What order to introduce Tangs

[bwade209]

Just curious...I'd like to have a powder blue, yellow and regal (hippo) tangs for my larger sized fish in my upcoming reef and wondering what order I should add them...

 

[SMOOTHIE]

Powder blue last

 

[arinova8]

i would do blue first then yellow then powder blue, but definitely powder blue last

 

[flameangel9]

BTW size matters. The hippo's not gonna bother anyone. but your last tang should be a little larger than the previous.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

All at once IMO. That way none are established. Given the difference in hardiness, I would do the PBT first if you must do them separate. Even though the yellow might get bullied (my zebrasomas don't back down from my sohal) it will most likely deal with the stress better than the pbt which can be tricky.

 

[hfleming]

This is not the best order but I ended up going Yellow, Kole, Powder Blue, Regal. All months in between adding. Everyone is fine and get along.

The Yellow picked at the Powder Blue very bad for 2 days and then settled down. I also taped pictures of other PB to the glass the day I introduced. That seem to help.

Powder Blue did not bother the Regal at all.

All fish are about equal in size. Tank size is a 150.