Help on Tangs

[MMsting]

I currently have 3 Unicorns (2 male 1 female) a scopas, and convict tang.
After losing my orange shoulder and Achilles tang, my female unicorn has become very aggressive towards mainly my convict, (to what I've witnessed)
But I'm dying to get a powder blue tang and naso tang, and possibly another achilles, but I'm looking to get the new tangs young, but my fear is my female unicorn who is now dominating the tank, would she become a problem or should I not keep her anymore?

 

[sandwi54]

how big is your tank and what are the sizes of the current fish now?

 

[aandfsoccr04]

wow that's a lot of tangs for one tank. I bet your display tank is hugeee!!!!!

 

[reeferstace]

Are all these fish in your 5' tank?

 

[MMsting]

I have a 350 reef. The scopas is about 3 inches... same with the convict, the 2 male unicorns are the biggest currently in the tank, they're about 8-9 inches and the female is the smaller of them only about 6 inches. When the orange shoulder and Achilles were still alive, (lost them due to no power for a week cause of hurricane irene) they were all very peaceful towards one another. Now I see her constantly chasing my convict and scopas.

 

[sandwi54]

losing fish in an existing tank can definitely change the dynamics and power balance. a 350 gallon is pretty much the minimum requirement for the unicorn tangs. i think perhaps the achillies or orange shoulder kept the power in balance when they were around, but that change after they passed away. i'm sorry about your loss by the way; i have lost fish due to power outage before and it's saddening.

i have never kept a unicorn tang before so i can't really comment much, but i'm curious as to why you chose two males and one female?

 

[MMsting]

losing fish in an existing tank can definitely change the dynamics and power balance. a 350 gallon is pretty much the minimum requirement for the unicorn tangs. i think perhaps the achillies or orange shoulder kept the power in balance when they were around, but that change after they passed away. i'm sorry about your loss by the way; i have lost fish due to power outage before and it's saddening.

i have never kept a unicorn tang before so i can't really comment much, but i'm curious as to why you chose two males and one female?

Thank you, it was tough as well because the achilles was my favorite... I estimated wrong on the size of the two males, they're definitely about a foot each... I inherited the tank and that is what the pervious owner chose, so half of the fish aren't what I would want anyway... that's why I was wondering about the female. After seeing these three though the males are much calmer and don't stress as easy as the female. Though I've been noticing that they are getting spooked a lot. I'm not sure yet I probably will get rid of the unicorns, though they're beautiful fish.

 

[snorvich]

Well, I have a 350 gallon tank and I would hate to think of full grown unicorns in it. Or even one.

 

[MMsting]

Well, I have a 350 gallon tank and I would hate to think of full grown unicorns in it. Or even one.

Yeah I'm gonna give them up either way I'm gonna have to let them go because they will get way too big.

Do you have tangs in your 350?