Tang Compatibility - Round two :)

[koda_dad]

Hi all,

I didn't want to hijack the other thread so I thought I would start my own.

I am upgrading my 33 to a 110 :) I am looking to get 3 tangs for it.

I have a few questions.....

1) I added my fish in my 33 really slowly. I read that with tangs it can be better to add multiple at a time?

2) I have a 3 options I am considering.

Option 1
Chevron
Hippo
Yellow

Option 2
Chevron
Power Brown
Hippo

Option 3
Chevron
Hippo
Purple

Could a 4th be added?
Thoughts?

 

[PRC]

I can't say if they're compatible. (I'll leave that to others who know more about Tangs) Because I don't know..... but out of the 3 options

I'd make my own and go

Chevron
Purple
Yellow..

I'm not a fan of the hippo's and the powder browns can have health issues. I didn't like yellows until I got one, now he's one of my favorite fish, very bright. Love the Purples and the Chevrons.

Make sure you bring the checkbook when you go to pick those bad boys up.:D

 

[yote]

I say forget the yellow and hippo tangs.Everybody and their momma has those.

Atlantic Blue
Tomini
Powder Brown.:D

 

[PRC]

Or an Achilles Tang....But we'd like to thank you for offering 3 options anyway.:D

 

[OhNoNemo]

I say forget the yellow and hippo tangs.Everybody and their momma has those.

Atlantic Blue
Tomini
Powder Brown.:D

Agree,be different, get a chocolate or a clown,those are a couple to think about too..

 

[OhNoNemo]

Or an Achilles Tang....But we'd like to thank you for offering 3 options anyway.:D

+1, Achillies will be my next tang ,but not for awhile

 

[reeffreak]

I like expensive things-option 3.I would add the hippo and chevron first,purple last since they are aggressive son of a gun.

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree with Yote...hippos and yellows are boring. I have a yellow. I love him, but he's boring.

 

[Jmck]

Sarah, I think you just hurt your yellows feelings! isnt it named sunshine or something?

I would get a yellow just because its CRAZY amounts of color.

 

[Bifferwine]

Sarah, I think you just hurt your yellows feelings! isnt it named sunshine or something?

His name is Tangy. I'm sorry Tangy!!! :cry: Tangy is one of my oldest fish. I've had him going on 10 years now. I still have the few fish I started up my very first 55 gallon tank with, back in 2000!! Even if I wanted to get rid of them (because they are pretty boring, plain, "newbie" fish), I just wouldn't have the heart to ditch a member of my family like that!

 

[yote]

I hear that yellow tang make decent fillets.:mrgreen:

 

[Melosu58]

I have a yellow, yellow eyed kole and a scopas tang. BTW how long is a 110 gallon tank?

 

[koda_dad]

5 feet long

 

[koda_dad]

Agree,be different, get a chocolate or a clown,those are a couple to think about too..

I love the clown but i heard they are just about the nastiest of the bunch

 

[Bifferwine]

Clown tangs are just really difficult to keep alive. They are "expert only" fish. They usually don't live longer than a month or two.

 

[Melosu58]

Clown tangs are just really difficult to keep alive. They are "expert only" fish. They usually don't live longer than a month or two.

Totally agree. Not a fish to start off.

 

[OhNoNemo]

Sorry,.i was unaware of that..A friend has had one for a few months now,so thats why i suggested it.

 

[dcantucson]

As for the Atlantic Blue Tang. I have one and it has grown faster and larger than the other 3 of my Tangs. If it grows any more I fear I'll have to fillet it. :shock:

 

[koda_dad]

Well....after a long drawn decision process... I have decided to go with these guys. :)



Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (chevron)
Acanthurus achilles (achilles)
Zebrasoma xanthurum (purple)


I have the purple now in a the temporary tank until the new one shows up... I was thinking of ordering the others to co-inside with the move into the 130 g. My worry is that the bioload will cause a major spike.


Thoughts?

 

[yote]

I'd say that you have a 50/50 shot of a spike.Of course there are things you can do to sway the odds in your favor,like making sure the fish are small when you add them,paying close attention to your parameters and maintance.Things your probably already doing.