Purple tang question?

[NamReefs]

Hi everyone! I like to purcharge a purple tang but just make sure is alright to have him together with my tang? Anyone know how is purple tang assgessive? Please give some idea.

[scott711]

what is your other tang? Tangs of the same species can be aggressive towards each other, but generally can be put together in a larger aquarium. What size tank do you have?

[Brian Ward]

The purple is generally more aggressive than a yellow, kole, or blue hippo, but I would say a bit less aggressive than most of the acanthurus species - especially those out of the red sea. Mine is a model citizen - he's been able to defend himself from my much larger (and previously established) dejardini sailfin and they have an understanding now and coexist more or less peacefully.

 

There's a lot of conditions on whether introducing the tang would be a problem. Remember that tangs in general are more aggressive than a lot of other species and should be introduced last. Also, they require a lot of space - I wouldn't put any tang in a tank smaller than about 75 gal (there is an infinite debate on the required size of the tank - it should be at least 4' long, 6'+ preferred and have enough water volume and a good enough skimmer than you will be able to keep your nitrates in check. Also consider how many other fish you have or plan to have in the space).

[NamReefs]

that cool thank you alot everyone.

[lanman]

My yellow tang kicked my purple tang's tail for quite a while. The hippo in my tank is the least aggressive; but he makes up for it with size! Tank size=240.

 

bob