Sailfin and ...

[brayden]

What kind of tangs would go best with my current Sailfin?

 

[HappySkittles]

maybe

bristletooth tang
or chevron tang
or white cheek tang
?

 

[brayden]

White cheek tang is aka Powder Brown right?

 

[sps1-2-b]

purple tang, hippo tang, yellow tang, powder blue, powder brown. Sailfins are compatible with a lot of other tangs.

 

[sps1-2-b]

There are two powder browns:
Acanthurus japonicus (the hardier of the two)
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...tm_source=broi&utm_medium=pi&utm_campaign=ssp

Acanthurus nigicans
http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_1...tm_source=broi&utm_medium=pi&utm_campaign=ssp

 

[HappySkittles]

white cheek is white cheek
powder brown is powder brown

 

[sps1-2-b]

You're right HappySkittles, but there are some people out there that call the whitecheek, powder brown. I agree with you that the nigricans are the whitecheek, and the japonicus are the powder browns.

 

[twolfe98]

when you do it, do them all at same time, i have always made sure there are odd numbers of tangs once over 5... I have had sailfin, white cheek, yellow tang, and a hippo. No problems. I have always made sure they all are interduced in close times, with in a week usually.

At the Georga aquarium the reef tank had 10 types of tangs, and probubly 200-300 total all getting along, granted it was a huge tank!

 

[RBU1]

In my 300 I have a LARGE sailfin, LARGE hippo and 2 medium size yellow tangs. The sailfin is by far the bulley. He chaces the hippo all over the tank. I might try to find a new home for the sailfin soon. In my opinion fish are like people some will get along with others and some will not. Kind of like Russiun roulette! Good Luck.

 

[twoodall]

With my sailfin I have a blonde naso tang. The sailfin was introduced first and had the tank to himself for a month or so before adding the naso. The first 48 hours the sailfin was a bit moody about a new guest but now the two get along great.

 

[HappySkittles]

not only was i suggesting fish that would play nice but i was also suggesting fish that would fit

i dont think a naso, hippo or any other bigger tangs would be ok in a 135 gallon tank (if thats what you are talking about)

you already have the big sailfin (which i think a 135 is minimum for) i dont think cramming another foot long (and then some) fish in a reef tank would be the best idea

the ones i suggested were max size 75 gallon (at least from what the book i have says)