help me stock my reef tank; please!
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amphiprion
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Vince,
No to burst your bubble, the yellow tang should have been the last fish added. It will be aggresive to any new fish that you add. I know, I have one an he is very beligerant towards any other fish I put in there.
My 75g has:
1 - 3" yellow tang
1- flame angel
3 - Green Chromis
1 - Banggai cardinal
2 - (mated) False percula
2 - scissortail gobies
1 - Yellow head sleeper goby
Crabs, Shrimps, snails
I added the Flame Angel after the tang. The tang harrassed the heck out of it for the first couple of days.
Months later I tried to add a Copperbanded Butterfly fish - didn't last, I had to take the Butterfly out - the tang never did except it. It's now in my reef tank.
Just doesn't like similar shape/colored fish.
Just expect trouble, is all I'm advising.
No to burst your bubble, the yellow tang should have been the last fish added. It will be aggresive to any new fish that you add. I know, I have one an he is very beligerant towards any other fish I put in there.
My 75g has:
1 - 3" yellow tang
1- flame angel
3 - Green Chromis
1 - Banggai cardinal
2 - (mated) False percula
2 - scissortail gobies
1 - Yellow head sleeper goby
Crabs, Shrimps, snails
I added the Flame Angel after the tang. The tang harrassed the heck out of it for the first couple of days.
Months later I tried to add a Copperbanded Butterfly fish - didn't last, I had to take the Butterfly out - the tang never did except it. It's now in my reef tank.
Just doesn't like similar shape/colored fish.
Just expect trouble, is all I'm advising.
amphiprion
Member
No, he won't bother the invertebrates. I would recommend a cleaner shrimp or two if you don't have one already. My tang is always being cleaned by these little guys. Helps with any parasite problems.
A p.s. to the above post..when you introduce a fish that the tang seems to harrass, feed the tank before you put the fish in. And then keep the lights off for a day. This helps to settle everyone in.
There are fish in my tanks that the tang takes no notice of:
Blennies
Gobies
Longnose Hawkfish
Clowns
He just doesn't like Angels & butterfly fish - the bodies may be too similiar or they are as big as he is and he sees them as competition.
A p.s. to the above post..when you introduce a fish that the tang seems to harrass, feed the tank before you put the fish in. And then keep the lights off for a day. This helps to settle everyone in.
There are fish in my tanks that the tang takes no notice of:
Blennies
Gobies
Longnose Hawkfish
Clowns
He just doesn't like Angels & butterfly fish - the bodies may be too similiar or they are as big as he is and he sees them as competition.
