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[scotty333]

Guys I’ve bought a clown tang and foxface today, my powder blue is kicking **** out them so I sumped him , how long should he be isolated?

 

[mues]

Tank size? How long has the powder blue been in there? Any other tank mates?

Tangs are extremely territorial.

 

[scotty333]

1200 x 100 x 90 - 525 ltr

Powderblue has been in 8 years, pair of clarkii clowns, blue spot goby , 3 bangaiis

 

[OrionN]

Two threads with same post. We should delete the other thread.
Your tank in 525 L. I think it is way too small for a Clown tang. I highly recommended that you return him. Keeping him will be a continue headaches for you and dead tank mates for your fish.

 

[scotty333]

Not sure how that happened

 

[mues]

A tang that has been established for 8 years owns the tank. Introducing any other tang is going to be an issue, and anybody else that he could possibly see as an annoyance.

 

[scotty333]

Yeah he owns the tank , I’m still wondering if I sumped him for a week if heel have learned his lesson

 

[mues]

I would be willing to bet not. You might have luck rearranging scape, but then you're causing all kinds of other unwanted stress and problems.

 

[scotty333]

Will try it anyway

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Guys I’ve bought a clown tang and foxface today, my powder blue is kicking **** out them so I sumped him , how long should he be isolated?

Some tangs are not so bad, but the powder blue is notoriously mean and territorial

 

[scotty333]

Well he’s on the naughty step for now , he used to get along with my purple tang till I lost it

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Well he’s on the naughty step for now , he used to along with my purple tang till I lost it

Don't know how true it is, but they say if you put a mirror up, they will be more interested in chasing that "other" blue tang than the rest of the fish in the tank.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Some tangs are not so bad, but the powder blue is notoriously mean and territorial

Yep, yep, yep. My rule is one tang per tank (at least in a 90G). I would use that for a 120G as well. As stated, tho, other tangs are on more on the mellow(ish) side. Now, I know that there are others who would disagree so don't take my rules and regs as the end all, be all of aquarium knowledge. It's just what I do.

 

[Serpentman2024]

In my experience its either 1 tang or many tangs (3 or more) (provided the tank is large enough). Unfortunately I don’t think this tank is large enough to support multiple tangs (3+).

 

[scotty333]

Don't know how true it is, but they say if you put a mirror up, they will be more interested in chasing that "other" blue tang than the rest of the fish in the tank.

I tried that 20 years ago and yes it can work

 

[PharmrJohn]

Don't know how true it is, but they say if you put a mirror up, they will be more interested in chasing that "other" blue tang than the rest of the fish in the tank.

Yep. Great idea. Also, just a picture of the same should work too. But a mirror would be a superior modality.

 

[nereefpat]

I don't think an 8 year old powder blue will accept another Acanthurus genus tang in a 1000 (mm?, so 4 foot) long tank.

The foxface is worth trying. I don't see the clown and powder getting along.

 

[scotty333]

Powders going to lfs, gonna get a baby regal insteD

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@F i s h y knows how to make tangs play nice

 

[scotty333]

@F i s h y knows how to make tangs play nice

I’ve messaged him thanks