onux20 November 2, 2009 Share November 2, 2009 (edited) Never mind. Edited November 2, 2009 by onux20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 November 2, 2009 Author Share November 2, 2009 Trying to post a poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikryd November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 Depends on the type of tangs - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 November 3, 2009 Author Share November 3, 2009 Purple, Scopas, and a kole. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 Purple and Scopas are both zebramosa, so I would add them at the same time. You shouldn't have any trouble adding the kole seperately. If you ask me, even though you didn't, I think it's always better to add them at the same time.......that way they can all figure out their territory at the same time instead of getting one established and having it beat up the new guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 November 3, 2009 Author Share November 3, 2009 Purple and Scopas are both zebramosa, so I would add them at the same time. You shouldn't have any trouble adding the kole seperately. If you ask me, even though you didn't, I think it's always better to add them at the same time.......that way they can all figure out their territory at the same time instead of getting one established and having it beat up the new guy. But I did ask. And thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 It also depends on other stocking and the size of each fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 It also depends on other stocking and the size of each fish. Yeah, that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabrego November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 I've got a powder blue and a yellow tang in my 90. I think you can swing 3 if you make sure they are not the very large tangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Garrison November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 I've got a 6' 150g, I have all of 4 fish in it all of which are algae grazers to try and resolve the hair algae issue. 1 - 5" Yellow tang 1 - 3" Desjardini Sailfin tang 1 - 2-3" Atlantic Blue tang 1 - 4" Starry blenny Yellow tang was first, followed by the blenny, then the sailfin and finally the ABT. I watched them all like hawks as new fish were added (always on a weekend where I would be home). They all get along, they all swim and play together with no "abnormal" behavior. They occasionally chase each other then lose interest in the chase and go about whatever it they are now thinking about. It's actually been great to see them all swimming in close range of each other and just grazing away on the rock. They don't really ever seem to be far apart and even the blenny hangs out with the tangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 I have three tangs, Zebrasoma desjardini, Zebrasoma xanthurum, and a Paracanthurus hepatus that are each around 5" in my 120. There is lots of swimming and hiding spaces. They get along just fine now but when I first introduced the sailfin and purple tang there was some tension but it didn't last long and it only happened at night when everyone was finding thier sleeping spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppychao November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 in my 180, i have a hippo, purple, achilles, blonde naso, and added them in that order. the achilles attacked the hippo for about 3 months, and now each is a model citzen. occassionally the purple and achilles will now get at each other, but strangley enough, the hippo now bothers the achilles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 Shouldn't be a problem, I have a desjardini, purple and blue hippo in my 120. The desjardini went in first and attacked the purple for a while, but there were plenty of hiding places so the purple could get away. Now, there is little to no aggression. I don't think you'll have a problem, I would recommend introducing all at the same time, or if you stagger, Kole, Scopas, Purple. But ideally do the scopas and purple at the same time. Purple is the most aggressive of the 3 (Red Sea fish are usually very aggressive) and should go in last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 I agree with Brian. From my experience, the purple is normally the more aggressive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybv November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 I agree with Brian. From my experience, the purple is normally the more aggressive one. What I have found in my experience with tangs, there is A LOT of individual personality involved. All fish act differently in different enviornments as well, male/female, reef formation, and even have these fish ever even seen another fish like it if they come from different parts of the world? When I tell you what is in my 210, and ALL added at different times, you will not believe. All over 4-5" Sailfin Purple BLACK -- the last one added Naso Powder Blue Every once and I while when I come home the black tang shows a few signs of a butt whipping, but that is simply due to murphy's law..... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 3, 2009 Share November 3, 2009 Like Johnny, mine have been added at different times as well. I've got a 300 gallon tank and I have, in approximate order of being added: - Acanthurus dussumieri x 2 (Dussimier's Tang) - ~8-10" - Paracanthurus hepatus x 1 (Pacific or Regal Blue) - ~4-5" - Naso unicornis x 1 (Unicorn Tang) - ~8-10" - Zebrasoma flavescens x 2 (Yellow Tang) - ~3-4" - Zebrasoma xanthurum x 1 (Purple Tang) - ~3-4" - Acanthurus leucosternon x 1 (Powder Blue Tang) - ~3-4" I used to have a couple more yellows, but they were lost in the Great Flood (aka toilet incident) and also initially had experimented with a group of 5 Pacific Blues but they were kept in QT too long and started leaping out to their doom. My plan is to also add a Naso (Naso litaratus), some more Yellows, and possibly a couple more Powder Blues (I originally had 2 but when I had them in isolation one died). I am also considering at some point in the future adding either an Acanthurus lineatus (Clown Tang) or an Acanthurus sohal (Sohal Tang) or possibly an Acanthurus achilles (Achilles Tang). Obviously, this is quite an array of tangs, but I think that based on the personalities of these fish, this would work out in my tank. By far the most aggressive fish in my tank right now are the Pacific Blue and the Powder Blue tangs. The others are not that bad as far as aggression and I find that the Purple Tang (a rescue fish that was donated to school but simply could not recover in one of the tanks there so I ended up tossing it into my display to see if it will ever recover enough to go into school) is a wimp and the three large tangs are also wimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onux20 November 4, 2009 Author Share November 4, 2009 Thanks everyone for the input and voting. Sounds like things SHOULD be okay. I will let you know once I start stocking. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilary November 4, 2009 Share November 4, 2009 Just to add a note regarding a smaller tank, I have a 90 and added the following at different times: 1st Blue Eye Kole (Ctenochaetus truncatus) 2nd Yellow Belly Hippo (Paracanthurus hepatus) 3rd Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) All have lived peacefully together for about a year and a half now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuze November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 Added this guy about 2 months ago. Keep him with a Regal in a 90g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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