How aggressive are tomini tangs/ kole tangs

[wasabi bean]

So about 5 months ago i set up a 70 gallon, 3ft by 2ft by 2ft tank, and transferred over all my old fish, clowns, midas blenny, gramma, and a bangai and a month after i added a naoko wrasse, i want a tang and know these are my only real longer term options ( although totally prepared to have to rehome it if it gets too big) all my fish are pretty aggressive and i dont know how these tangs are, how aggressive are yours if you have them, as i read online they can get real bad when they set up a territory. I also added a pic of the tank so you can see the rock work, i am planning on getting some more rock btw for the front right

 

[19Mateo83]

My tomini is a model citizen in my 50g

 

[Arkayology]

Add the tomini or kole last. They are really chill fish, but can get bossy and chase fish introduced after them.

 

[KandAReefs]

Kole tangs are very chill I have never had one cause trouble.

 

[TX_REEF]

My tomini is super chill, hangs our with the maroon clowns in my frag tank. My damsel doesn't like him, but it doesn't matter because the damsel is much smaller.

 

[KandAReefs]

My tomini is super chill, hangs our with the maroon clowns in my frag tank. My damsel doesn't like him, but it doesn't matter because the damsel is much smaller.

Damsels tend to have problems with everyone.

 

[edsbeaker]

I have a Tomini tang that was my last fish in my 75 gallon. He was calm, wonderful, and passive. When I upgraded to my 170 and transferred him over he was fine when I put him in with the fish he was with in the 75, but he is territorial towards new fish that I’ve added, including a coral beauty and a one spot fox face. The aggression lasted for a couple of weeks and I thought I would need to rehome him. But now he totally ignores the newcomers and he is back to his calm ways. I still need to add a flame angel, multicolor angel, hippo tang and regal angel, so I’m a bit concerned about what might happen.

 

[TX_REEF]

So about 5 months ago i set up a 70 gallon, 3ft by 2ft by 2ft tank, and transferred over all my old fish, clowns, midas blenny, gramma, and a bangai and a month after i added a naoko wrasse, i want a tang and know these are my only real longer term options ( although totally prepared to have to rehome it if it gets too big) all my fish are pretty aggressive and i dont know how these tangs are, how aggressive are yours if you have them, as i read online they can get real bad when they set up a territory. I also added a pic of the tank so you can see the rock work, i am planning on getting some more rock btw for the front right

my concern though with your tank size and dimensions is that your rockwork may not be ideal. You should try to create some more fully concealed alcoves for your residents to make use of. This will reduce aggression (or the potential thereof)

 

[CHSUB]

Kole tangs, Ime, are terrors. Tomini Tangs are wonderful and behaved.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Had both tomini and kole tang, both never gave me an issue

 

[wasabi bean]

my concern though with your tank size and dimensions is that your rockwork may not be ideal. You should try to create some more fully concealed alcoves for your residents to make use of. This will reduce aggression (or the potential thereof)

I think that is probably a good idea, it would also give more space for coral, who doesn’t want that!

 

[wasabi bean]

and thanks all for your thoughts i think i will go for it but only once i am happy i dont want any more fish

 

[Marinus]

Thanks for posting this, I would like to get a Tomini tang in the future.