Biota Yellow Tang

[Biota_Marine]

Thank you all for such great feedback on our fish! We love to see they're growing up in great homes with great hobbyists

 

[larrysaltisfun]

Here's a video of my 3 at about 10 months. The larger yellow is a wild caught for comparison. They've colored up nicely but 2 of the 3 are showing signs of HLLE that isn't visible in the video. None of my other tangs that I've had for years show any sings of HLLE so I'm not really doing anything for mine. I feed heavy and make sure they're all getting plenty of food.

EDIT: i feed mainly frozen PE mysis, Rods and LRS 3-4 times a day along with nori and algae from my scrubber. I also have several pellets and some flake I toss in as treats since my gang is so good at begging for food.

How big is your tank, amazing group of fish!

 

[exnisstech]

How big is your tank, amazing group of fish!

Thanks. The tanks is a WB 330.7 84x30x25"

 

[Lavey29]

Thanks. The tanks is a WB 330.7 84x30x25"

Thats a lot of water

 

[larrysaltisfun]

How big is your tank, amazing group of fish!

Thanks. The tanks is a WB 330.7 84x30x25"

If you don’t mind, can you tell me what your fish load is and in your opinion, would an Achilles tang Do OK in a 210 gallon tank? Do you think there would be any aggression with a scopas or hippo Tang?

 

[areefer01]

If you don’t mind, can you tell me what your fish load is and in your opinion, would an Achilles tang Do OK in a 210 gallon tank? Do you think there would be any aggression with a scopas or hippo Tang?

They are typically labeled as difficult, expert only, and know upfront that they can reach a max size of around 8 inches. Maybe even larger closer to 9. They are also pretty fast fish and always foraging. So they need space.

While 210 sounds like a lot of space once you add in rock work, reef structure, and frags turn into colonies that space is gone. It does, however, provide foraging which is nice. Just that swim space is gone.

I only note some of this as I have a large fish, Gold Lined Rabbit, in a 210 gallon mixed reef and these are my observations.

Note: source of the Achilles will play a vital role in success. In my opinion. That is half the battle.

 

[larrysaltisfun]

Glad I asked. it would be a $$ investment , which may not pan out well. Thanks!

 

[exnisstech]

If you don’t mind, can you tell me what your fish load is and in your opinion, would an Achilles tang Do OK in a 210 gallon tank? Do you think there would be any aggression with a scopas or hippo Tang?

@areefer01 answered better than I could.
I have 4 yellows, purple, convict, naso, and vlamingii and I have a hippo growing out that will be the last tang in. I've never kept an Achilles because I don't think I could provide a suitable home for it.
My tangs just swim around leisurely all day and never swim laps or glass surf. I try to stay away from fish that are known to feel the need to swim laps constantly like Achilles. i feel very lucky to have the gang I do with little to no aggression and have been hesitant to add another but I lost my Hippo that I had for 5 years and want to try again. My previous one was in a 6ft tank with my current purple, naso, and convict for a few years with no aggression so I'm hoping I'll have similar luck when I add the new one to this tank.

 

[larrysaltisfun]

Sounds like a lucky group of fish. I thought I saw an Achilles in your tank. That’s why I asked. I just started up a 210 gallon tank. I’ve got a scopas in there and a hippo tang and I would love to add a purple, but I’m afraid of the aggression with just one other Tang of that genus