Mimic Eibli Tang - Acanthurus tristis

blakemeadows · 05/31/2009, 05:46 PM

Anyone have experience with these tangs? From what I've seen they don't get very big, and I was wondering if a 250g tank would be big enough for a few of them (3 or 4).

Is it even possible to keep a few of them together or are they just way too aggressive towards each other?

TIA

adtravels · 05/31/2009, 07:51 PM

I only kept one, it was a great fish, and even the fully mature ones I have seen are small.
Bit dull though.

blakemeadows · 05/31/2009, 07:59 PM

so what do you think would happen if I threw 3 or 4 in a 250g tank together?

adtravels · 06/01/2009, 07:05 AM

they would probably kick off, they are generally solitary I think, you might be lucky but it's a gamble

Stanley-Reefer · 06/01/2009, 09:55 AM

I bought one a year and a half ago and it was the spitting image of the butterfly. It was about 2-3 inches long. It now has the adult color--drab olive gray with blue lined tail but is the same size!

It's in my 90--it gets along with the other tangs in there too.

blakemeadows · 06/03/2009, 08:04 PM

anyone else think its suicide to put 4 or 5 together?

bj32482 · 06/03/2009, 08:45 PM

not to hijack the thread, but I have one and I am thinking about adding a yellow tang...would this work? Should I add a small yellow or large yellow? I also have a foxface, but the rest of my fish are small.

As for the fish and how it would do with multiples, I think it would be worth a try maybe add three at the same time. I have had mine for a few months along with his buddy the foxface. They hang out constantly and occasionally flare up at each other during feeding, but no fights. They also pick algae together...good luck and let us know what you decide to do...

blakemeadows · 06/03/2009, 09:51 PM

in a 180 it shouldn't be a problem since they are from different families, just try to get a yellow tang that is somewhat the same size

05/31/2009, 05:46 PM	#1
blakemeadows Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 79	Mimic Eibli Tang - Acanthurus tristis Anyone have experience with these tangs? From what I've seen they don't get very big, and I was wondering if a 250g tank would be big enough for a few of them (3 or 4). Is it even possible to keep a few of them together or are they just way too aggressive towards each other? TIA

05/31/2009, 07:51 PM	#2
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	I only kept one, it was a great fish, and even the fully mature ones I have seen are small. Bit dull though. __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

06/01/2009, 07:05 AM	#4
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	they would probably kick off, they are generally solitary I think, you might be lucky but it's a gamble __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

05/31/2009, 07:59 PM	#3
blakemeadows Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 79	so what do you think would happen if I threw 3 or 4 in a 250g tank together?

06/01/2009, 09:55 AM	#5
Stanley-Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stanley, NC Posts: 1,933	I bought one a year and a half ago and it was the spitting image of the butterfly. It was about 2-3 inches long. It now has the adult color--drab olive gray with blue lined tail but is the same size! It's in my 90--it gets along with the other tangs in there too.

06/03/2009, 08:04 PM	#6
blakemeadows Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 79	anyone else think its suicide to put 4 or 5 together?

06/03/2009, 08:45 PM	#7
bj32482 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: benton, ky Posts: 974	not to hijack the thread, but I have one and I am thinking about adding a yellow tang...would this work? Should I add a small yellow or large yellow? I also have a foxface, but the rest of my fish are small. As for the fish and how it would do with multiples, I think it would be worth a try maybe add three at the same time. I have had mine for a few months along with his buddy the foxface. They hang out constantly and occasionally flare up at each other during feeding, but no fights. They also pick algae together...good luck and let us know what you decide to do...

06/03/2009, 09:51 PM	#8
blakemeadows Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 79	in a 180 it shouldn't be a problem since they are from different families, just try to get a yellow tang that is somewhat the same size