naso tang questions

[dolt]

I have a lobophylia algae problem and hear that naso's will eat this pretty regularly - I am thinking about trying this but have a few questions - are naso's very aggressive or territorial? I already have three tangs in the tank - a small yellow tang, a small sohal and a medium sized (5 inches or so) redsea sailfin - my tank is 225 gallons - is that too much tang for my space and am I pushing my luck on mixing all these tang species? they all get a long fairly well at this point (and were added sequentially rather than all at once)

 

[thor32766]

i have a red sea sailfin, naso, purple tang, orange shoulder and a yellow in my 220, i got them from a guy who had them together over 2 yrs. the naso is the biggest of the group and is like a puppy. hes the nicest of all of them. I think you could do it, but nothing is guarenteed on how they will act. good luck

 

[pactrop]

a Naso is the mellowest of the ones you listed by far. they are little angels, especially compared to the yellow tang.

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Lobophylia is a coral, not algae. Can you post a pic of the algae in question? Nasos are known to feed mostly on brown algaes.

 

[dolt]

um, oops - I meant lobophora variegata - I don't have a pic, but look in the macroalgae forum - there is a thread about it there - my brain goes to mush after midnight!