I have two lavender tangs in a 15 gallon aquarium. here we go with the haters . 1st if u can't keep tangs alive just don't keep them . don't be hating cuzz your jelly I can keep tangs and you can't.
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Do you have any other herbivores is you’re tank?I have no tangs my tank is only 20gallons
NEVER GET A POWDER BLUE TANG! I had one that went crazy and killed 3 other Tangs including my prize BLUE TANG.I would like to get one.
I'm a sucker for tangs. Always have been and always will be. But we are limited in how many and what types we house in our reefs by tanks sizes, other inhabitants etc. But that won't keep us from talking about them today!
1. How many tangs (surgeonfish) do you have in your reef tank now?
2. What tangs do you have and if you're comfortable with it tell us what size tank you have?
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I have a 150 gallon that’s been running for 5 months and have tried two different tangs at different times but have lost both to disease. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. Fish are always healthy when I purchase them. I have 12 other various reef friendly fish that have been in tank from the beginning and they have all done fine.I'm a sucker for tangs. Always have been and always will be. But we are limited in how many and what types we house in our reefs by tanks sizes, other inhabitants etc. But that won't keep us from talking about them today!
1. How many tangs (surgeonfish) do you have in your reef tank now?
2. What tangs do you have and if you're comfortable with it tell us what size tank you have?
image via @vetteguy53081
I agree with this 100%. The easiest way to prevent tang aggression is to introduce them at the same time. Or If introducing a new tang, make sure it’s a largest one.Might be best to stay with what you have- five might be about the aggression/competition limit for a 150. Six may be feasible if they were all brought through quarantine together and added at the same time (or maybe three now, three later), but a new face in the midst of five established ones might end very badly for the newcomer. And you run the risk of disease and infection if the fighting gets bad. I'm setting up a 180 right now, and though there's about 11 tangs that I want, I'm going to go with three, maybe four. If you really want another, perhaps you could try using an acclimation box for a few days when you introduce him, along with a few mirrors around your tank. It may also help to feed your established tangs very heavily if introducing another one; sending them into a food coma on seaweed may mellow them a bit.
How is your Lieutenant tang with its tankmates? Is it as aggressive as the Orange-Shoulder is said to be?
How big is your tank.The reflections don't count LOL