Tang compatibility…

[Red Sea 500]

I have a yellow tang and a hippo tang……both about 3” ish
id like to add another……what would work?

thx
chas

 

[Dbichler]

What size tank and other inhabitants do you have would help suggestions

 

[i cant think]

What size tank and other inhabitants do you have would help suggestions

+1 to this

 

[Red Sea 500]

150 gallon
2 clowns
fox face
6 chromies
2 tile fish
1 cardinal
1 cleaner shrimp
1 hawkfish
1 sand sifting star
25 cleaner crabs and some cleaner snails

 

[i cant think]

150 gallon
2 clowns
fox face
6 chromies
2 tile fish
1 cardinal
1 cleaner shrimp
1 hawkfish
1 sand sifting star
25 cleaner crabs and some cleaner snails

What species of tilefish are they?

 

[Red Sea 500]

Sorry filefish…..dang auto type

 

[i cant think]

I think you could get one last small tang in there, probably try stick to Ctenochaetus but that’s just me personally not liking many tangs outside of that genus.

 

[Red Sea 500]

Ty

 

[Nate Chalk]

I have a yellow tang and a hippo tang……both about 3” ish
id like to add another……what would work?

thx
chas

I have a tomini, purple and hippo

 

[Red Sea 500]

Thx Nate

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tomini tang
convict tang
chocolate tang
gem tang

 

[Red Sea 500]

I do like the convict tangs

 

[i cant think]

Personally I wouldn’t do Acanthurus trigostegus as they can get active and Aggressive IME. They’re nice but I personally think they need 8’ tanks.

 

[Red Sea 500]

Personally I wouldn’t do Acanthurus trigostegus as they can get active and Aggressive IME. They’re nice but I personally think they need 8’ tanks.

So go with Ctenochaetus

 

[DJF]

+1 tomini or convict. My tomini is a workhorse.

 

[Uncle99]

Yellow eye bristletooth.
Desjardin Sailfin.
Achilles?

 

[i cant think]

So go with Ctenochaetus

Yeah, they’d be best IME. I love mine more than I loved my old guys (An FTS of my 3’ tank below - Everyone got along but I did accidentally lose them in an issue I thought I could control, Ammonia spike over hypothermia). I’m not sure if it shows my old Regal though.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Personally I wouldn’t do Acanthurus trigostegus as they can get active and Aggressive IME. They’re nice but I personally think they need 8’ tanks.

It varies. I have 19 tangs together and virtually no fighting other than over food and 8ft tank ideal but not necessary.
Its all about managaing water quality and diet and Acanthurus trigostegus is my most peaceful fish other than tomini

 

[i cant think]

It varies. I have 19 tangs together and virtually no fighting other than over food and 8ft tank ideal but not necessary.
Its all about managaing water quality and diet and Acanthurus trigostegus is my most peaceful fish other than tomini

That’s interesting as I’ve discovered trigostegus to be extremely aggressive compared to others.

 

[vetteguy53081]

That’s interesting as I’ve discovered trigostegus to be extremely aggressive compared to others.

I know of at least 10 others with these fish that had same peaceful experience causing me to order mine and I have no regrets.