I believe in my tank, the key to real success is having the right rockwork in order for both the tangs to swim around, not in just a manner that makes them go hack and forth freely but once aggression starts they can hide, get away easily, etc. also, having the right lovestock with them will play a role so aggression towards the tank is well dostributed not just with the tangs. I have some time to think of rockwork/livestock. But as of right now, a purple tang and a kole is my neet decision at the momment. I'll have to carefully choose my rockwork, making it tall and have alpt of caves and brodges for them to swim through.
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Well OP I would recommend one tang for your tank. Take it from me, someone who has a 90 gallon tank. I added a kole and yellow tang only a week apart. The yellow was bullying the Coral Beauty angelfish in the tank. Then the Kole came and started to bully the yellow tang. It was non stop aggression in my tank. Had to get rid of both of them. What I'm saying is tangs are tricky in 4 foot tanks. They are also mean SOB's. I have a lot of swimming room in my tank, not much liverock. But still there was chaos.
I would suggest you stick with one tang and one that's known to be peaceful on average. Yellow tangs are peaceful on average unless you get the odd bully like I did (Most likely cause it was already quite big). Get it small and it can work. Also feed it a lot. I use this tactic with my fish presently and it works to curb aggression.
If you REALLY want to push it, you can also add a Tomini tang. I haven't heard of aggression issues with them. Kole's can be mean. Besides my experience, Kole tangs have been known to go after diamond goby's and algae eaters in general. Anything it sees as competition.
I would suggest you stick with one tang and one that's known to be peaceful on average. Yellow tangs are peaceful on average unless you get the odd bully like I did (Most likely cause it was already quite big). Get it small and it can work. Also feed it a lot. I use this tactic with my fish presently and it works to curb aggression.
If you REALLY want to push it, you can also add a Tomini tang. I haven't heard of aggression issues with them. Kole's can be mean. Besides my experience, Kole tangs have been known to go after diamond goby's and algae eaters in general. Anything it sees as competition.
Yeah well, I'm trying to balance out the aggression. I'll have to pick livestock that can manage themselves with a bunch of aggression around. But as of right now, a purple tang and a kole is what I'm thinking. Putting them together and having a bunch of live rock to hide and swim around in.
In that size tank you might, if you want the brilliant colors, take a look at the damsel classes. They come in brilliant blues, particularly, some stripes, and if you confine yourself to one of a kind and do not put chromis with regular damsels (they hate each other), they are manageable, and hardy.
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