Tang Compatibility Question....

[Djtonton]

Okay so far i have a 265 gal reef tank I have

2 Clowns
Mandarin
yellow clown goby
small black clown goby
starry blenny
3 wrasses i believe
lemon peal tang small
powder blue tang large
yellow tang large
kole eye tang small/med
tomali tang small/med​

I have a person breaking down their tank and they have a large salfin and large hippo tang. do you think it will be okay for me to add them to my 265. they also have a lamarks angel but for whatever reason it scares me thinking about adding him to my tank seeing 50% eat corals and 50% dont from what i read.

 

[hybridazn]

Of course the only one I would worry about is the powder blue. I have a good sized one alomg with a bigger desjardini sailfin and he picks on him constantly. Its getting to the point where I am going to pull the powder blue and put him in my frag system for a couple months to calm him down. Of course this is in my 180 and you have an additional 2'of length, how is his temperament now?

 

[Djtonton]

the blue is amazing hes about 5 years old super healthy super fat. doesnt really mess around with anyone else in the tank dude just cruises back and forth all day getting his work out on lol

 

[hybridazn]

If you could get a couple acclimation boxes to see how he reacts to them would def be nice. These guys are so hit and miss

 

[Djtonton]

yeah i have a box but from what i hear the 2 tangs hipp and salfin and pretty big i wouldnt want them to suffer in this tiny acclimation box but than again i dont want to have to try to fish them out of the 265 lol

 

[4FordFamily]

Honestly it depends on the tangs. Adding two at a time works in your favor.

Keep in mind that large tangs are exponentially high bio load items so be sure to increase nutrient export and do more water changes

 

[Djtonton]

Honestly it depends on the tangs. Adding two at a time works in your favor.

Keep in mind that large tangs are exponentially high bio load items so be sure to increase nutrient export and do more water changes

I think im going to do it lol if it works out awesome if not well life goes on and i figure out how to get them out of the 265 lol. I just saw your post on most fish good god you have a ton of tangs lol