naso tang vs. yellow tang

videohub

videohub

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I'm so excited, I just got my naso tang from saltwaterfish.com, I also got a copperband butterfly. I followed the drip acclimation procedure to the T. I released my 2 fish into my aquarium (95 gallon) and they were ok for a few minutes until my yellow tang noticed them. The yellow immediately started backing into the naso and "tailing" it. It was really aggressive. The tang was the only one upset. I immediately got some netting and seperated them. Will I be OK? I have the lights out (as recommended by this sight). How long will I have to wait. Is this combination going to be alright, does anyone else have this combo? Should I get another tang? I also have 2 clowns, pajama cardinal, 4 stripe damsel, blue damsel, longspine waspfish, and a sf eel in the tank.Help!! I love my new fish and was hoping they would get along. BTW the butterfly and naso are getting along fine on the one side of my tank.
 
dmc888

dmc888

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My yellow tang used to fight constantly with my blue. Which ended up both dying from ich.
I would try rearranging your rocks. But when i did that it only worked for a while.
I think yellows are pretty aggressive towards most tangs.
 
clarkiiclo

clarkiiclo

Active Member
Personally I think one tang is enough for a 95. I would keep the Naso myself.
They may fight they may not. Fish do strange things after being in a bag for 24 hours.
Monitor them closely. If it gets worse see if a LFS will take one.
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

Active Member
How big is the Naso? Adding two fish together can strain your current bioload. I'd keep an eye on the watrer parameters. The yellow might settle down. I have a yellow and a Sohol Tang together...they tolerate each other .
 
videohub

videohub

Member
Thanks for your help. Everything made it through the night. After the yellow tang started picking on the 2 new fish, we put a net between them for a couple hours. That settled them down. He "hazed" the naso a few more times, but now they are like brothers. I think he just wanted to let them know who was boss of the tank.
 
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boyo

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i also have a soho tang, he loved my yellow tang as long as it was hiding and not swimming in his space they wre ok together but my tang was killed by my water heater blowing up yesterday. really wierd there I have live fish and dead...how can that happen?
 
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