Mustard tang

Holyreefer

Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr
So my lfs has a mustard tang and im picking up a chervon tang on friday. Im probably going to add more tangs but is anyone familar with the mustard tangs aggression?

I plan on adding a purple and sohal tangs after these too guys the tank is 210 nothing but 4 percula clowns in there now
 
Mustard tang is defenitely aggressive but my powder blue is more aggresive but the sohal will defenitely take over the tank.

Just make sure you feed these guys.
 
A mustard tang is Acanthurus Guttatus. I've never had one as they aren't my cup of tea, so I can't comment on their aggression level. But I can say you'll run into problems with those fish in a 200 gallon tank. The purple is aggressive in it's own right and the sohal will be just bad news all the way around.

From the web: "But in a small tank owing to their aggressive nature are violent towards not only with other species but also fish of same family and sex. For this reason they are also known as "Fish with a flick-knife". Since the major reason of dispute is territory space it is always advisable to provide a large aquarium. The Mustard Guttatus Tang should always be kept in quarantine for at least a couple of weeks to protect them against any infection, when introduced in a tank When frightened, strained or attacked by predators these fish extend their sharp blade like spines on their tail outwards. So be careful while handling this fish."
 
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You might try adding a flight of mixed damsels to break up aggression. I've found that the damsels darting in and out calm things---possibly because the sight of damsels out and about means 'safe grazing, no predators', and possibly because their random motion breaks up fixations on the other guy.
 
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