So I have a Tang

rosek007 · 08/27/2013, 06:29 PM

The tang is healthy, beautiful and perfect in every way except that he is extremely aggressive, and aggressive and aggressive!!!. He doesn't mess with corals, damsels or clowns anything else is simply a victim waiting to happen. Does anyone know of a way to calm him down? Right now he's in my quarantine tank and unfortunately his next move will be to the fish store for credit because I can't figure how to calm him down. FYI his usual home was a 110 gallon display reef tank.

thegrun · 08/27/2013, 07:08 PM

What type of Tang?

petere1989 · 08/27/2013, 07:22 PM

i've been told tangs are the last fish to get since they can be aggressive. when did you get it in comparison when you bought your other fish? i have a yellow tang that I got last and he is great, not aggressive at all! maybe you should wait until your close to ending stocking your tank and then get one. just my .02

Sugar Magnolia · 08/27/2013, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

What type of Tang?

This. Some tangs are more aggresive than others and tank size matters.

volcom5655 · 08/27/2013, 08:59 PM

Just like above, what type? Also they can very just like human. Not every tang is going to be aggressive.

Is it brand new to the Display?

I have a yellow tang that was one of the first things i added to my display. He was fine when i put small clowns from another set up in there but showed a little aggression towards my blue tang and humu trigger when added. but after a day or so they got along just fine. It was more of a territorial type of aggression.

dppitone · 08/28/2013, 04:59 AM

Everyone has a different personality. Could be territoriality until he/she adjusts. Sometimes you get a puppy-dog Queen Trigger or a terrifying Yellow Tang. Don't feel bad if you have to bring him back, these things happen. It would've been helpful to know what variety of tang you're dealing with, but the info won't change the course of action here.

Hzuiel · 08/28/2013, 05:16 AM

Same as far as wanting to know what type of tang, but can't you reset their territorial instinct by leaving them in QT for a week and then putting them back in the display? It would be like they are the new kid in the club all over again.

rosek007 · 08/28/2013, 05:22 AM

Sorry guys Its a yellow tang and he was the third fish to go In, I put a puffer In after him and no problems anything else and they're just victims.

dppitone · 08/28/2013, 05:31 AM

110g is a really nice tank, one of my favs. Make sure you follow up with how it turns out.

greendougan · 08/28/2013, 05:51 AM

What is the size of the yellow tang compared to the rest?

rosek007 · 08/28/2013, 05:52 PM

He's just a little bigger than the rest. At the moment the decision is to just trade him in to the lfs, breaks my heart to have to do it but I think its cruel to have him in a 10 gallon for too long.

rosek007 · 09/01/2013, 11:01 AM

I can't do It, I simply can't turn him Him so the plan Is to get a 210 gallon Upgrade and give big yellow the 110 with a few clowns, puffer and cuc. Simply amazing how we come to love and care for these fish and the crazy things we do for them...

dppitone · 09/01/2013, 11:05 AM

got to say that's pretty drastic course of action to cope with a problem fish. we all have our personal motivations, and if they lead to having more tanks, than all the better. (don't buy with credit.)

Lsufiregal · 09/01/2013, 11:07 AM

Print pics of larger yellow tangs and post on your tank facing inward. He should calm down. Then remove them one by one. I have to post pics of big sohols occasionally when mine starts to cross the line.

rosek007 · 09/12/2013, 06:10 PM

petco had the $1 per gallon sale so I picked up 2 40 gallon breeders, One for my sons room and one extra for emergency, Tang should be good In that Untill he gets another chance. Soon I'll start setting up a 210 I'll put the tang In last and see what happens.

Jackg962 · 09/13/2013, 07:29 AM

I have had a powder blue tang in my tank an he was fine. I put a jawfish in and the tang has gone crazy after all the fish in tank. He has nipped tail fins off of one of my firefish. i like the idea of posting pictures on ouside of tank.

mluntz · 09/13/2013, 09:18 AM

Have you considered trying an acclimation box in the tank?

rosek007 · 09/13/2013, 05:08 PM

mluntz that's an idea i'm gonna try tomorrow, I'm picking Up a fish tomorrow I'll try with.

Sk8r · 09/13/2013, 05:14 PM

Put a piece of eggcrate into the qt, separating him from the others. You can put it lengthwise to let him run.

