Good/Cheaper options instead of Yellow tang or Foxface because it eats corals

[Gabe aqua]

What would be a good/ cheaper replacement for a yellow tang and not a foxface because they sometimes go after corals. The tank is 60 gallons but I am upgrading the tank. Something that can replace the usefulness of the two fish. Upgrading to 120-160 gallon tank.

 

[Miami Reef]

What would be a good/ cheaper replacement for a yellow tang and not a foxface because they sometimes go after corals. The tank is 60 gallons but I am upgrading the tank.

Are you asking for a yellow fish?

What size are you planning on upgrading to?

 

[vetteguy53081]

What would be a good/ cheaper replacement for a yellow tang and not a foxface because they sometimes go after corals. The tank is 60 gallons but I am upgrading the tank.

If it is yellow you are after, Yellow coris wrasse, banana wrasse, pyramid butterfly, assessor wrasse and yellow watchman goby

 

[Gabe aqua]

Are you asking for a yellow fish?

What size are you planning on upgrading to?

No just a fish that is as useful as these two and 120-150 tank.

 

[BlueFynn_Ian]

Any of the bristletooth tangs.

- Tomini
- Two Spot
- White Tailed (although not cheap)

 

[lion king]

Scopas tang or lavender tang

 

[vetteguy53081]

No just a fish that is as useful as these two and 120-150 tank.

Kole tang - Great with algae
Tail spot blenny - algae and pods
yellow coris- pretty fish and eats flatworms
Blue head - NOT YELLOW Kleini butterfly - eats aptasia

 

[littlebigreef]

Price on yellow tangs from Biota is coming down, why not wait, save some money and pull the trigger when ready? 10x more gratify I promise.

 

[Homebrewer]

Flame Fin Tomini… had mine about a year following the death of my Y.E. Kole. Both are great choices, similar behavior (utilitarian fish), but I’ll give the edge to the Tomini. I love that guy!

 

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[Randy Holmes-Farley]

What would be a good/ cheaper replacement for a yellow tang and not a foxface because they sometimes go after corals. The tank is 60 gallons but I am upgrading the tank. Something that can replace the usefulness of the two fish. Upgrading to 120-160 gallon tank.

Have you had problems with yellow tangs eating corals?

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

What would be a good/ cheaper replacement for a yellow tang and not a foxface because they sometimes go after corals. The tank is 60 gallons but I am upgrading the tank. Something that can replace the usefulness of the two fish. Upgrading to 120-160 gallon tank.

Have you had a foxface eat coral? I've had a few different rabbits, usually the foxfaces do OK and don't eat it (keeping them fat and fed is the key)... Now the other flavors of rabbitfish, I didn't have good luck with a Goldspot rabbit but I did have good luck with a two bar rabbit.

I'm with everyone else, I'd go for a zebrasomas or a Ctenochaetus tang.

 

[Wasabiroot]

Seconding a Tomini. They're also super chill for a tang and would fit well in that size tank

 

[Gabe aqua]

Kole tang - Great with algae
Tail spot blenny - algae and pods
yellow coris- pretty fish and eats flatworms
Blue head - NOT YELLOW Kleini butterfly - eats aptasia

Hey I upgraded my tank I was looking at this and started searching up the Kleini butterfly and I even call a local shop and all the sources say they are known for eating coral??? Should I still get one and be worried???

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey I upgraded my tank I was looking at this and started searching up the Kleini butterfly and I even call a local shop and all the sources say they are known for eating coral??? Should I still get one and be worried???

Yellow will eat coral. Bluehead ive had 3 years and no issues. Two recent people who were concerned and got them for aptasia said I was right- No issues.

Not this one:

This one:

 

[Gabe aqua]

Yellow will eat coral. Bluehead ive had 3 years and no issues. Two recent people who were concerned and got them for aptasia said I was right- No issues.

Not this one:

This one:

Okay thanks