tang behavior

I’d like some advice regarding the behavior of my Yellow Tang. I got this fish on January 14, 2025, and it has been in my tank for about 1 year and 3 months. It eats very well (nori and pellets). However, it seems slightly timid — it often hides in the rocks when I approach the tank. My main...

We’ve had this little guy for a week. We don’t currently have the antibiotics and equipment for a quarantine tank at the moment. Attached are also our water parameters. Any help is greatly appreciated!

All my tangs are pretty decent size no serious aggression with each other. Tank dimensions: 72.3" x 30" x 26" I have 6 tangs: maculiceps, Powder blue, orange shoulder, purple, desjardini, gem tang. Would it be possible to add a bristletooth species? If so which would y'all recommend. I ask...

I am thinking of adding another yellow tang to my aquarium. However, I have a captive-bred one and was wondering if it would fight with another young captive-bred yellow tang? Not sure if the territorial behavior would also be displayed if they were not raised having to fight for food... Any...

I have a 125 gallon tank and was planning on adding a few tangs to it. I just received a purple tang in the mail from live aquaria. My plan was to quarantine it and then move it into my sump. Then order a yellow tang and blue tang from biota. Quarantine them and introduce everyone at the same...

I was positive the problem was an internal parasite, because his poop has been these giant white milky clouds. But it’s not really stringy like people usually describe it. As mentioned they’re big white milky clouds that come out of him but they also have thin flat white clumps in them. The only...

Hi all, I just bought a Bicolour along with a Leopard wrasse and Canary/banana wrasse Tangs absolutely went at the bicolour to the point where I had to remove him, they were all QT just fine I had to take the Bicolour out as it was getting ganged up on really badly The Canary wrasse is...

I’ve noticed the past couple days that my blue eye kole tang has seemed sluggish compared to his usual energetic happy self. In fact all my fish, which includes a pair of skunk clowns and a pintail fairy wrasse, have seemed a bit off. My clowns have been at opposite ends of the tank, each...

Hey there guys I wanted to start a new thread I keep seeing old ones regarding this topic from years ago. I have a 75 gallon mixed reef with 8 nems 3 black widows, 1 ultra bubble tip, 2 normal rose bubble tip, 1 nexus, 1 Sherman rose and one rock flower with some other corals and such I have had...

Never heard much of this from this specific type of tang so I was just wondering if any of you ever had any Acanthurus tangs eat coral. I first noticed when moving corals from the sand to new rocks due to a court jester goby that kept burying them. I watched the gold rim rip two heads off the...

I introduced my baby Biota yellow tangs to my display tank last week. They're still relatively small, just under 2". Everyone was doing great, getting along - there are 9 of them in a 7' long tank with lots of hiding places. There were mild posturing but no real fights going on until last night...

Hey everyone, Alright so I have a 10” blue spine unicorn tang. I’ve had him for a while and eats out of my hand. He’s in my 310g which I plan to add a big blonde Naso and 4-5 other smaller tangs. (Achilles, gem, purple, blue hippo, maybe white tail) I have someone interested in buying the...

I was looking these up on Live aquaria and min tank size says 180 gallons. However most have told me they need a bigger tank, 300+. The tank is a Visio 210, 6 x 2 x 30" deep. What is your experience keeping a naso tang, what other tangs did you have it with, what tank size? Appreciate all the...

I got a new small blue hippo tang 8/21/23. it was be hide the rocks hanging out with my cleaner shrimp and eating on Sunday the 22nd. Then it just disappeared. I did see it hiding in the rocks Saturday 8/28/23 but I have seen it since nor is it coming out to eat. I know that they can fit into...

Hi, I’ve had this Vlamingi Tang for a couple months now and he has been a family favorite. He is super friendly, eats aggressively, gets along with tank mates (Invited my Vampire Tang to school with him and other fish after a day), and overall a super great fish. He has never shown any negative...