130x59x31 inches is the tank sizeHow big is your tank?
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130x59x31 inches is the tank sizeHow big is your tank?
That’s a 1,000 gallons. You’re playing with fire, and some of the most expensive fire you can play with, so I suppose, yolo, if your rich enough to take the sorts of gambles your proposing I suppose your rich enough to handle it if it blows up. I’d say if you want 30 tangs in there, or whatever, add all the rest at once but rearrange the rock work first, and make sure you’ve got a G if water ready to go and your diver ready to jump into action if you need to bail anything out. Really it sounds pretty fun, not local to Pittsburgh are you? I’d help you start this party.130x59x31 inches is the tank size
Wow!! That’s a nice big size.130x59x31 inches is the tank size
I am not sure. The dimension of the tank is difficult. Deep and height is small but it does have the length. I had 8 foot tank before but it was a 420 gal tankIt's a240gal 8ft×
2ft × 2ft. They are all small except fox face now and Tank looks pretty bare actually. I do realize when all are full grown it will be full. I will move any if needed but feel they will work. I am home most of the time and tank is always in site so if something doesn't work I will adjust.. How many do you think are a
Appropriate for this size?
Last tang us best practice but some aren’t too aggressive such as convict and orange shoulderWith the
With an acanthus are they mostly just suppose to be the last tang or last fish of all?
The more the merrier if you have the real estate. A powder blue tank boss is worst case scenario generally, however. I’d remove him first and let a naso or something larger but less aggressive take hold and take over first.I have a dilemma, I’ve got a 3” gem tang I need to add to the main tank.
I currently have 11 yellow ones 1 powder blue, purple, 2 Tomini tangs, sailfin tang, convict, scopes and 2 blue hippo tangs
I also want to add naso, achielies, unicorn tang and 2 copperband butterfly fishes.
I wonder if it’s best I get them all together and put all at once in the main system?
Most dominant fish is powder blue right now, about 6”.
Thinking about getting much bigger achilies and hope for the best.
Any one has experience with adding So many tangs together ?
Scarcely I think we are leaning towards a powder brown. Would we beable to add and angel, butterfly or trigger at a later date if we add a powder brown?Last tang us best practice but some aren’t too aggressive such as convict and orange shoulder
Hard to be sure as they are aggressive but I’ve rarely had even the nastiest go after anything other than tangs. Anything is possible. The smaller they are the less likely for them to terrorize non-tangs, IME.Scarcely I think we are leaning towards a powder brown. Would we beable to add and angel, butterfly or trigger at a later date if we add a powder brown?
1) Yes, if your kole bullies a trigger it will very likely bully a regal. Regal cannot handle bullying well and will likely stop eating and stress.Hi everyone,
Also looking for advise for my Max S 650; 5 feet long, 25" wide and tall.
I have a ~3.5" Yellow Eye Kole, Foxface, and some wrasse and clowns in the tank. I recently tried a Blue Jaw Trigger, but the Kole bullied him to death The Kole was in the tank from the beginning and left the Foxface alone.
Sunday, I am picking up a pellet eating Regal Angel from the lfs that is coming from a 800g breakdown. The store also has a 5" Gem that has been on display for a few months now along with some younger Dejardin and Achilles.
My questions:
- Should I worry about the Regal Angel getting bullied as well? It'll be bigger than the Kole, but I am scared for one of my unicorn fish.
- Should I add more than just the Regal to help defuse some of the aggression?
Ideally, the Achilles and Gem would be amazing for everything but my wallet.- What size acclimation box are people using? Should I just put an eggcrate divider into the tank?
- Anything that I am missing?
1) Yes, if your kole bullies a trigger it will very likely bully a regal. Regal cannot handle bullying well and will likely stop eating and stress.
You have a unicorn tang in there?
2) I advise against an Achilles in a 5 foot tank, gem perhaps
3) the biggest I can find, I haven’t measured (sorry I’m not more help on there mine is probably a bit smaller than a standard 8x11 piece of paper
Unfortunately it may not work, a Kole can be a nasty fish especially if it’s got “only tang syndrome”. It may require removal of it, I’d almost advise that instead because if a Kole kills a trigger it’ll kill just about anything.1) Ok, I'll definitely acclimate box and prep to deal with the Kole.
No unicorn tang, the Regal is one of the "unicorn" fish though.
2) Sad, but fair. Esp as they grow. Acanthurus will likely be avoided until I win the lottery and upgrade. Should I avoid desjardini for size reasons and stick to other Zebrasoma? Adding additional Ctenochaetus is a huge risk as well correct?
It's interesting that your Kole is so aggressive, is this a typical behavior? Kole tangs I had in the past have been fairly skittish and submissive...almost like a scopas.
In other news.. SUPER excited..I have a maculiceps and fowleri arriving on friday!!
130x59x31 inches is the tank size
I personally let it work it self out - and it did - in the mean time - feed well. Chasing shoudl not be a problem in a healthy tank thats well fed - fish chase one another all the time in the wild. This is just my personal experience (and the tang I got was given up to the fish store because 'it was chasing fish'. Its fine in my tank with 2 smaller yellow tangs, a dotty back a harlequin tusk. (funny thing is that the tusk is becoming more the boss)Hey guys. I just got a purple tang. Ive already have a sailfin a yellow a hippo and a vlamingi tang in the tank they were all perfect together until the purple i had kept the purple in a acclimation box for a couple days to see if there was any signs of aggression and didn’t see any so I released him expecting him to be picked on a bit by my yellow who was king of the tank. But the purple has been beating everyone up. What can i do to stop this or should i let it play out. Btw no one has slash marks or puncture wounds. But the sailfin does has son torn fins. The purple mainly just chases the others.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Garrett Hole