which are the easiest tangs?

[Cubman777]

I want to get a tang, but am afraid of the ich. I was wondering what tangs you guys think are the easiest to keep?

 

[phoenix]

yellow tangs are probably the easiest to keep but can still get ich

 

[Cubman777]

thanks, any other thoughts

 

[reg828]

red sea sailfin tang

 

[Bojan]

Zebrasoma and Naso are very ich resistant.

Zebrasoma flevescens is very easy to keep.

 

[Vili_Shark]

Basiclly Zebrasoma spp. are the best you can get from the Acanthuridae.
They are hardy and most do not grow as large as the other members of the family.

 

[cabot]

Hippo Tangs have done really well in my tank.

 

[cabot]

What other fish do you have?

 

[Gobie]

All salt water fish get ich not just tangs and not one more then others. Healthy fish have an ability to keep ich off, They have a good slime coat that can keep most ich parasites off. They may get one or two parasites but not to the point of infestation that can lead to death. If a fish is that bad it was a sick fish to begin with. I never treat for ich and never lost a fish to ich. There is ich in my tank, some of my fish I have had over seven years. I have six tangs in my tank. I have four cleaner gobies and they clean the fish every day. I occasionally may see a parasite on a fish but itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s rare.

 

[Cubman777]

my other fish include 2 bar gobies, a bicolor blenny, a sixline wrasse, a yasha hasse shrimp goby, a prawn goby, and a strawberry basslet.

 

[Cubman777]

I am particularly interested in getting a tang for its cleanup value. My water quality is good, but I had some macro algae hitchike in on some coral. It is a nuisance and my bicolor has no interest at all in eating it. I understand that the Zebrasoma genus in particular are adept at eating unwanted plantlife in an aquarium. But I have also heard that they can be little hotheads and get tough with other fish.

 

[phoenix]

kole tangs are very good algae grazers

 

[Cubman777]

kole tangs are cool

 

[cgk29]

My vote Kole Tang. REally nice looking fish and all day is around eating algae constantly.

 

[Sports Girl]

I have a small mimic lemon peel tang who is always grazing, have never had a problem with hair algae, and I don't even need an algae blenny with him around. Very hardy too, and friendly.

 

[steveo32]

imo yellow tangs are the easiest. i'm no expert but you got to make sure it eats and will eat. Check for pinched stomach and also get a cleaner shrimp for the tank. Then just ot the tang before you put him in. Imo I think all tanks have ich it's that the fish your keeping are healthy info to fight it off.