Tang info please..

jarrett · Apr 17, 2015

Can a yellow tang and a yellow eyed tang coexist peacefully? ??

SeahorseKeeper · Apr 17, 2015

They could, but it is dependent on a few things like tank size and when you add them to the tank.

KJ · Apr 17, 2015

Welcome to R2R. How big its the aquarium.

jarrett · Apr 17, 2015

They were added together both are small in a 55 gallon but I will upgrade

Rob.D · Apr 17, 2015

jarrett said:
They were added together both are small in a 55 gallon but I will upgrade

They should get along for a while, but if they have to compete for algae, things could get ugly.

4FordFamily · Apr 17, 2015

Usually three or more tangs work better but they're different enough you should be fine. Add at same time.

Reefing Madness · Apr 17, 2015

Yes, they can coexsist, in a larger tank with more territory for each to cover. 55g is a bit on the small side, for either of those Tangs.

4FordFamily · Apr 17, 2015

Reefing Madness said:
Yes, they can coexsist, in a larger tank with more territory for each to cover. 55g is a bit on the small side, for either of those Tangs.

I mostly agree, although if few fish in the tank and they're well fed it may be ok for a short while

jarrett · Apr 17, 2015

Ok thanks I'm going to upgrade soon lol I'm so n love with marine life

Reefing Madness · Apr 17, 2015

3fordfamily said:
I mostly agree, although if few fish in the tank and they're well fed it may be ok for a short while

Tangs pick territories in tanks. Yellow Tangs are a mean bunch also, when it comes to that. But, thats just the trouble I've had keeping one in a 240g tank. I won't keep another.

jarrett · Apr 17, 2015

I made them both their own houses out of live rock so far they are not interfering with one another...if they do I will take one to LFS just to keep drama down in my tank...

4FordFamily · Apr 17, 2015

Reefing Madness said:
Tangs pick territories in tanks. Yellow Tangs are a mean bunch also, when it comes to that. But, thats just the trouble I've had keeping one in a 240g tank. I won't keep another.

Oh I know, I have 8 different species of tangs. Tang aggression is reduced by increasing the number of tangs ime

jarrett · Apr 17, 2015

How often to feed seaweed?

4FordFamily · Apr 17, 2015

jarrett said:
How often to feed seaweed?

I leave some in daily

joekool · Apr 17, 2015

They should be fine. Dried seaweed is good and algae to graze. You should upgrade to a bigger tank eventually so you can get more tangs but watch out for

ca1ore · Apr 18, 2015

Reefing Madness said:
Tangs pick territories in tanks. Yellow Tangs are a mean bunch also, when it comes to that. But, thats just the trouble I've had keeping one in a 240g tank. I won't keep another.

Five tangs in my 265 and the yellow is the most aggressive towards other fish - even more so than the Achilles or purple. Should be ok with a bristletooth if care is taken introducing them.

jarrett · Apr 18, 2015

Here's the thing at first they followed each other they were cool until underneath the live rock...so I rearranged the live rock so until yes they had their own space it's only their first day as tank mates but it seems to be OK but I will have to see because I don't want no drama lol

jarrett · Apr 18, 2015

I had enough of freshwater fish. Being aggressive I don't need it it for saltwater because it's more expensive

Reefing Madness · Apr 18, 2015

ca1ore said:
Five tangs in my 265 and the yellow is the most aggressive towards other fish - even more so than the Achilles or purple. Should be ok with a bristletooth if care is taken introducing them.

If done correctly, the Bristletooth would have to be intorduced first, then left in the tank for 6 months, then the Yellow added, but he'd still be terrible in the long run.