Yellow Tang. Good? Bad? Fun Pet?

[d0ughb0y]

Originally Posted by HidingReefer

I purposely bought my yellow tang from LFS knowing he was injured (ripped fins). I knew there was a small chance someone would take him, so I brought him home, got him fat and on the road to recovery. One year later he is fully healed, much larger, and the star of my 90g

I would not say ripped fins means injured per se.
when my yt harass the clown pair, they are feisty and fight back and frequently end up with yt with ripped fin. So I see ripped fin from time to time. the yt never learns.

[tc2007]

Originally Posted by CrayolaViolence

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Chicks like Yellow Tangs.

[CrayolaViolence]

Originally Posted by tc2007

Chicks like Yellow Tangs.

So do a lot of guys.

[nereefpat]

Originally Posted by CrayolaViolence

I think the scalpel fighting is a tang's way of playing honestly. Like a tiger who doesn't realize it's claws are that sharp. This is why I like having three yellows, they can sword fight each other with no injuries. One minute they are slapping scalpels the next they are sharing a rock to graze on.

In a lot of cases they are establishing a pecking order, but I have seen deaths from it, in three different tanks, with my own eyes.