Considering removing my tangs

I have a copperband in with several big "agressive" tangs. I think in my case the key was to get a big CB. He got hassled for a while but nothing other than chasing. I too thought about getting rid of one or the tangs (there was a particular tang that was being a dbag). I decided to let it play out. And after a week that silliness slowed a lot. And in 3 weeks there were no issues. My tank is an 8 foot 240 gallon tank. The CB now swims with the tangs. When I walk the front of the tank it looks like I am taking the fish for a walk.
 
Go for it !-- Peter I removed every single one out of my tank.
NO TANGS ALLOWED lol-- including blacks or gems
 
Yay Mitratus

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hybridazn said:
butterflies are the new hawtness lol. gotta love trends in the marine aquarists world
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I was in love with butterflies 20+ years ago, so it's not new to me :D

My undergravel filter powered FO 22 years ago:

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SDguy said:
I was in love with butterflies 20+ years ago, so it's not new to me :D
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Likewise. I much prefer butterfly fish to tangs. My relatively new usage of blackworms has made my interest increase considerably. Now if I can just get up the energy to breed and enhance brine shrimp . . .
 
From what I have heard mitratus are pretty aggressive. You might have to add it last is you decide to go with one.
 
So far day 2 with my copperband and it's out and about. the only one paying any attenion to it is my yellow tang ,but even that is half hearted. the butterfly is about half the size of the yellow and that seems to help with the butterfly ducking in to cracks the yellow can't fit in.. so far so good. keeping my fingers crossed
 
I have a 2 spot Bristletooth on my wish list. The only tang I intend to keep in my 90g. I really just wanted a little larger fish (larger than my ocellaris not huge or anything). I've always been told you can't keep Butterflies in a reef. I would be just as happy with two very colorful butterflies than one tang. I had my eye on a CB they had my lfs yesterday, somehow they talked me out of that one, but I can't remember why exactly, I think it had to do with them being very sensitive fish. I have room, just wondering what to fill it with now after reading this thread.
 
nynikki said:
I have a 2 spot Bristletooth on my wish list. The only tang I intend to keep in my 90g. I really just wanted a little larger fish (larger than my ocellaris not huge or anything). I've always been told you can't keep Butterflies in a reef. I would be just as happy with two very colorful butterflies than one tang. I had my eye on a CB they had my lfs yesterday, somehow they talked me out of that one, but I can't remember why exactly, I think it had to do with them being very sensitive fish. I have room, just wondering what to fill it with now after reading this thread.
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CBB are in fact difficult and sensitive fish. QT for disease and acclimation to aquarium life, and especially, foods, is mandatory with all butterflies, IMO/E, especially CBB's.
 
I read your first post but none of the others so if this has been said before or I am way far off I apologize.

In a 150 gallon 2 tangs and those butterflies will have no problem getting along. you have several options.

First option is to quarantine butterflies until you have them eating profusely and are fat, this may take 4-8 weeks. Then add them to the tank and hope for the best. You could also try to rework aquascaping, feed the tangs more, separate them out, etc to lower territorial aggression.

Second option which is what I do, have done, and would do. Get the butterflies eating through quarantine, when they are ready to go to the DT switch them with the tangs. In other words put the tangs in the quarantine and the butterflies in DT. Wait 2-4 weeks for the butterflies to get settled. Re-add the tangs to the DT at exactly the same time. Tang aggression is almost always due to territory, removing them from the tank for a time period resets their territorial aggression (most of the time). Works well for me.
 
oh no you didnt!!

marginalis is my fav chelmon sp and only 2 have ever came. i bought one of the two but it died mysteriously after almost 1 year of keeping!

never came ever since and everyday those that are unsold at LADD makes me want to cry!!!

i love your scrapbook btw! old style marine tank. so retro!
 
What? I have been away from the hobby for too long. You are keeping Butterflyfish in reefs now? How? Are they safe for the most part?
 
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