pick my next tang for me

[emperior911]

i have a 210 all glass, reef. if this was your tank with the fish already in it, what tang would you add? any non-tangs you'd add, feel free to list

fish include

(tangs)
purple tang
blonde naso tang male

(small fish)
flame angel
rosy scales fairy wrasse
pink margin fairy wrasse
lawnmower blenny
cleaner wrasse
diamond sifter goby
flame hawk

 

[Psionicdragon]

regal angels if they are already eating.
tomini tang
atlantic blue tang
kole tang
achilles tang
powder blue
clown tang
sohal

 

[emperior911]

sure i'd love all those but i'm looking to narrow it down

 

[jnc914]

MAke sure to add a tang that is not in the same family (Zebrasoma) as the purple tang is. If you were adding all of the tangs together it would not be an issue. However you are most likely going to deal with aggression initially with any new tang addition. I personally would go with a Powder Brown, or a Goldrim Tang. I have a Blond naso and Sailfin tang in my tank and I love their personalities. Good Luck.

JC

 

[emperior911]

i've narrowed it down to


powder blue tang
achilles tang
powder brown tang
hippo tang


pick one

 

[hairymushroom]

Achilles! i would avoid the powder brown and powder blue as they have dismal survival records

 

[tm613]

hippo achilles are tough to keep alive as well

 

[jda]

Powder blue aren't all that hard. Achillies are nearly impossible for most.

I would open your list and check out some of the bristletooth tangs. Chocolate is my favorite. They stay relatively small for a tang and can live their entire lives in 210G tank.

 

[john37]

powder blue, but get one that's larger than the tangs already in the tank. just cuz they're not the same genus doesnt mean the one's in there wont pick on the new comer.

 

[emperior911]

powder blue it is. any other fish to recomend ?

 

[thor32766]

powder blues are a beautiful fish

 

[Psionicdragon]

ick magnet though!

 

[hgbarwick]

How about a white cheek tang. Thier hardy and arn't as prone to ick as the rest of those tangs that they listed. Purple Tangs are my favorite but you already have one.

 

[LeftCoast]

Chevron Tang! J/K, probably too expensive...I personally think the adult phase is very attractive.

zack

 

[orion76]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7376598#post7376598 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hairymushroom
Achilles! i would avoid the powder brown [....] as they have dismal survival records

Not true for A. japonicus