Anyone able to keep multiple tangs in same tank?

[Apone]

Just wondering if anyone here has had luck keeping multiple tangs from different species in the same tank? I have had a yellow and regal tang live together successfully, but no other combinations.

 

[reefnewbie54321]

my uncle has 300 gallon fowlr w/ yellow tang, regal tang, and pbt

 

[JohnK]

I've done it in 75-120 g tanks but IME they do much much better if you only have one unless it's a much larger tank.

IME (now that I have learned a bit) is it's pushing it to keep one good sized tang in a 120. They need to swim a lot and get territorial/stressed when there's more than one.

IMO go very conservative unless you have a giant tank.

jk

 

[AbbeyRoad]

I have a hippo and a purple in a 135. No issues at all. The majestic rules them both.

 

[dz6t]

I used to have a purple, tang and blonde tangs in a 90. In order to please those tang police, I took out the blonde tang.

 

[OceanGuy]

I kept a yellow tang, sailfin tang, and a blue hippo tang in the same tank. It is good if you can to introduce them all at once. I didn't do that but the tank is 220 gallons and they first established a pecking order and once that was established they all swam in pretty close proximity and didn't bother one another. They were happy and well fed with nori, garlic pellets, and veggie flakes. I'm told and have read that three are better than two.

Everyone will probably have a different story.
Good luck.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

7" Sailfin & a Hippo that was small, he is now increasing in size - 3"
So this year I am swapping the 125g out & installing the 180g for more room

 

[zev]

I have been able to keep a sailfin, yellow, and scopas tang all in the same tank.....its a 150 though, also tried to keep a sm sailfin in a 55 and it killed off any fish I added after him.....shoulda listen to the tang police that time I guess

 

[grendel]

Got a Hippo, Yellow and a Purple all in the same 90g tank.

Here's the thread I posted about it:

http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25844

 

[B.rian]

grendel, how long have these 3 been together? has the aggression ceased yet? i have heard that 3 is the magic number, but that is a lot of tangs in a tank.

 

[smcnally]

I have had a Hippo and Powder Blue in a 125 together since January with no issues. They are both ~4-5 inches.

 

[grendel]

grendel, how long have these 3 been together? has the aggression ceased yet? i have heard that 3 is the magic number, but that is a lot of tangs in a tank.

The aggression ceased after about 24 hours. The Yellow decided to fight for himself and now they seem to get along pretty well.

 

[Michael Mota]

Ive got a kole, yellow, and blue hippo in a 90

 

[Liquid]

I've got a yellow and a hippo in a 125 for the past few months. The Yellow is fairly territorial, but he now lets the hippo in his special cave home. There was a bit of aggression for the first few weeks while they got things sorted. Now the YT is a bit of a bully to anyone new to the tank while the hippo is cool with whatever. When I can finally catch him the yellow will be coming out and hopefully a nice smaller purple tang will take his place.

 

[Kevin McG]

I have 2 yellow tangs and a purple tang in my 180. They were all added at the same time and all were the same size and age (appx.) They bicker but mostly get along pretty good.

 

[joefitz]

Sailfin (7"), Powder Blue (5"), Yellow (5") and Hippo (5")...normally they are in my 330 but for the fast few months they've co-existed pretty well in a 150g rubbermaid stock container. I will say that there are a TON of hiding places in their current tank and I think that helps a LOT. The only tension I see is at feeding time when the PBlT asserts his dominance but even that isn't bad -- he just makes sure everyone knows he eats first, then they get a turn, then he eats again...

 

[emabie]

What's the best order to add the tangs? I am thinking a Hippo and a yellow for my 120. I was going to add the hippo first but it sounds like I might need to put them in at the same time.
Or should I go with 3 if that's the magic number?

 

[Kevin McG]

What's the best order to add the tangs? I am thinking a Hippo and a yellow for my 120. I was going to add the hippo first but it sounds like I might need to put them in at the same time.
Or should I go with 3 if that's the magic number?

Same time would be best 3 is no magic # and I think 3 in a 120 may be pushing it, I would stay with the hippo and the yellow. If you had to add one at a time I would say the hippo first.

 

[agent6473]

I have a small yellow and small powder blue tang in my 72 bow.

 

[joefitz]

Hippo's get very big, very fast. In my experience, they are about as tolerant a fish as they come. Yellow's are Zebrasoma and tend to be a lot more aggressive although I doubt it would be an issue with a Hippo. I'd stick with two in a tank that size. The Yellow is a good choice in that it doesn't get all that big.