need help on tangs

ROBERTCHAPA · 02/10/2008, 02:35 PM

i have a 90 gal sw i have 1 blue hippo tang and would like to add a yellow eye tang and a yellow tang. just wondering if you guys think that would work out good or not?

drillsar · 02/10/2008, 02:59 PM

I beleive you can only have 1 tang per tank

BLKTANG · 02/10/2008, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by drillsar
I beleive you can only have 1 tang per tank

Not true.

A yellow will do fine with your hippo,in a 90.

Aquarist007 · 02/10/2008, 03:17 PM

here is a great thread on tang:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1286563

Aquarist007 · 02/10/2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by BLKTANG
Not true.

A yellow will do fine with your hippo,in a 90.

its not that you can only have one in a 90 its more a matter of what size the grow to--and they need their swimming room

A hippo tang will eventually outgrow the 90 the tang will probably not

ahullsb · 02/10/2008, 05:43 PM

I personally, wouldn't add that many tangs to a 90, for the reasons stated above. A yellow tang would be the most logical, if you really want another one.

iceman0032935 · 02/10/2008, 05:56 PM

can i add any other tangs in my 75gal with an Atlantic blue tang?

harryk · 02/10/2008, 06:05 PM

most tangs will outgrow a 75 or a 90 in no time. they need lots of swimming space. but you can probably get away with a smaller species tang like a Tomini they grow to 6" max usually. And they don't call them hippo tangs for no reason. they grow really big. Yellow can grow to 10" too. Just my two cents

Harry

BLKTANG · 02/10/2008, 06:32 PM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
its not that you can only have one in a 90 its more a matter of what size the grow to--and they need their swimming room

A hippo tang will eventually outgrow the 90 the tang will probably not

Isnt that the best excuse ever for an upgrade?

"Awww hun look my tang need's a bigger home"

CoralCaps · 02/10/2008, 07:05 PM

You'll be fine with a Yellow Tang. The Hippo will need a 6' tank eventually, they like to swim a lot.

liamblair1987 · 02/10/2008, 08:15 PM

im just worried about overstocking...will that be getting to be too much? you already have a large foxface and a hippo tang..plus several smaller fish?

02/10/2008, 02:35 PM	#1
ROBERTCHAPA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: TX,THE WOODLANDS Posts: 36	need help on tangs i have a 90 gal sw i have 1 blue hippo tang and would like to add a yellow eye tang and a yellow tang. just wondering if you guys think that would work out good or not? __________________ 1-lg foxface 1-sm blue hippo tang 5- sm ocellaris cowns 1-orange spot gobie 1- orange strip gobie 1- sailfin blenny 1- sandshifting starfish 10- sm hermit crabs 2-snails Current Tank Info: 90 gal salt water fowlr wet dry sump w bio balls 2 koralia #4's 90lbs lr 80lbs ls and crush coral 2217 ehiem filter

02/10/2008, 03:17 PM	#4
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	here is a great thread on tang: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1286563 __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/10/2008, 05:43 PM	#6
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I personally, wouldn't add that many tangs to a 90, for the reasons stated above. A yellow tang would be the most logical, if you really want another one. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

02/10/2008, 07:05 PM	#10
CoralCaps Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 217	You'll be fine with a Yellow Tang. The Hippo will need a 6' tank eventually, they like to swim a lot. __________________ Pull his finger. I dare you.

02/10/2008, 02:59 PM	#2
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	I beleive you can only have 1 tang per tank

02/10/2008, 05:56 PM	#7
iceman0032935 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: melbourne,fl Posts: 313	can i add any other tangs in my 75gal with an Atlantic blue tang?

02/10/2008, 06:05 PM	#8
harryk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 262	most tangs will outgrow a 75 or a 90 in no time. they need lots of swimming space. but you can probably get away with a smaller species tang like a Tomini they grow to 6" max usually. And they don't call them hippo tangs for no reason. they grow really big. Yellow can grow to 10" too. Just my two cents Harry

02/10/2008, 08:15 PM	#11
liamblair1987 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Palm Beach, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia Posts: 114	im just worried about overstocking...will that be getting to be too much? you already have a large foxface and a hippo tang..plus several smaller fish?