How to Intro Multiple Tangs

[Girish23]

i add 4 yellow tang in same size in one time.but now after 3 mothe suddnly start figthing each other what should i do.tamk size is 180 gallon with live rocks to many hidden place in it but they not stoping fighing each othe r

 

[Reef4Rose]

Do research and read warnings. Purple tang is said to be aggressive towards tangs of similar shape. Probably why 8 yellows got killed.

Years ago in a 125 I had Naso, Powder Blue, Yellow, Sailfin and Blue and all introduced one at a time and all did fine.

As I look at getting back into the hobby I am interested in a bunch of tangs. Probably the above group and additional species. Any and all comments about multiple tangs are welcomed.

 

[reeftank220master]

 

[randy4083]

I just put 3 tangs into a 125 gallon tank and one is a yellow tang and one is a purple tang and one is a powder brown tang and I put them all in at once and there all doing good together and I have lots of caves for them to hide in and this is how I put a few tangs together

 

[l.fortune]

Hello i have a 160 gallon tank and I've been adding different tangs over a year period. Usually we add them when a mayor water change is done and haven't had that many problems with aggression among them.

Currently we have in the tank:

1 clown tang
1 Achilles tang
1 purple tang
2 blue hippo tangs
1 yellow tang
1 sailfin tang
1 white cheek powder brown tang
1 naso tang
1 sailfin desjardini tang
1 mimic lemon peel tang
1 chocolate tang
1 mimic eibili tang
1 fowleri tang
1 black tang.

Hoping to get soon a gem tang also.

I think part of the success is providing plenty of food and lots of algae, once a week I feed them frozen food also.

The down side is that the level of phosphates is very high so I can't have some corals that I would like.