Adding a yellow tang to my 120g

[charles89]

Hello,
I always looked forward to read the amazing stuff on this forum,but I didn't find the answer for my question..
I have a 120g I added a blue hippo tang less than a month ago about 5-7inches.
I am thinking to add a yellow tang. Is it possible to add it?
Or should I change my aquascape?
I read that blue hippo tangs are less aggressive than other tangs,will it help to add a yellow tang without problem in a tank with already a blue hippo tang?

Thank you in advanced

 

[tigerdragon]

Shouldnt be much of an issue they dont have similiar body styles not like trying to put a powder blue and powder brown togerther.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

I would maybe consider adding the yellow tang in an acclimation box. Shouldn't have a problem but if the yellow starts bullying the hippo right away, it may stress him out and could possibly bring on the ICH since the hippos are notorious for it. Just my 2 cents. If that picture is of your hippo, bravo. Very nice looking fish indeed!

 

[charles89]

Okayy
But if the hippo was quarantined and is free from ich,can he get ich from stress in my DT? :squigglemouth:

Thank you

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Okayy
But if the hippo was quarantined and is free from ich,can he get ich from stress in my DT? :squigglemouth:

Thank you

Absolutely. ICH lives within fish, it attacks when their stress levels get too high. Kind of like humans, we all have the common cold, but it only shows when were run down and our immune systems can't help out

 

[saltyhog]

Absolutely. ICH lives within fish, it attacks when their stress levels get too high. Kind of like humans, we all have the common cold, but it only shows when were run down and our immune systems can't help out

Have to disagree. Ich has been found in only about 30% of wild populations and it is possible to prevent it's introduction in to our tanks. We don't all have cold virus living in our body all the time. It has to be introduced, just as ich does.

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Have to disagree. Ich has been found in only about 30% of wild populations and it is possible to prevent it's introduction in to our tanks. We don't all have cold virus living in our body all the time. It has to be introduced, just as ich does.

Well I'm not an expert but I guess I stand corrected lol

 

[Dalmatia]

Hello,
I always looked forward to read the amazing stuff on this forum,but I didn't find the answer for my question..
I have a 120g I added a blue hippo tang less than a month ago about 5-7inches.
I am thinking to add a yellow tang. Is it possible to add it?
Or should I change my aquascape?
I read that blue hippo tangs are less aggressive than other tangs,will it help to add a yellow tang without problem in a tank with already a blue hippo tang?



Thank you in advanced

I had 11 tangs in a 150, all got along but Vlamingii tang and blond naso (both are naso tangs) long story short,,, that many tangs=ich no matter what

 

[Dalmatia]

That's 11 tangs plus another 29 other fish in there!
Talk about over stocking a tank lol

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Wow, that's insane! Never heard of that many tangs in a 150 Lol never heard of that many fish in a 150 Lol hope u had/have a great skimmer

 

[Dalmatia]

Wow, that's insane! Never heard of that many tangs in a 150 Lol never heard of that many fish in a 150 Lol hope u had/have a great skimmer

Sump, just a old coralife 220 lol

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Sump, just a old coralife 220 lol

Insane lol

 

[Dalmatia]

Here's a vid before the ich, sorry when they had it. Just a mild case ,, I'll

show one after the fish are sold off

 

[Dalmatia]

Sorry I can't post a video off the iPhone app