175 gallon and tangs

[kreach]

We just upgraded our tank to a 175 gallon bowfront after our old 120 gallon tank sprung a leak. We already have a yellow tang who is doing wonderfully, but we have been considering adding other tangs to the tank... such as a purple tang and/or a sailfin tang.
My question is, would a 175 gallon provide enough swimming room for 3 or more tangs?
Tank specifications can be found here .
We aren't planning on adding them anytime soon... the tank is still recovering from the shift from one tank to another and before we add any fish, we'll be adding some more sand (enough to make a 3-4 inch sandbed) as well as adding some more liverock (50 lbs or so).

 

[fishman830]

i'd imagine so, its a bowfront so you should have enough space for 3 tangs

 

[flamingkingofhe]

i think so as well
on the other hand the sailfin may be unhappy when it starts to reach full grown or so i have been told before may be mistaken on that one though
also I would be cautious about adding another tang my concern would be that your yellow may not like that

 

[bdhough]

I second flaming. The more different in shape and color you can get another tang the better. Also try and get one from a different sea. Fish are everywhere but it increases your chances of them getting along. Yellow tangs can be brutal once they are established.

 

[wrassecal]

Sounds like a great tank! When you are ready, yt's can be aggresive. When I added a naso to my 135 I had to q my yt for 3 days and move the lr around a little. Then I put it back in and everything has been fine. Just an idea for you in the future if you run into aggression.

 

[kreach]

Thanks everyone!
The only aggression we have seen from our yellow tang is when we put our foxface in the tank, but it was nothing serious and now the two get along fine... they even school together to some degree. I hoping we can expect a similar situation once we add the other tangs. If not, then we can potentially move the YT into the semi-aggressive tank we're getting ready to set up.

 

[cadbury]

I don't see a problem, I have a 180 and I have a Mimic Tang, a Purple Tang and a Dejadeis (I know I spelled that wrong) tang. I put them in at all different times and thay get along just fine. At first they squared off for a few days and now they're all buddies.... Good luck