After ick fish add

[Scott Tuttle]

My DT has been fishless for 74 days (only shrimp and crabs in it) we lost all but 2 of our fish to ick. The 2 remaining fish are 1 PJ Cardinal and a Yellow Tang. I've heard the Tang should be added as one of the last fish but I would prefer not to leave him in the QT until I have restocked the other fish. What would be the best way to proceed? Thanks in advance for your assistance with this.

 

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if you are not getting any more tangs then go ahead place it in DT. but if you are planning on getting more tangs then i would leave it in QT and introduce all tangs at same time. if you do place it in qt then buy other tangs bigger than this yellow tang but its a 50/50 chance.

 

[eatbreakfast]

What size tank?

 

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56 gal tank is too small for a tang. (i read on another post hes got 56g)

 

[eatbreakfast]

I strongly recommend rehoming the tang. 56g is too small.

A yellow coris wrasse will get you that same vibrant yellow.

Flame or longnose hawk, royal gramma, chalk bass, a group of dartfish, are all possibilities.

 

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i agree with @eatbreakfast. forget my first post. if you really have a 56g tank there is no Tang that will survive in it. too stressful for them. they are swimmers and need a lot of space. go with suggestions given above.

 

[Jesterrace]

I agree. I had a medium sized Yellow Tang who claimed my entire 90 gallon as his and turned into a complete jerk with the other fish. I can't imagine having one in a 56 gallon. Furthermore given the fact that Tangs are arguably one of the most susceptible to ich (if not the most) would make me very wary to put them in a tank that they are going to be cramped in.