Tangs for a 5 foot reef?

[Noah Hemingway]

I want to have two tangs in my 5 foot 120G reef. Is that too many? If I could keep two - would a kole & a purple be okay?

 

[sfin52]

Any of the bristle tooth my preference is kole and square tail. I would go with a Square tail since it looks similar to kole
*good luck finding kole at an affordable price*
Mimic tang
Yellow
Purple
Scopas

 

[sfin52]

I want to have two tangs in my 5 foot 120G reef. Is that too many? If I could keep two - would a kole & a purple be okay?

Yep they would be fine together

 

[GoVols]

I want to have two tangs in my 5 foot 120G reef. Is that too many? If I could keep two - would a kole & a purple be okay?

Since they are different species you should be fine...

 

[Noah Hemingway]

Yep they would be fine together

would the tank be large enough for a purple?

 

[sfin52]

would the tank be large enough for a purple?

Yes.

 

[GoVols]

would the tank be large enough for a purple?

Yep,
Got one (as a juvi) in my 110 for about 5 years.

 

[vetteguy53081]

tomini
yellow
hepatus
clown (although can be nasty)
chocolate
Chevron
lavender
kole eye

 

[PatW]

According to the current doctrine:

Kole tangs require at least 75 gallons and a 4’ tank.

Purple tangs require at least 120 gallons and a 5’ tank.

Purple tangs have a reputation for being aggressive and I don’t know how that will play out. A yellow tang is another Zebrasoma tang with a smaller tank demand (120 and 4’ tank).

 

[dwest]

Agree with kole and zebrasoma species. I would not do a pacific blue tang.

 

[sfin52]

Let's put our heads together and come up with a good general rule of thumb for tanks sizes for specific tangs in gallons and in feet.

Here is a list of tangs: (please let me know if I missed any)


FISH - Minimum Gallons - Minimum Tank Size in Feet
Achilles Surgeonfish - 180g - 6 ft
Atlantic Blue Tang - 180g - 6ft
Black Tang - 80g - 4ft
Blochii Tang
Blueline Tang
Bluespine Unicornfish - 400g - 6ft
Bristletooth Tang - 80g - 4ft
Brown Tang - 125g - 5ft
Chevron Tang- 80g - 4ft
Clown Surgeonfish - 180g - 6ft
Convict Surgeonfish- 125g - 5ft
Gem Tang
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish -
Indian Ocean or Red Sea Sailfin Tang- 180g - 6ft
Kole's Tang - 80g - 4ft
Lavender Tang
Mimic Surgeonfish
Naso Tang - 200g - 6ft
Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish - 180g - 6ft
Pacific Blue, Regal or Hippo Tang - 180g - 6ft
Powder Brown Tang - 125g - 5ft
Powder Blue Tang - 125g - 5ft
Purple Tang - 80g - 4ft
Sailfin Tang - 180g - 6ft
Sohal Surgeonfish - 200g - 6ft
Spotted Unicornfish- 400g - 6ft
Tomini Tang - 80g - 4ft
Vlamingi Tang - 300g - 6ft
Whitecheek Surgeonfish - 125g - 5ft
Yellow Tang - 80g - 4ft

This should help

 

[GoVols]

According to the current doctrine:

Kole tangs require at least 75 gallons and a 4’ tank.

Purple tangs require at least 120 gallons and a 5’ tank.

Purple tangs have a reputation for being aggressive and I don’t know how that will play out. A yellow tang is another Zebrasoma tang with a smaller tank demand (120 and 4’ tank).

My purple is way less aggressive than a yellow tang.

 

[Noah Hemingway]

This should help

Yea that’s super helpful! My problem is knowing how many to put into my tank. I would love to do 3 or 4 (of different geniuses) but i don’t want to push my luck!

 

[615Bororeefer]

Whatever you do put them tangs last!

 

[LikeRichMahogany]

I want to have two tangs in my 5 foot 120G reef. Is that too many? If I could keep two - would a kole & a purple be okay?

I have a 5 foot tank as well, 60" x 24" x 18"

I have a few tangs... A sailfin desjardini, a normal sailfin, a yellow tang, a gem tang, a purple tang, a Scopas tang, a blue carribean tang, an indo sailfin, a whitetail Bristletooth, 3 clowns. Tank is 6 months old

 

[albano]

I have a 5 foot tank as well, 60" x 24" x 18"

I have a few tangs... A sailfin desjardini, a normal sailfin, a yellow tang, a gem tang, a purple tang, a Scopas tang, a blue carribean tang, an indo sailfin, a whitetail Bristletooth, 3 clowns. Tank is 6 months old

That sounds like a small tank for that many tangs. Caribbean will probably be first to get aggressive and too big.

 

[Noah Hemingway]

I have a 5 foot tank as well, 60" x 24" x 18"

I have a few tangs... A sailfin desjardini, a normal sailfin, a yellow tang, a gem tang, a purple tang, a Scopas tang, a blue carribean tang, an indo sailfin, a whitetail Bristletooth, 3 clowns. Tank is 6 months old

9 tangs in a 5 foot sounds a lot... i was thinking 4 maximum

 

[Dolphins18]

9 tangs in a 5 foot sounds a lot... i was thinking 4 maximum

Yes that is obscene some people just don't care and imagine 8-10 years is the normal lifespan for these fish. The 2 fish you suggested will be fine in that tank. Purple gets a little large but bristletooth tang is perfect, great creatures too.
Thank you for being considerate