there.

LOL


I'm trying to warn the poor soul

 

[Ronny#66]

Well would like one but tank too small. The thread was hat and nasty but i got the point fast.

 

[Ronny#66]

should of been hot and nasty

 

[sage_commander]

A 25 gallon tank? No.

Oh that was a misprint? It's a 2500 gallon tank? No.

 

[Shagsbeard]

The problem is that tangs get stressed out by not having enough room. It's not that stressing out a fish is morally repugnant to me... it's that a stressed out fish is bad for your tank. Your tangs immune system will diminish to the point where it will be a breeding ground for all sorts of parasites and diseases and it'll take out everything else in the tank with it.

They're great fish... hardy and fun to watch... cheap too. But getting sick fish in your tank is asking for trouble, and your tang will sicken and die in a tank that small.

BTW... you're already overstocked... I wouldn't recommend adding any more fish, even ones suited for a small volume. You've got three damsels in a confined space... they're going to take each other out eventually.

 

[sage_commander]

My friend has a 100g tank. In it he has the following:

1 yellow tang
1 blue tang (hippo?)
2 clowns
2 bicolor dottybacks
3 cauderns cardinals
1 diamond watchman goby
1 yellow watchman goby
1 coral beauty

I *think* that's it for fish. Is he courting disaster?

 

[Ronny#66]

Damed look what i dug up with a simple post !!! Hate to ask about my recent algie bloom. That stuff shows up like a heat rash in the you know not a welcome sight.

 

[pinniger]

how do your skunk and perks get a log? the only reason I ask is because I have a skunk now and want to add perks, but i wasn't sure if they would fight.

sorry for the thread jack