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July 9th, 2008, 11:07 PM
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powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
I just added a beautiful Powder Brown tang to my tank today and now my yellow tang who usually hides out all day is acting tough and picking on him. Will they work it out and be okay? I do have over a hundred pounds of live rock, so there should be plenty of hiding spaces. I would hate to wake up to two dead tangs tomorrow.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 72 Bow Front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 10 years Other Intrests: golf and fishing 
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#2
July 10th, 2008, 01:14 AM
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Re: powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
tangs always fight with the newly introduced tang, there shouldnt be any more fighting after tomorrow at the latest
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"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"- George Carlin Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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July 10th, 2008, 01:18 AM
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Re: powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
Not always. Lots of times, tangs will fight to the death. In a smallish sized tank like yours, I'd say you are maxed out at one tang. You can try rearranging the rocks so that they can establish new territory, or just wait and see if they'll stop on their own.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 240-gallon reef with a 55-gallon sump and 35-gallon refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 years
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July 10th, 2008, 07:12 AM
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Re: powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
That is why they should of been added together. Hope they work it out.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 with 30 sump Aquatinic Constellation T5 lighting Coralife Super Skimmer Koralia 2/3 Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years and counting Other Intrests: Pig collector, Gardening
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July 18th, 2008, 03:59 PM
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Re: powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
what is the update on the tangs? Did the fighting stop? I agree that a 72 is probably not big enough for both tangs. Since they stress easily and Ich tends to be an issue with stress, I fear that both will end up sick or worse if the fighting continues.
-Doc Current Aquarium(s) Description: 210 gal "Shark Reef" With Angelfish and 90 gal reef tank Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: long enough to know I have a lot to learn
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July 18th, 2008, 06:58 PM
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Re: powder brown and yellow tang picking on each other
So far.....so good. They live on different sides of the tank and don't really pay that much attention to each other anymore. I think having so much live rock really helped. After the first day they were fine but that first day was horrible.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 72 Bow Front Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 10 years Other Intrests: golf and fishing
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