multiple tangs in one tank

[Jritter02]

Anyone have any experiance with this? Liveaquaria says to use caution with multiple tangs in one tank. I have a yellow tang, but I wanna get a Powder blue and or powder Brown tang as well. Anyone have multiple tangs in one tank? And if so, how did it work out.

[Tahiti]

How big is your tank?

[Jritter02]

90g. I knew that was coming. I know what size Liveaquaria suggests. But that's not my question. I don't wanna mix the 2 or 3 if they are going to fight.

[mca]

I have a Powder Brown, Blue Hippo, Tomini, and Purple Tang. All of them get along great with each other and my other fish. I did put the Purple in last as those and the Yellows can sometimes get aggressive when other fish are introduced after them.

[Jritter02]

So many nice tangs it's hard to pick just one. Thanks for your input.

[thegrun]

In a 90 gallon tank I would limit yourself to the one yellow tang.

[Chrisjbarry]

Here is my tank
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Here is a buddy's
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We both places them all in the tank at the same time

[Jritter02]

Nice looking tanks. Just got my 90 up and cycled. I took my yellow out of my 24g nano and put him in my 90. He was in my 24 for 8 months and I never had issues with him.

[albano]

Originally Posted by Jritter02

90g. I knew that was coming. I know what size Liveaquaria suggests. But that's not my question. I don't wanna mix the 2 or 3 if they are going to fight.

IMO 1 tang is enough, but since we all know that you're gonna do it anyway...the powders will probably not get along, and may be aggressive with other fish also.

[lllesley]

Originally Posted by Jritter02

Anyone have any experiance with this? Liveaquaria says to use caution with multiple tangs in one tank. I have a yellow tang, but I wanna get a Powder blue and or powder Brown tang as well. Anyone have multiple tangs in one tank? And if so, how did it work out.

The two tangs you looking at getting are one of the most aggressive you can get. We LOVE the powder blues so we chanced it . Had a beautiful yellow tang, powder killed it within a week. This was in a 240g build. So I am afraid you are just asking for trouble in such a small tank.

[DavidinGA]

I have 10 tangs in my 210gal and they fight a bit but nothing to the point of injuring each other.

Powder blue
Clown tang
Desjardini
Blonde naso
Hippo
Kole
3 yellows
Dussumieri

[Jritter02]

Seeing some conflicting things here. Guess it just depends on the fish. One LFS here sells them for 150$ which I think is crazy. Another store a few miles from them sells them for 50$

[DavidinGA]

It all comes down to a tiny bit of skill and whole bunch of luck with mixing certain tangs.

Like I said above I have a powder blue and a dussumieri together which you will find is supposed to be a horrible idea since they are from the same genus (not to mention powder blue's are typically vicious).

[rwb500]

Originally Posted by lllesley

you are just asking for trouble in such a small tank.

but it seems like you have closed your mind to any point made involving your tank size.

[Jritter02]

Maybe I'll get a powder blue and go from there. If he starts getting stupid I'll take him out. I know some of y'all are going to keep saying my tank is too small but my yellow tang was in my 24g for 8 months and did great.

[firemedix911]

I have a Tomini, Blue tang, yellow tang and a Kole. No issues. Don't get them too big. But I must say I've been lucky.

[lllesley]

I am not against mixing tangs that supposedly aren't supposed to get along BUT in saying that, it is our responsibility to make sure we help these creatures thrive in our care. We have a much larger build now and do have multiple tangs but they have room to swim,caves to hide & any signs of aggression they are out ! Can't stand thinking of a fish living it's life in fear 24/7.

[lllesley]

Originally Posted by firemedix911

I have a Tomini, Blue tang, yellow tang and a Kole. No issues. Don't get them too big. But I must say I've been lucky.

Bet it's bigger than a 90g though ?

[ca1ore]

There are many factors that will determine whether Tangs get along. Relative size of the fish, similar versus dissimilar species, order of introduction, amount of space they have to swim around ..... so while the OP may think tank size is irrelevant, it is not. All other things being equal, more space means more harmony.

Now, you can certainly keep fish in tanks that are smaller when they are small, but eventually there will be problems. For example, I have a Naso tang in my 90 gallon 'grow out' tank simply because it got the stuffing beaten out of it in my 265 (principally by the YT). Once it puts on some size, it's going back in .....

[lagatbezan]

I have a powder blue in my 180 and it's the most active fish in my tank and sometimes I feel like it needs a bigger thank not to mention that it's the king of the tank.
If you get one and IF it gets along with your yellow, it would be short while plus you would not be able to add anything else in the future. Not to mention that if not properly qt they are itch magnets which could wipe out your system really fast. Just my opinion.
If you are going to do it anyway, I would remove the yellow for a few days and add them together and make them the last addition. And make sure to qt.