multiple tangs ?
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It's hard to say. Some will work, some won't.
I have a pair of adult Naso tangs in a 400G tank. Sometimes they swim together, sometimes they chase each other. But most of the time, they swim along just fine.
I have a pair of adult Naso tangs in a 400G tank. Sometimes they swim together, sometimes they chase each other. But most of the time, they swim along just fine.
aquaman222
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I have a 175 with a purple, powder brown, powder blue and achilles tang. They fight every now and then, but it is never serious. Nobody even has any missing fins. I would add them all at once though so as not to allow one to establish a territory.
davidcalgary29
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To OP's question:
most people do not experience success in keeping multiple individuals of the same species of tang in the size of tank that you have. Yellow tangs can be quite aggressive, and they may fight unless you are lucky and/or have many hiding places. You may have more success mixing different species of zebrasoma in your tank, but it's going to be hit-or-miss. For the record, I have a sailfin and a scopas tang in my 165g, and they've never fought, but it's still a gamble.
most people do not experience success in keeping multiple individuals of the same species of tang in the size of tank that you have. Yellow tangs can be quite aggressive, and they may fight unless you are lucky and/or have many hiding places. You may have more success mixing different species of zebrasoma in your tank, but it's going to be hit-or-miss. For the record, I have a sailfin and a scopas tang in my 165g, and they've never fought, but it's still a gamble.
HartfordWhalers
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I have heard not to get them in pairs. Three was a good number. I had three for a while but i had to sell them because they were all to big for my tank. I say go for it
reverendmaynard
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I notice that my yellow tang spends a fair amount of time trying to poke his reflection with his scalple. For that reason, I wouldn't try it.
TBS, when fish are added and kept together, they can be tolerant of relationships that are generally accepted to be incompatible. It's pretty risky, though.
TBS, when fish are added and kept together, they can be tolerant of relationships that are generally accepted to be incompatible. It's pretty risky, though.
i have a sailfin and naso together in 135 and the sailfin pays more attention to the foxface...no one touches the naso...thats one fish that seems to get left alone in most tanks. i would say yes three is better than 2 like someone said above and just get them in a group of three together dont get three individuals..get some from a school already and im sure it will work
aquaman222
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I use to do tank maintenance for a living. I kept a few select customers when I moved on to other things. I still have a client who has four yellow tangs in a 125 and it is a tall tank that is only four feet long. They school in his tank. Seems a little weird to me, but sometimes it does work. I agree that it is risky though. Why not get different species and have some variety.
UnderwaterExotic
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I have 7 tangs in a 210, 2 Purple, 2 Orange shoulder, 1 Chocolate, 1 Unicorn, and 1 Regal! They all swim together like in the wild!
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