A mix of Tangs

plum70rt

plum70rt

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Does any one out there have a few tangs together? how do they get along? so far these are doing fine together
I have a blue hippo, purple,sailfin,yellow all together,Blond naso is coming:)
 
topfish2

topfish2

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I have a yellow, purple, indian ocean sailfin tang, and a regal tang. They are real easy to mix if you know how to.
 
flamehawk

flamehawk

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I have a sohal, hippo and yellow in a 125g. They jostle occasionally especially around feeding time but overall are doing fine.
Notice you stated no water changes so far. How long as your tank been up and running w/o water changes. What's your readings? If you have discovered the secret of no water changes, please share it! Thanks
 
mr . salty

mr . salty

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I havn't done a water change in almst two years now.
No real secret,just lots of live rock,live sand.excelent filteration,Monster(oversized) skimmer,refugium,low bio load,and dosing trace elements weekly...And a mature established tank.
But you should consider that I also add about one gallon a day for evaporation.So that adds up,and could be considered a small water change daily.
 
plum70rt

plum70rt

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the denitrator is the key for no water changes for me, I do add about 1 gallon every other day for topoff, I brought a water sample to LFS to be tested ,I tested it myself first but just wanted a recheck I was told I have perfect water:) now going on 5 months running strong:D
 
aquarius 1

aquarius 1

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I have one tank with an Orange-Shoulder Tang and a Hippo Tang, another tank with an Orange-Shoulder, a Yellow, and a Powder Blue, another with a Yellow, and a Naso, and another with a Sohal, Powder Blue, Yellow, Sailfin, and 2 hippos. So yeah i know of a few tanks where tangs mix without problems!
 
musipilot

musipilot

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I want to hear it too! How do you add tangs so they won't fight? We have 4 tangs, and 5 tanks, thats the only way it works for us.
 
killa

killa

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me and my brother have 1 hippo tang ring tailed surgeon and a brown scopus tang they fight a bit but not much
 
flamehawk

flamehawk

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Aquarius 1- How long have you had your 75 gallon tanks stocked with the fish listed? If they are small now, they will grow and there is a high probability you will have problems in the future.
Plum70rt- I would not recommend you follow this lead. Most on the board will agree with me. In your case you have much more room and it will work. Based on my experience, you may be able to get away with a maximum of 2 tangs in a 75 and that is indeed stretching it. One w/b safe.
 
holacanthus

holacanthus

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No 2 tnags in a 75g is a no-no. No 2 adult tangs could co-habit a 75g tank without problems of some sort, such as territory disputes, and resource competition, and parasite outbreaks!
 
flamehawk

flamehawk

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I take back my earlier comment. I agree that two tangs in a 75 is not advisable and I would not do it. My 2 cents.
 
dave flood

dave flood

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I have naso & powder blue, they get along great in 75,will get larger tank in spring, they won't be to large before then. (unless I get viset from tang ploice):)
 
cortezz98@aol.c

cortezz98@aol.c

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TO KEEP SEVERAL TANGS IN THE SAME TANK NONE OF THE TANGS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME SHAPE HIPPO&SAILFIN OK SAILFIN & YELLOW NOGOOD THEY SOULD HAVE DIFFERENT SHAPES THATS A FACT JACK.
 
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