Best and worst tangs

Heres_doe_ · Aug 25, 2022

Building a 125g. Want to know 3 best and worst tangs in your opinion.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 25, 2022

Heres_doe_ said:
Building a 125g. Want to know 3 best and worst tangs in your opinion.

Having 20 tangs, Best are :
Tomini
Gem
Kole

Worst:
Clown
Sohal
Powder Blue

Heres_doe_ · Aug 25, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Having 20 tangs, Best are :
Tomini
Gem
Kole

Worst:
Clown
Sohal
Powder Blue

Any reason

lulubap · Aug 25, 2022

Bit of a tough question for me, but behavior-wise for "best" tangs I'd probably go with simple ones like the chocolate mimic, yellow, maybe even the black tang since they're about the most docile of the tangs I've seen (black tang hides a lot, won't rule him out for bullying though ), alongside koi scopas and the classic hippo. Bristletooths such as blue eyed and blue lipped I've had no issues with, and the tomini and angelfishes at work get along pretty well.

"Worst" tangs behavior wise? Can't name many out of experience but perhaps the chevron, sorry! It's beautiful when matured but I have a strong feeling it's picking on the other tangs. He's also very nasty when I'm removing feeding clips and won't stop biting my hand until I let him have the last piece of nori on every clip.

Heres_doe_ · Aug 25, 2022

lulubap said:
Bit of a tough question for me, but behavior-wise for "best" tangs I'd probably go with simple ones like the chocolate mimic, yellow, maybe even the black tang since they're about the most docile of the tangs I've seen (black tang hides a lot, won't rule him out for bullying though ), alongside koi scopas and the classic hippo. Bristletooths such as blue eyed and blue lipped I've had no issues with, and the tomini and angelfishes at work get along pretty well.

"Worst" tangs behavior wise? Can't name many out of experience but perhaps the chevron, sorry! It's beautiful when matured but I have a strong feeling it's picking on the other tangs. He's also very nasty when I'm removing feeding clips and won't stop biting my hand until I let him have the last piece of nori on every clip.

When i say best and worst everything can be like health, temperament things like that i read alot powder blues are very fragile it's a pain keeping them.

Miami Reef · Aug 25, 2022

Ooh, I love this question!

My top 3 favorite (based on appearance)
Orange shoulder tang
Naso tang
Blue tang

I don’t have any worst tangs. I wish I could have more! I’d love an Achillies or a Lieutenant tang. Those are pretty too!

Miami Reef · Aug 25, 2022

lulubap said:
Can't name many out of experience but perhaps the chevron, sorry!

Actually I do have a “worst” tang…

The Chevron.

It’s a catfish.

lulubap · Aug 25, 2022

Miami Reef said:
Actually I do have a “worst” tang…

The Chevron.

It’s a catfish.

Don't I know it! Nobody warned me about the chevron so imagine my surprise when I felt a large mouth chomp down on my hand.

lulubap · Aug 25, 2022

Heres_doe_ said:
When i say best and worst everything can be like health, temperament things like that i read alot powder blues are very fragile it's a pain keeping them.

Temperament wise that's all I can afford you. Health-wise... tangs already seem to be prone to conditions like velvet and the like, but the two hippo tangs in our main display have noticeable HLLE scars. However, take this with a grain of salt as I do not know their previous homes or their tank conditions before working at my LFS.