Adding Gem Tang into 200g w/ Yellow, Desjardini, Achillies - Bad Idea?

[Doostur]

Thinking of trying to add a decent size gem tang (4 inch) to my 200g with some pretty fat 4+ inch tangs; yellow, Desjardini and Achilles. Those are who I'm worried about. I also have a blonde naso, white tail kole, hippo, fox face and a bunch of non tang fish.

Is this a bad idea? Am I asking for a royal rumble? Wouldn't be so bad but with hawaii closed down and super high prices, I'm worried the risk isn't worth the reward. I have an opportunity to buy nice quarantined, healthy eating gem ....

 

[vetteguy53081]

Don’t see a relation or issue. I have 18 tangs and these are all in my tank

 

[gentlefish]

It’s a hit or miss. Vetteguy is a pro, if I were to try to add a gem to my YT and Tomini and Potters, it would die quick. When I still had my Achilles, it would die sooner. 200g also.

 

[Doostur]

Hrmm. I have researching for a couple of days. Some didn't have an issue after the first 30-60 minutes. Others had to remove the problem tang in order to keep the gem.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I would be cautious too. GL. Maybe dim lights or put a cpl mirrors up if you can.
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[DaneGer21]

Here is a case I went through...in the END it worked out fine...

Added a new fish...oh brother

I was thinking about adding one more fish to my tank. Here are some quick details. Tank is 60”x36”x24”, with roughly 250gals total with sump and small observation tank. This tank set up has been running 2.5yrs. All my rock and most corals came from my 10yr old 90gal reef when I tore it down for...

www.reef2reef.com

Long story short, a big acclimation box is how I won this “fight”.

 

[gentlefish]

Did you find the @Ford article Tang aggression understanding and combating? (2015) It’s more than worthwhile to read.

 

[Doostur]

Did you find the @Ford article Tang aggression understanding and combating? (2015) It’s more than worthwhile to read.

No. I'll try to find it.

 

[nereefpat]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

200 is pretty tight for some of those species, individually.

 

[blueface]

My white tail was the ****** when I added a gem to my 220. I’d definitely use an acclimation box first

 

[Doostur]

What are the dimensions of the tank?

200 is pretty tight for some of those species, individually.

I'm in the process of putting together a 1000 gallon which should be ready within a year.

Currently 72 L, 26 D, 24 H.