New Tangs

[cabinreefer]

So I have a yellow tang and it has done perfectly fine for a few weeks now so I am looking to get a second tang.. what would be a good tang that would be fine with a yellow tang?

 

[FishLipz]

Best bet is anything from a different genera. So basically, something with a different body shape.

 

[NYAquatic]

What size tank?

 

[cabinreefer]

I have a 180 Gallon tank

 

[cabinreefer]

Currently have a pair of lightning maroon clowns, coral beauty, 2 pj cardinals, and a yellow tang. I have 2 anemones, a rainbow urchin, harlequin shrimp, and 2 peppermint shrimp and a bunch of snails and hermit crabs.. and then I just have a bunch of corals

 

[4FordFamily]

Currently have a pair of lightning maroon clowns, coral beauty, 2 pj cardinals, and a yellow tang. I have 2 anemones, a rainbow urchin, harlequin shrimp, and 2 peppermint shrimp and a bunch of snails and hermit crabs.. and then I just have a bunch of corals

If you don't quarantine, your odds are best avoiding acanthurus genus tangs. You could try bristletooth tangs like Kole

 

[cabinreefer]

If you don't quarantine, your odds are best avoiding acanthurus genus tangs. You could try bristletooth tangs like Kole

I have a 55G that I use for quadantine

 

[4FordFamily]

I have a 55G that I use for quadantine

Have all your fish been treated as if they have ich or velvet? If you've treated them all in therapeutic levels of copper or CP for 30 days, you could try an acanthurus tang!

 

[cabinreefer]

Yeah, I treat them all before I put them into my tanks now :D
Would a powder blue tang be an option at all?

 

[cabinreefer]

Nevermind, I googled and answered my own question :)
Out of all of the Acanthurus which would you recommend for more of an easier to care for?

 

[4FordFamily]

Nevermind, I googled and answered my own question :)
Out of all of the Acanthurus which would you recommend for more of an easier to care for?

Orange shoulder is one of the hardier acanthurus tangs!

 

[4FordFamily]

If you've properly treated all fish, a powder blue way work out fine -- they're just very aggressive and likely to bully anything and everything you add later (especially tangs, butterflies, and sometimes angels).

If you slipped up anywhere, you'll know really fast with a powder blue! I call it the "ich gauge".

 

[eatbreakfast]

Nevermind, I googled and answered my own question :)
Out of all of the Acanthurus which would you recommend for more of an easier to care for?

I have found mimic tangs to be relatively hardy and pretty peaceful for Acanthurus tangs.

 

[citymouse]

Just reading this and curious, you treat them for ich while in quarantine just in case? Should they be treated as a precaution for other things before introducing them to your tank?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Just reading this and curious, you treat them for ich while in quarantine just in case? Should they be treated as a precaution for other things before introducing them to your tank?

I recommend treating for velvet. Copper treats both ich and velvet.

 

[citymouse]

I recommend treating for velvet. Copper treats both ich and velvet.

How long should they be quarantined? I'm kind of new to this, I've had the same saltwater fish for a long time but I am now just adding more fish, I don't want to add them to my established tank without quarantining them first, I'm working on setting up a 20g tank to use for this. In the past I've just added the new fish and so far so good..no issues, but I know that's not ideal.

 

[eatbreakfast]

How long should they be quarantined? I'm kind of new to this, I've had the same saltwater fish for a long time but I am now just adding more fish, I don't want to add them to my established tank without quarantining them first, I'm working on setting up a 20g tank to use for this. In the past I've just added the new fish and so far so good..no issues, but I know that's not ideal.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-dos-and-don’ts-of-quarantine.203898/

Qt is recommended, but to be effective you would need to treat the fish you already have as well.

 

[citymouse]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-dos-and-don’ts-of-quarantine.203898/

Qt is recommended, but to be effective you would need to treat the fish you already have as well.

Thank you! That info will be very helpful when I get more fish! The only thing I don't understand is fallow, what is that?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thank you! That info will be very helpful when I get more fish! The only thing I don't understand is fallow, what is that?

A fallow tank is where there absolutely no fish in the system for a specific period of time (76 days if memory serves me right), to allow the life cycle of fish parasites to run their course without a host so that they die off.

 

[joeyhatch11]

Lavender Tang would be nice too