you could to a Kole tang easily, and if there is enough open space in the tank you might be able to pull off a Yellow tang, but thats about it. Paracanthurus hepatus (AKA -blue tangs, hippo tangs, blue surgeons) need at least 75 gallon, but larger is prefered. and just about every other tang requires at least a 100 gallon or larger tank.
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I have a yellow tang in my 55g tank and it seems to be doing great. It has been in there for about a year and has become buddies with my velvet wrasse. They hang out all the time and even eat together.
i have to agree there, i a have had my yellow tang for about a bit over a month. and within 20 minute sof putting it into my tank it was making friends with my Foxface. they are very friendly and seem to be quite passive fish, and there are (at least mine is) a riot to watch, they do some goofy things
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tangs tend to be aggresive towards towards each other.
you can usualy avoid this by doing one of two things
1.) introduce them together at a young age
2.) keep tangs with different body shapes.
Tangs are less likely to be aggressive with each other if there body shapes are different. the more the difference the better, but two of the same species, especially if introduced at tifferent times, can fight to the death. i have seen it with Blue Surgeons. so the normal recommendation is to keep them as individuals, unless you get a pair that are somehow already aquainted and tolerant of each other.
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If it were me I would only place one tang in a 55. A Yellow Hawaiian Tang is a nice choice and will eat lots of algae. Be sure to add him last to the tank that way all the other fish will have time to pick their territories. Yellow tangs can be very aggressive toward other fish but mine the one I have know is a sweet heart.
Take care
yeah i know he was a freak he acually would seek out the other fish amony the rocks to 'hunt' / kill them. Most aggresive fish i had but i guess fish are like people that way some are passive and others are psyco killers.
thanks Rob
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yeah i know he was a freak he acually would seek out the other fish amony the rocks to 'hunt' / kill them. Most aggresive fish i had but i guess fish are like people that way some are passive and others are psyco killers.
thanks Rob
if you can start out with the smallest and youngest of yellow tangs, they tend to be much more peacefu. big ones, especially well established ones tend to be very territorial. if you let the fish population dwindle down to just the yellow tang, it becomes very risky to add new fish.
thanks Walrus.
That tang was added last to a tank which i thought would curb the aggresion. And it was only like 2.5 inches but like i said he was psyco.the other fish were very peacful though flasher wrasse firfish and such. He was placed in a larger tank and is quite happy now with more aggresive larger fish.
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it should be fine, however, yellow tangs are not normally that aggressive
I've actually read just the opposite... and that they tend to be very aggressive.
Here is what Marine Fishes says, "Can be very aggressive once established, especially in a smaller tank. It may refuse to tolerate the presence of other tangs or surgeonfishes. Keep only one, except in large tanks (135 gal or 511 L), where groups should be introduced simultaneously."
I've actually read just the opposite... and that they tend to be very aggressive.
Here is what Marine Fishes says, "Can be very aggressive once established, especially in a smaller tank. It may refuse to tolerate the presence of other tangs or surgeonfishes. Keep only one, except in large tanks (135 gal or 511 L), where groups should be introduced simultaneously."
Yes, gwen you are right.. they are agressive by nature.
what i was refering to is that i have not seen them to be that aggressive, as described by Cjvolitan.
sorry, i should have been more specific..
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Yes, gwen you are right.. they are agressive by nature.
what i was refering to is that i have not seen them to be that aggressive, as described by Cjvolitan.
sorry, i should have been more specific..
I've read many many posts about aggressive tangs... I never read about nice yellow tangs... except yours
The tang was in an 80 gallon conertank. And it was only there for about 3 weeks before i took him back to the supplier. He was a freak like i said and by no means represents all yellow tangs.
I love yellow tang and they are great fish under most cercumstances but that tang i had did not belong in my tank with small pecful defenseless fish. Rip Flashey- the long fin flsher wrase
Rip ghosty- the pearly jaw fish.
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