Just added a new fish and there is a war in my tank now ???

j007dreamer · 01/31/2007, 01:54 PM

Just added a mimic yellow ( i know the name thats to RC ) and my khole tang is beating the heck out of it

Any change this will settle down.... the kole never has a problem with any other fish why is it beating this one up >?

edwing206 · 01/31/2007, 02:03 PM

what size tank do you have?

sir_dudeguy · 01/31/2007, 02:07 PM

tangs can be tricky to mix sometimes and i cant remember the kole tang...but generally you're not sposed to mix similar shaped tangs.

DrBegalke · 01/31/2007, 02:10 PM

unless your tank is 120+, not a good idea to mix two similar tangs.

steri · 01/31/2007, 02:11 PM

Yup I agree. Mixing similar body styles of tangs is not a good idea unless they are introduced to the tank at the exact same time( and even then, it's a risk). I have to be honest, I really don't know if this will stop any time soon. Sorry, but that's my opinion.

I would be curious to know how big of a tank 2 tangs are going into though. If it's big enough, maybe at some point your KHole will leave him alone. If it's not that big of a tank, I would be more certain that they will probably continue to fight.

steri · 01/31/2007, 02:12 PM

The Kole Yellow Eye Tang is similar enough in body style to the mimic or Orange Shoulder tang, which ever is the one he has. Their coloring is different, but their body types are similar.

oli5 · 01/31/2007, 03:11 PM

Unless your tank is over 150g, you should take out the mimic and take him back because if you have a small tank and you introduce a schoolgirl into a tank with Muhammad Ali, what do you think will happen? Anyways good luck.

fours2many · 01/31/2007, 04:57 PM

try placing a mirror on the side of the tank. This should keep the khole tang busy fighting himself in the reflection and give your new fish a break. It really does work.

Kristin

a2fire2i · 01/31/2007, 05:30 PM

ive heard some stories of moving the rock work around helping out some..

StephM33 · 01/31/2007, 06:40 PM

I 2nd Kristin's suggestion about the Mirror. We have a fairly agressive Yellow Tang, who went crazy when we added a Dot Dash Butterfly (same size and mostly yellow) on the weekend.

We put the mirror up, and magicaly the Tang started to go after it's reflection, bumping into it and chasing it. It really was quite comical, but most importantly it worked. He tried it again a bit when the lights went out, but fairly quickly everyone found their "homes" and all was well.

As Kristen said, it really doesn work.

Steph

steri · 01/31/2007, 10:18 PM

But unless the tank is big enough to house 2 tangs, I think it may be a bit of a moot point. We need to know how big this tank is.

Demon · 01/31/2007, 11:28 PM

I seen in another post of his that he was talking about a 45gal tank.....I HOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that he don't have 1 much less 2 tangs in this tank..

I really hope that he has these two tangs in another tank..

01/31/2007, 01:54 PM	#1
j007dreamer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 262	Just added a new fish and there is a war in my tank now ??? Just added a mimic yellow ( i know the name thats to RC ) and my khole tang is beating the heck out of it Any change this will settle down.... the kole never has a problem with any other fish why is it beating this one up >?

01/31/2007, 02:03 PM	#2
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	what size tank do you have? __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

01/31/2007, 02:07 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	tangs can be tricky to mix sometimes and i cant remember the kole tang...but generally you're not sposed to mix similar shaped tangs. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

01/31/2007, 02:10 PM	#4
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	unless your tank is 120+, not a good idea to mix two similar tangs. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

01/31/2007, 02:11 PM	#5
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	Yup I agree. Mixing similar body styles of tangs is not a good idea unless they are introduced to the tank at the exact same time( and even then, it's a risk). I have to be honest, I really don't know if this will stop any time soon. Sorry, but that's my opinion. I would be curious to know how big of a tank 2 tangs are going into though. If it's big enough, maybe at some point your KHole will leave him alone. If it's not that big of a tank, I would be more certain that they will probably continue to fight. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

01/31/2007, 02:12 PM	#6
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	The Kole Yellow Eye Tang is similar enough in body style to the mimic or Orange Shoulder tang, which ever is the one he has. Their coloring is different, but their body types are similar. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

01/31/2007, 03:11 PM	#7
oli5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 369	Unless your tank is over 150g, you should take out the mimic and take him back because if you have a small tank and you introduce a schoolgirl into a tank with Muhammad Ali, what do you think will happen? Anyways good luck. __________________ I think therefor I am Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 20g FW, 5g QT

01/31/2007, 04:57 PM	#8
fours2many Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 385	try placing a mirror on the side of the tank. This should keep the khole tang busy fighting himself in the reflection and give your new fish a break. It really does work. Kristin

01/31/2007, 05:30 PM	#9
a2fire2i Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 1,964	ive heard some stories of moving the rock work around helping out some.. __________________ Corey Current Tank Info: 120 Mostly SPS Reef

01/31/2007, 06:40 PM	#10
StephM33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 101	I 2nd Kristin's suggestion about the Mirror. We have a fairly agressive Yellow Tang, who went crazy when we added a Dot Dash Butterfly (same size and mostly yellow) on the weekend. We put the mirror up, and magicaly the Tang started to go after it's reflection, bumping into it and chasing it. It really was quite comical, but most importantly it worked. He tried it again a bit when the lights went out, but fairly quickly everyone found their "homes" and all was well. As Kristen said, it really doesn work. Steph

01/31/2007, 10:18 PM	#11
steri Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Aurora, IL. Posts: 2,361	But unless the tank is big enough to house 2 tangs, I think it may be a bit of a moot point. We need to know how big this tank is. __________________ 220g: French Angel, Emperor Angel, Passer Anger, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Snowflake Moray Eel, Lunar Wrasse Current Tank Info: 220 with T5HO lighting. ETSS skimmer.

01/31/2007, 11:28 PM	#12
Demon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Monroe, Louisiana Posts: 208	I seen in another post of his that he was talking about a 45gal tank.....I HOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that he don't have 1 much less 2 tangs in this tank.. I really hope that he has these two tangs in another tank.. __________________ ICQ #49296461