Will these fish get along?

[eg8r210]

I have a 210 gallon tank that is full, around 200 lbs of rock. I have a yellow tang that is about 5 inches or more. I want to add a kole tang that is about the same size or a little smaller. I have had the yellow for over a year. Do you think they will fight? I also already have an 8" blue hippo. I haven't seen either the yellow or blue hippo aggressive with other fish but weary about adding such a big kole.


I also have a 3" in melanurus wrasse and a 1.5" yellow coris wrasse. I want to add a 4" Christmas wrasse. Do you think they will fight?

 

[DopeCantWin]

I've had experience with almost all those fish. The Kole has been the most aggressive. In a 210 he's been a little less aggressive, but he's only 4" right now. I'd probably go for it. Give it some dark when you put him in, maybe a day or two. Make sure to quarantine.

 

[DustyReefer]

I don't see a problem with it. Maybe some minimal aggression at first, but as stated maybe just leave the lights off for the day.

 

[Dmorty217]

Just get the kole tang smaller then the yellow and you should be fine

 

[Ngoodermuth]

You could always use an acclimation box if you are worried, for the wrasse especially.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I'd expect some minor pecking order stuff, but that should settle down. If it doesn't; put the yellow in your QT for a week or so, sort of a time-out. When you return him, he's no longer top dog. Usually works, not always, Some (not many) YTs are incredibly aggressive.

 

[eg8r210]

I don't have an acclimation box. Do you think the wrasses will be a problem? The new one is bigger than the others already in the tank.

 

[Ngoodermuth]

Just to confirm, you mean halichoeres claudia, correct? I'd be cautious since the claudia looks very similar to the melanurus and is the same genus as both of your current wrasses. Not saying it will be an issue but it doesn't hurt to be careful.

If you have eggcrate you could fence off a part of the tank, like this:
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/P3310457.jpg

Or, there are a bunch of DIY acclimation box threads out there

 

[eg8r210]

The Kole tang is doing OK. He does look scratched up on the sides but it looks more like hitting rocks. I have seen the Yellow and Kole fighting for a quick second here and there but it has been minimal and the Kole looks to be healing up pretty good.

I have zero problems with the addition of the Christmas wrasse. What is funny is that the bully in my tank, the sunset (or sunrise) dottyback is scared to death of this new wrasse. When the dottyback comes out to bully someone near his territory and he sees it is the wrasse the dottyback turns right around and heads back into the rock.

Another fish I added and wasn't really sure there would be any problems was a flame hawkfish. For some reason he decided the first night that he was going to sleep in the rock structure directly above the anemone. Well when the clownfish woke up she was ticked to see the hawkfish so close. That hawkfish seems to be in a state of panic all day long. He is adamant to stick to the same side of the tank (a 210) as the clownfish and the clownfish is not too happy about it.