08/27/2013, 06:29 PM	#1
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	So I have a Tang The tang is healthy, beautiful and perfect in every way except that he is extremely aggressive, and aggressive and aggressive!!!. He doesn't mess with corals, damsels or clowns anything else is simply a victim waiting to happen. Does anyone know of a way to calm him down? Right now he's in my quarantine tank and unfortunately his next move will be to the fish store for credit because I can't figure how to calm him down. FYI his usual home was a 110 gallon display reef tank. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

08/28/2013, 05:22 AM	#8
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	Sorry guys Its a yellow tang and he was the third fish to go In, I put a puffer In after him and no problems anything else and they're just victims. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow Last edited by rosek007; 08/28/2013 at 05:24 AM. Reason: name the tang

08/28/2013, 05:52 PM	#11
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	He's just a little bigger than the rest. At the moment the decision is to just trade him in to the lfs, breaks my heart to have to do it but I think its cruel to have him in a 10 gallon for too long. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

09/01/2013, 11:01 AM	#12
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	I can't do It, I simply can't turn him Him so the plan Is to get a 210 gallon Upgrade and give big yellow the 110 with a few clowns, puffer and cuc. Simply amazing how we come to love and care for these fish and the crazy things we do for them... __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

09/12/2013, 06:10 PM	#15
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	petco had the $1 per gallon sale so I picked up 2 40 gallon breeders, One for my sons room and one extra for emergency, Tang should be good In that Untill he gets another chance. Soon I'll start setting up a 210 I'll put the tang In last and see what happens. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

08/27/2013, 07:08 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	What type of Tang?

08/27/2013, 07:22 PM	#3
petere1989 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 949	i've been told tangs are the last fish to get since they can be aggressive. when did you get it in comparison when you bought your other fish? i have a yellow tang that I got last and he is great, not aggressive at all! maybe you should wait until your close to ending stocking your tank and then get one. just my .02

08/27/2013, 08:59 PM	#5
volcom5655 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 16	Just like above, what type? Also they can very just like human. Not every tang is going to be aggressive. Is it brand new to the Display? I have a yellow tang that was one of the first things i added to my display. He was fine when i put small clowns from another set up in there but showed a little aggression towards my blue tang and humu trigger when added. but after a day or so they got along just fine. It was more of a territorial type of aggression.

08/28/2013, 04:59 AM	#6
dppitone Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Queen Village, Phila. Posts: 1,697	Everyone has a different personality. Could be territoriality until he/she adjusts. Sometimes you get a puppy-dog Queen Trigger or a terrifying Yellow Tang. Don't feel bad if you have to bring him back, these things happen. It would've been helpful to know what variety of tang you're dealing with, but the info won't change the course of action here.

08/28/2013, 05:16 AM	#7
Hzuiel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 344	Same as far as wanting to know what type of tang, but can't you reset their territorial instinct by leaving them in QT for a week and then putting them back in the display? It would be like they are the new kid in the club all over again.

08/28/2013, 05:31 AM	#9
dppitone Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Queen Village, Phila. Posts: 1,697	110g is a really nice tank, one of my favs. Make sure you follow up with how it turns out.

08/28/2013, 05:51 AM	#10
greendougan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 54	What is the size of the yellow tang compared to the rest?

09/01/2013, 11:05 AM	#13
dppitone Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Queen Village, Phila. Posts: 1,697	got to say that's pretty drastic course of action to cope with a problem fish. we all have our personal motivations, and if they lead to having more tanks, than all the better. (don't buy with credit.)

09/01/2013, 11:07 AM	#14
Lsufiregal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Katy Posts: 272	Print pics of larger yellow tangs and post on your tank facing inward. He should calm down. Then remove them one by one. I have to post pics of big sohols occasionally when mine starts to cross the line.

09/13/2013, 07:29 AM	#16
Jackg962 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: gainesville fl Posts: 189	I have had a powder blue tang in my tank an he was fine. I put a jawfish in and the tang has gone crazy after all the fish in tank. He has nipped tail fins off of one of my firefish. i like the idea of posting pictures on ouside of tank.

09/13/2013, 09:18 AM	#17
mluntz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Millersville, Md. Posts: 727	Have you considered trying an acclimation box in the tank? __________________ 46 Gallon Bowfront, (1)Ocellaris Clownfish, (1)Carpenter wrasse, (1)Coral Beauty, (1)Kole Tang

09/13/2013, 05:08 PM	#18
rosek007 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 52	mluntz that's an idea i'm gonna try tomorrow, I'm picking Up a fish tomorrow I'll try with. __________________ 150 gallon 40 gallon sump w/ refugium. Bubble MAGUS curve 9 reef breeder photon48 Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Double overflow

09/13/2013, 05:14 PM	#19
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Put a piece of eggcrate into the qt, separating him from the others. You can put it lengthwise to let him run. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.