Buying a tang

James capasso · Apr 19, 2016

This is my first tank, I am finally to the point of adding a yellow tang

other stock includes a snowflake and a black ocellaris clown fish, a goby, and a coral beauty angel. Any tips on taking care of/maintaining a tang as I have been told they are ich magnets and require alot of care.

redfishbluefish · Apr 19, 2016

QT the fish before adding to your tank and you remove the chances of ich.

Salt Creep · Apr 19, 2016

Besides QT, feed a variety of foods including nori and other herbivore/omnivore foods and have a tank at least 4' long

James capasso · Apr 19, 2016

I have a 75 long so that shouldn't be a problem, and I heard putting a seaweed clip in the tank would be very benificial for a tang

Salt Creep · Apr 19, 2016

James capasso said:
I have a 75 long so that shouldn't be a problem, and I heard putting a seaweed clip in the tank would be very benificial for a tang

Well, putting it in there with nori sheets is beneficial, but you don't want to leave it in there. For one tang I would tear off a sheet about the size of a playing card and fold it over once or twice, clip it on, and take any uneaten food out no more than an hour later.

Oceansize · Apr 19, 2016

I used to have issues keeping yellow tangs alive. I went through three before I figured out that they weren't eating pellets or Mysis, so I was basically starving them to death. So before I tried another one I made sure to get a seaweed clip and some seaweed. The yellow tang I got after that is now a year old and doing great, so it would appear that finding the right food was critical. Ironically, that tang recently began eating pellets and Mysis.

SantaMonica · Apr 19, 2016

Yellows are easy. Blue Hippo's get the ich.

All tangs love fresh algae; you can build an algae scrubber and feed them from it.

Sgt Jonny · Apr 22, 2016

What ever you do add him last. They get real territorial.

FishOfHex · Apr 22, 2016

James capasso said:
This is my first tank, I am finally to the point of adding a yellow tang other stock includes a snowflake and a black ocellaris clown fish, a goby, and a coral beauty angel. Any tips on taking care of/maintaining a tang as I have been told they are ich magnets and require alot of care.

Be sure to quarantine all new fish for a minimum of 4 weeks. I have found tangs like open space and i also see them sleeping in between the rocks at night. I like to build rock structures that allow them to swim around and in between, I have just found they look happier. Nori is always good to feed a couple times a week. I personally only feed nori every couple days but they are happy to take it every day. Best of luck

SALTYwaterDOG · Apr 23, 2016

75gal will be fine till it grows, 100 gal is recommended the fish will reach 8 inchs. Aggresson may be a problem. I love those fish

Javen · Apr 25, 2016

I currently have a yellow tang and he is not territorial at all. Guess I got lucky. He will graze on a clip but is very good on flake food. I don't even give him the clips any more he grazes on the rock. He is probably the nicest fish in the tank