Mixing Tangs

idk you should get the blonde . its get big and the only nice ones are the mid to old ones . now i think your tank would be def to small .imo..
 
Please find a fish that you like that isn't a tang and is appropriately sized for a 75g tank. You may be fine with your fish in your tank now, but I wouldn't expect it to last long term once the fishes start growing more unless you're already on an upgrade path....
 
Honestly I wouldn't get any more tangs because i had a 1inch hippo, 4inch yellow, 5inch powder brown, and a 4 scopas tang in my 75 and i think they got stressed out from too much fish in the tank and got ick.
 
Yea sorry for my post(rant) not directed at anyone on here or on topic with the ops question.

To the op, I think a naso in a 75g is too much. While a few tangs is okay, ones that will get well over a foot long is not in that size tank.

-Matthew
 
I have a 175 bowfront with a show sizeblonde naso, large sailfin,blue hippo, yellow and purple tang thats 5 total. The first three have been together for years and came with the tank when i bought it. The yellow and purple I put in there recently. Honestly speaking it seems like they have plenty of room to swim are very healthy and seem happy, The problem is the yellow, purple and hippo like to pick on each other every so often. It doesnt stress them out too much because they seem to get over it quickly but its almost annoying to see how it goes from completely peaceful to a crazy maniac chase between the three in a few seconds flat. If i had the choice to do it over again I would have left the purple and yellow out.
 
I think you are lucky with the 4 now and if they seem peaceful and healthy don't mess it up with adding another. I have always had a problem with Powder browns and I will bet if you get one it gets ick quickly and dies, and could take out the other ones as well. My favorite fish are tangs pretty much any of them and when my tank crashed a few years back I let it sit with what survived and after do some reading I decided to go to a larger tank so I could have a lot of tangs. I had 6 in a 120 and they were fine for over a year then the crash. I don't think I could do it again in that small of a tank. I only have 3 in my 240 and it's 96in long and only plan on adding maybe 2 more.
NO MORE TANGS
 
Here they are when I first purchased the tank,before I threw the scoundrels in!! Theyre much bigger now
 

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i think if u go with a mimic or a orange shoulder it would be fine . but u do have alot and u dont want an agressive tang .
 
So far I'm not having any problems with the tangs. I added the yellow tangs all at the same time, so their not fight or anything.
 
chuck if it was the wife how old is he 12 lol
thats ok buddy I know u postal guys are under a lot of stress arnt you lol
 
I hope the v- tang isnt a vlamingi mine was over one foot long as well was my naso. They both shouldnt be in any tank not 6" long
 
For real we are having this thread- sorry but your tank is overstocked as it is and considering adding more is really a bad idea. But since you asked for advice here it is.

Take a couple out and keep 1 tang perhaps two that's all. Eventually the situation will get out of control and the stress will cause some ich and so forth.

As far as what you do its totally up to you since ultimately you are buying the fish whether is the right thing to do or not.

HTH

Honestly most LFS have multiple tangs in 30ish gallon aquariums with other fish and they are fine. Most fish die before getting to the LFS and another 1/3 might die the 2 weeks after a shippment arrives. Many many others will die in the hands of "experienced" aquarists.

Basically, buy some cool tangs, enjoy them as fish, and hopefully they don't die in your care.



Matthew

Mat stay away from them books buddy they are corrupting your thought process! lol
 
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