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Kizzy911

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Looking to set up a 120 gal. 48 x 18 x 30

Looking for 2 tangs that would best fit my tank! And need suggestions and help on picking

I want a purple tang for sure
What other tangs can I add with it?

Here are my thoughts, tell me if it might be a bad idea for which species and why. Thanks
Also, tell me about their color, personalities, other tangs that might be great for me, thank
-scopas
-powder blue
-yellow (last resort maybe)
-miminc lemon peel
-Kole tang

Don't want anything too big, want colors! Thanks so much, much appreciated
 
I would not put a purple tang in that small of a tank with other tangs. I have known too many people that had to remove a purple tang because they kill other tangs and sometimes get very aggressive to their fish like angels. It is not that it wont be happy in there it just can be aggressive. As a single you probably are fine.

A kole would be ok. Mixing tangs in a smaller tank can get tricky and most tangs recommended are close the kole in shape like bristletooth tangs. They can be aggressive to each other. Maybe a yellow tang and a Kole and I would introduce them together. possibly a Scopas.
 
You do not want to have two Zebrosoma in a 120 together. Purples are known to be one of the more aggressive Tangs but if you have your heart set on two tangs and one being a purple i would go with the Kole. Stays smaller and looks very different than the purple.

(Says the guy with a Yellow, Sailfin, Regal, and Blonde Naso in a 180...haha)
 
Sounds awesome, I've had my eyes set on the purple. But I was planning on adding the tangs together. Not only that but my tank is pretty tall so I'm thinking of just adding a lot of tall rock scapes so that if they do aggressive they can run around and hide.
Just worried that this aggression might lead to TOO much stress, then the ich problem comes. But if theres just so much problems with a purple and a kole, then I'll just keep one.
 
shred5 said:
I would not put a purple tang in that small of a tank with other tangs. I have known too many people that had to remove a purple tang because they kill other tangs and sometimes get very aggressive to their fish like angels. It is not that it wont be happy in there it just can be aggressive. As a single you probably are fine.

A kole would be ok. Mixing tangs in a smaller tank can get tricky and most tangs recommended are close the kole in shape like bristletooth tangs. They can be aggressive to each other. Maybe a yellow tang and a Kole and I would introduce them together. possibly a Scopas.
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What if I introduce them together? And they're going to be the same size. :fish2:
 
I think introducing them together is a good idea. The purple is a beautiful fish, and I can totally see why you would want one, but IME, the purple is allot more active and can me more aggressive than a yellow.

I have a purple, yellow, kole, and a bastard desjardini sailfin in my 225g. The yellow is a swimmer, but much less active than my purple. The scopas is much like the yellow, but grows pretty large from what I've seen. If I were in your shoes, I'd go with the yellow and the kole. Hands down, the most beautiful tang (to me anyway), is the yellow eye kole tang.

Make sure you get a QT tank and QT your tangs and all other livestock before they are added to your tank. Be prepared to treat them for disease if necessary. If you do it right, you will not have to worry about ich...

Best of luck...
 
Understandable! You guys are awesome and the yellow tang sounds good right now.
Although may I ask if I can do a scopas tang and a Kole tang? I like the brown dark fade in the scoppas that's why, I think this tang is under rated
 
4 feet of swimming length is the issue. I might opt for 1 tang and leave it at that. Tangs are touchy. I had an Atlantic blue, hippo and purple tang in my 200. They all got along great for 15 years until the hippo died. Now the Atlantic Blue pics on the Purple all the time...
If you can't resist, you will end up feeling guilty once they grow and having to get a larger tank soon!
Good luck
 
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My main problem is that I want other medium sized with in there other than a tang, what fishes are available? (Something with color and reef safe)
 
Kizzy911 said:
What if I introduce them together? And they're going to be the same size. :fish2:
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I have just known and heard of too many people having to remove purple tangs.. It doesn't always happen right away either and they can kill in no time. It is not just other tangs either it is angels and butterflies. Purples just can be vicious compered to other tangs. Some times it works but mostly it dont unless large tank with multiple tangs. I think some of the people that say they have had no issues may just have not had a issue yet with purples and other tangs. The key being yet and I think in larger tang with multiple tangs they work or by them selves.

Quick search on youtube. watch the first and you can see what I mean by relentless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em2pV6wlSkk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtRuYreh90

Height does not make too much difference when it comes to territory. I have a kole in a 90 and it is aggressive as can be to my other fish when they are in his territory which has gotten pretty big now. He will bull rush the other fish just trying to support dominance. I have anthias because they are open water and stay out of his territory.


Also once a tang is in a small tank it is hard to add other fish of certain species too.. I tried to add a bangii cardinal and he almost killed it in minutes. I literally reached in and grabbed the fish because he was so stressed. I think the biggest problem with tangs is once they dont like another fish it becomes relentless.
 
That doesn't sound so good lol. I think I'll just do one tang, wether purple, yellow, or scoppas. I thought they don't bother other fishes unless it's another tang
 
Kizzy911 said:
Understandable! You guys are awesome and the yellow tang sounds good right now.
Although may I ask if I can do a scopas tang and a Kole tang? I like the brown dark fade in the scoppas that's why, I think this tang is under rated
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It could work. It is just hard in a 48 x18 inch tank to get two tangs. Sometimes it works and sometimes it dont. It helps adding them together. Tangs of similar body shape are harder. I am not a tang police and dont agree with most of the rule of thumbs anyway.. I believe in square footage more than length to a extent anyway.
 
Kizzy911 said:
That doesn't sound so good lol. I think I'll just do one tang, wether purple, yellow, or scoppas. I thought they don't bother other fishes unless it's another tang
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Its a territory thing mostly, he has about two feet under a ledge no one is allowed in. Outside that area my kole just likes to make sure others know he is king. Just certain fish I have to watch out for.

I highly recommend a single kole or bristle tooth for your tank and is your best bet. Yellow and Scopas next..
 
Scoppas and Kole is my bests choice right now.

Tell me more about tour anthias? Don't know much about them and what kind do you have ? Any suggested for me?v
 
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