stanlalee
Active Member
Originally Posted by mandarin w
I would stay away from powders (powder blues, powder Browns), Hippos. These are ick magnets. They are very delicate and stress easily. Thus the ick.
I think kole tangs might be pretty good also.
Powder Browns are alot easier and hardier than Powder Blues. Hippo tangs arent too bad once they get over the stress and bashfullness of moving to a different tank/envirnment provided they are fed appropriately (at least twice a day plus a strip of dried algae clipped per tang per day), have appropriate tank turnover (poor turnover/low oxygen=disease prone) and room and hiding doesn't hurt (although mine is going on three month in a small tank and has at least two more weeks to go). Powder Blues and Sohal are just @$$holes towards other tangs in general. needs lots of room to be housed with other tangs.
But really scopas and yellows are the only two tangs that can withstand any kind of abuse or sub standard conditions for any length of time (probably phrases wrong. more like do better without the specialized care most tangs recieve).
Here's my stocking list for a 100g (6ft long though. same as 125 but not as tall):Hippo tang, foxface/rabbitfish of some sort, some sort of toby puffer,majestic angel and powder brown tang. They will be in a reef minus shrimp. If they (angel and toby) decide to nip/eat/bite corals, hermits or snails so be it. I'll just stop adding the ones they take a liking too and more of what they leave alone.
I would stay away from powders (powder blues, powder Browns), Hippos. These are ick magnets. They are very delicate and stress easily. Thus the ick.
I think kole tangs might be pretty good also.
Powder Browns are alot easier and hardier than Powder Blues. Hippo tangs arent too bad once they get over the stress and bashfullness of moving to a different tank/envirnment provided they are fed appropriately (at least twice a day plus a strip of dried algae clipped per tang per day), have appropriate tank turnover (poor turnover/low oxygen=disease prone) and room and hiding doesn't hurt (although mine is going on three month in a small tank and has at least two more weeks to go). Powder Blues and Sohal are just @$$holes towards other tangs in general. needs lots of room to be housed with other tangs.
But really scopas and yellows are the only two tangs that can withstand any kind of abuse or sub standard conditions for any length of time (probably phrases wrong. more like do better without the specialized care most tangs recieve).
Here's my stocking list for a 100g (6ft long though. same as 125 but not as tall):Hippo tang, foxface/rabbitfish of some sort, some sort of toby puffer,majestic angel and powder brown tang. They will be in a reef minus shrimp. If they (angel and toby) decide to nip/eat/bite corals, hermits or snails so be it. I'll just stop adding the ones they take a liking too and more of what they leave alone.
