mixing tangs in 90 gal?

[diablo]

i have about a 4 1/2 inch blue hippo tang in my 90 gal reef :joy: . could i put another tang in with it without stress problems????

 

[fuax]

I have a 150 gallon tank with 3 yellow tangs, 1 blue hippo tang, and a sohol tang. There will always be a certain level of stess when new tank mates are added, just try to make to intro as calm as possible, after a feeding or just before lights out or even after a water change. ( not calm situtations I know but they are distractions to the tank)
I plan on adding a purple tang and maybe even a blonde naso in the future i have not decided as of yet, but in a 90 you should be ok

 

[guineawhop]

to be honest with you, i'm not part of the tang police but i would only keep one tang in a 90 and that is kindof pushing it, when it comes to the tangs as full grown adults. go for something like an angel instead or a butterfly.

 

[msd2]

I have a hippo and a purple in a 100 gal. I have had no problems with them at all.

 

[schadiest1]

from all the advice i have received of keeping multiple tangs, as long as their body shapes are different, then you should be alright, i.e. blue hippo and a yellow tang. keeping large tangs in a 90 isn't a good idea, but younger tangs is cool, as long as you give them a larger home as they grow.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by diablo
i have about a 4 1/2 inch blue hippo tang in my 90 gal reef :joy: . could i put another tang in with it without stress problems????
A 90 is too small for a Hippo. You could trade it for a Yellow or a Purple but adding another Tang will probably not work long term.

 

[djminus1]

I am not trying to hijack the post but I have a related question. Many people say that certain tanks are not suitable for certain fish because of lack of swimming room. I myself have a 90 FOWLR. The way mine is set up allows for about the same swimming room as a 200 gal reef (most I have seen are packed with LR). I keep a fair amount of live rock in there but not as much as most people recommend...only about 45 lbs. That said, there is plenty of swimming room in my tank so shouldn't I be able to keep a fish like a Hippo?

 

[ophiura]

Not if it is a standard 4' tank, IMO. They are still fast swimmers, and that means some room for burst swimming and not having to constantly turn. JMO.

 

[diablo]

well i did it ill keep ya posted on how they getting along

 

[guineawhop]

that is an awesome looking tank, just have to say

 

[bang guy]

Very beautiful tank!

 

[diablo]

thank you

 

[diablo]

so far so good no problems to report
the yellow had me alittle scared it would not eat for about 4-5 days but finally i caught it eating some formula 2. then she was eating brine and mysis. im so happy i keep a update

 

[cougar]

Yellow tang was a good choice just becuase of how hardy they are. I would not have suggested a butterfly fish though. They are more for the community fish, they wouldn't be able to defend themselves if the hippo decided to turn on them.

 

[diablo]

well so far so good no issues at all its been about a month and both of them are pigs. they getting along fine

 

[fuax]

Very nice tank Diablo and glad to hear it is working out for you.

 

[diablo]

i also bumped rock up to about 130 or 140 lbs from the 90 lbs pictured so i will update pics soon. they absolutely love it more room for everyone to hide now they come out from everywhere in the tank besides one entrance and exit. lol

 

[tennisace]

I have a 90g reef also and I had a yellow tang and a purple tang in at the same time with no problems at all. It all depends on the fish I guess, becuase these fish were the same shape.

 

[reefiness]

im just curious what you have as light on that tank because i like how it looks.

 

[diablo]

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