addition of yellow tang?

danielmanlee · 07/06/2007, 12:27 PM

Good day everyone.. what is my chances of adding a yellow tang to my 72 gal which currently have a blue tang in it?? will they work together?

WinnipegDragon · 07/06/2007, 12:55 PM

I plan on adding a Yellow and Blue in my 90g. They are both peaceful species as far as Tangs go.

Can you rearrange some rock before you add the Yellow?

jon99 · 07/06/2007, 05:17 PM

i think they should be ok. To my understanding it is usually tangs of the same species and shape that my cause problems.

LionFish-xS- · 07/06/2007, 05:18 PM

mine seem to be Great together and I added the Yellow after the Blue

t5Nitro · 07/06/2007, 05:21 PM

The yellow can be aggresive, but you have the blue in there. I would think maybe no if it was the other way around; yellow established and then a blue. I would think you would be OK. How large are each of the tangs going to be?

Shagsbeard · 07/06/2007, 05:58 PM

72 gal is a tight squeeze for even one adult tang. You can put both in, but in a year or so they'll have decided who gets to stay.

Looking at your tank... two months old? I wouldn't have any fish in it at this point. Don't add more for a month or so at least. Your tank looks fine, but is really unstable. Any little thing is going to throw it out of whack. Adding more fish at this point will be a bad choice.

07/06/2007, 12:27 PM	#1
danielmanlee Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 183	addition of yellow tang? Good day everyone.. what is my chances of adding a yellow tang to my 72 gal which currently have a blue tang in it?? will they work together?

07/06/2007, 12:55 PM	#2
WinnipegDragon Canuckian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 1,276	I plan on adding a Yellow and Blue in my 90g. They are both peaceful species as far as Tangs go. Can you rearrange some rock before you add the Yellow? __________________ Working on a neeew tank! http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=25596043

07/06/2007, 05:17 PM	#3
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	i think they should be ok. To my understanding it is usually tangs of the same species and shape that my cause problems. __________________ Current tank: 210 gallon mixed reef 2x250w radium, 1x400w radium, 2x vortech mp40, 2 seaswirls. 40 gallon frag tank 250w radium, vortech mp10, seaswirl. 55 gallon sump w/ remote DSB, turf scrubber, SR Current Tank Info: 210 in the works

07/06/2007, 05:21 PM	#5
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	The yellow can be aggresive, but you have the blue in there. I would think maybe no if it was the other way around; yellow established and then a blue. I would think you would be OK. How large are each of the tangs going to be? __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

07/06/2007, 05:18 PM	#4
LionFish-xS- Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 83	mine seem to be Great together and I added the Yellow after the Blue

07/06/2007, 05:58 PM	#6
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	72 gal is a tight squeeze for even one adult tang. You can put both in, but in a year or so they'll have decided who gets to stay. Looking at your tank... two months old? I wouldn't have any fish in it at this point. Don't add more for a month or so at least. Your tank looks fine, but is really unstable. Any little thing is going to throw it out of whack. Adding more fish at this point will be a bad choice.