BeerOrCoke September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 200g tank is holding 1 hippo tang 2 yellow tangs 1 powder blue tang 1 powder brow tang 1 sohal tang 1 purple tang 1 sailfin tang and other clowns, angels ... I would want to put a naso Tang in. Will I have problem between the new Naso and the old tangs? Thanks
ReeferMan September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 (edited) I'm going to have to say your going to have problems with the fish you already have let alone putting another one in there Edited September 23, 2008 by phisigs79
Brian Ward September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 Probably. But that doesn't mean it won't work. You have 3 Acanthurus and that isn't supposed to work. Depending on the size of the Sohal, he may be mean and will bully the new fish relentlessly. I'd make sure the naso is bigger than all the others to give him the best shot.
quazi September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 This is your first and only warning: THE TANG POLICE ARE ON THERE WAY. Please hide your tangs! Seriously, you have 8 tangs in a 200 gallon tank. About 25 gallons per tang, plus other fish? I think you are maxium right now. You have some tangs that will get big and agressive. I would not add any more tangs at this point. "Hi, my name is BoC and I am a tang-oholic..."
Brian Ward September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 This is your first and only warning: THE TANG POLICE ARE ON THERE WAY. Please hide your tangs! Seriously, you have 8 tangs in a 200 gallon tank. About 25 gallons per tang, plus other fish? I think you are maxium right now. You have some tangs that will get big and agressive. I would not add any more tangs at this point. "Hi, my name is BoC and I am a tang-oholic..." The tang police can be overly aggressive IMO. I have seen tanks with more tangs/gal thrive for years. Filtration is the #1 requirement with a massive skimmer to support everything. I'm assuming everything that's currently in the tank has been there for 6 mos or more? The current size (maturity) of each of the fish as well as how mature they were when collected is key to whether you can get them to accept another member. The Sohal is a mean tang. As are the powder blue and powder brown. The naso has a similar body shape to all 3 and will be targeted by them. If any of these has reached 6", I wouldn't try it. If they're still very young you may have better success. You will still need to be sure the naso is larger than all the others and that there is sufficient hiding places for everyone. Introduce with the lights off and you may want to leave them off for 24 - 36 hrs just to give the naso time to adjust.
BeerOrCoke September 23, 2008 Author September 23, 2008 All the tangs have been in the tank for more than a year. My sohal is very big (10"+). Let say I have the problem between the current fishes and the new Naso, if I put new Naso in a "big egg crate cage" then submerge the cage in the tank for few weeks/month. Will the problem be solved? Has anyone ever done that?
Coral Hind September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 The egg crate will not work. It will only stress out the fish that is in it. When it is released into the general population it will still be sized up by the other fish until it finds a spot in the pecking order. It sounds like you have a tank that is all ready pushing the normal limits and everything is fine. I would not put another fish in that could disrupt the harmony you currently have. If you do put it in, make sure you rearrange the rock work so everyone has to find new homes and territories. Make sure you have a lot of rock work to offer sufficient hiding places for everyone.
Brian Ward September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 I 2nd Coral Hind. Don't add another fish that will break the harmony you have. It's not just the naso that could be in jeopardy - the sohal could turn against the powder blue and brown depending on the dynamics within the community.
m3fan8ic September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 I have about 8" sohal tang along with two yellow (3" and 4") they all get along just fine. I introduced the 2nd yellow about 2 months ago at first there was some agression but 2nd day they were just fine. I agree that sohal tang is a big bully and he lives like a king in my tank I am thinking about adding powder blue and blue hippo as well in my 144gl. Sid
Amuze September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 (edited) All fish all different, but it's likely the Sohal will become more and more aggressive as time goes by. Be ready to part with some of your tangs in the future. I don't think adding a blue hippo would be a good idea at this point unless it's either a juvenile small enough to avoid any real attention or large enough to handle it's own and has been tank raised since a juvenile. Powder blue's can be hard to acclimate to a tank especially when stressed by another fish. Getting it to feed could end up being a real problem. Powder brown's are basically the same as powder blue's. They share the same mortality rate. A blue hippo will get ich if it becomes stressed by the Sohal. Actually, it will probably have ich for the first few weeks of acclimation to your tank by itself alone... even after the QT phase. It's best if it's not stressed during this time to give it a chance to build an immune system strong enough to fight off it's inevitable future ich outbreaks. Otherwise, it will probably die. Imo, Sohal and/or Clown tangs should be added last and even that is a gamble with that little amount of space per fish. Edited September 23, 2008 by audible
BeerOrCoke September 23, 2008 Author September 23, 2008 ... the Sohal will become more and more aggressive as time goes by. ... Agree, I could see that. I was so mean - I admitted. Whenever the sohal becomes aggressive in my tank, I fish him out, put him in the sump for a week or 10 days then put him back to the display. I have to do that every 3 months or so.
m3fan8ic September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 Agree, I could see that. I was so mean - I admitted. Whenever the sohal becomes aggressive in my tank, I fish him out, put him in the sump for a week or 10 days then put him back to the display. I have to do that every 3 months or so. You must not have any LR in your tank? how do you catch him if you do have LR?
BeerOrCoke September 23, 2008 Author September 23, 2008 You must not have any LR in your tank? how do you catch him if you do have LR? No food in a day (yes, one day). Put the trap with food into the tank. He swims right in the trap himself in 10mins.
davelin315 September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 All the tangs have been in the tank for more than a year. My sohal is very big (10"+). Let say I have the problem between the current fishes and the new Naso, if I put new Naso in a "big egg crate cage" then submerge the cage in the tank for few weeks/month. Will the problem be solved? Has anyone ever done that? I think that Sohal will be your problem and will make quick work of a new Naso. I have no personal experience, only other people's anecdotal evidence. That said, I also think that you might possibly unbalance your tang peace by adding in another one. You'll reestablish the pecking order and stress them all out.
reefhunter September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008 I have six tangs (Naso, Hippo, Sailfin, Purple, Yellow, Clown) in a 180 and there is beginning to be an aggression problem. I had a lavendar tang that had to go. I think you are beyond the amount of tangs you can keep without them injuring each other or causing stress to each other. Plus some of those fish are going to be huge. However, the Naso is an awesome fish... mine is a blonde male.
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