Is it possible to mix a yellow tang and a chevron in a 120G?

STEELERFAN747 · 10/16/2007, 07:50 PM

Hi all. I am really intersted in some of your thoughts. I recently lost a purple tang that I had succesfully been able to keep together with a yellow in my 120g (click on red house for pics)

Since then I have really wanted to do a tang display, I currently have a yellow, a blue hippo and a tomini.( The yellow seems to bother the tomini quite a bit) and I have been thinking of adding a chevron and then last adding a purple (since I had such good luck the last time around).

My only questions are, would the yellow and chevron get along? considering they are both from hawaii, and do you guys feel that 5 tangs in a 120g may be too much?

Do any of you have a chevron currently with a yellow? and if so, are they getting along?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

JimKelly12203 · 10/16/2007, 10:19 PM

My advice is all from reading (extensively) but i can quite confidently say that you should not introduce a Chevron to that tank. IMO 4 tangs is already too much for a 120g. I am sure that some people have had success with 4 tangs in a 120, but i think it must be a delicate balancing act.

To be sure, they'd need to be introduced simultaneously or with the most aggressive of the bunch going in last.

Tangs roam vast expanses of ocean to forrage. You can put a single tang in a 4ft long tank, but even that is kind of pushing it IMO (though i know that a 4ft tank is ok for a tang).

Let me put it this way, i would put (at most) 2 tangs in a 180 gallon tank.

That may be just me, but i try really hard to respect these creatures that we steal from nature. I wouldn't push the envelope too far.

Get a 500 gallon (96"x48"x25") tank, before you start stocking it with lots of tangs.

Just my opinion.

JimKelly12203 · 10/16/2007, 10:21 PM

YOu might try putting a nouri clip in different corners of the tank for each tang. Just a random thought. Not sure if it would work. But if you stuff them silly, and keep their feeding stations well spread out you may be able to delay or avoid altogether any fighting.

jdieck · 10/16/2007, 10:26 PM

A Yellow and a Chevron get along very nicelly but... I really do not think that more than two tangs should be kept in a 120. 4 tangs is IMO two tangs too many already.

10/16/2007, 07:50 PM	#1
STEELERFAN747 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Fl. Posts: 1,252	Is it possible to mix a yellow tang and a chevron in a 120G? Hi all. I am really intersted in some of your thoughts. I recently lost a purple tang that I had succesfully been able to keep together with a yellow in my 120g (click on red house for pics) Since then I have really wanted to do a tang display, I currently have a yellow, a blue hippo and a tomini.( The yellow seems to bother the tomini quite a bit) and I have been thinking of adding a chevron and then last adding a purple (since I had such good luck the last time around). My only questions are, would the yellow and chevron get along? considering they are both from hawaii, and do you guys feel that 5 tangs in a 120g may be too much? Do any of you have a chevron currently with a yellow? and if so, are they getting along? Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ First they said "practice makes perfect", then they told me "nobody's perfect", so I just stopped practicing. Current Tank Info: 46g, 22" rimless starphire ReefSavvy cube, Speedwave DC 790 return pump, Custom acrylic sump/fuge, set of Tunze 6055 PH's with multi controller 7095, Cadlights PLS-100 skimmer, Apex controller, Tunze osmolator & Maxspect Razor 120w led light fixture

10/16/2007, 10:26 PM	#4
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	A Yellow and a Chevron get along very nicelly but... I really do not think that more than two tangs should be kept in a 120. 4 tangs is IMO two tangs too many already. __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

10/16/2007, 10:19 PM	#2
JimKelly12203 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albany Posts: 205	My advice is all from reading (extensively) but i can quite confidently say that you should not introduce a Chevron to that tank. IMO 4 tangs is already too much for a 120g. I am sure that some people have had success with 4 tangs in a 120, but i think it must be a delicate balancing act. To be sure, they'd need to be introduced simultaneously or with the most aggressive of the bunch going in last. Tangs roam vast expanses of ocean to forrage. You can put a single tang in a 4ft long tank, but even that is kind of pushing it IMO (though i know that a 4ft tank is ok for a tang). Let me put it this way, i would put (at most) 2 tangs in a 180 gallon tank. That may be just me, but i try really hard to respect these creatures that we steal from nature. I wouldn't push the envelope too far. Get a 500 gallon (96"x48"x25") tank, before you start stocking it with lots of tangs. Just my opinion.

10/16/2007, 10:21 PM	#3
JimKelly12203 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albany Posts: 205	YOu might try putting a nouri clip in different corners of the tank for each tang. Just a random thought. Not sure if it would work. But if you stuff them silly, and keep their feeding stations well spread out you may be able to delay or avoid altogether any fighting.