Oh Tang Police.........

[hariii2]

OK, OK, not really. I do have a seriuos tang question and I want the as many comments as possible. I currently have a 100 gallon tank with the following fish:
1 6 inch Pacific Blue Tang.
1 4 inch Yellow Tang.
1 Copperband Butterfly.
3 Green Chromis.
2 False Percula Clowns.
2 Pajama Cardinals.
1 Yellow Tailed Damsel.
I am stepping up to a 210 gallon tank soon, and want to change a few fish around. This is what I am thinking:
Pacific Blue Tang.
Yellow Tang.
Copperband.
3 Green Chromis.
2 clowns, either Percs or Cinnamon.
Now, I also have a maited pair of Cinnamon Clowns in a seperate tank. I may put them in the 210 and put the Percs in a seperate tank to try to raise them.
The Cardinals are going.
I want to add 2 more Yellow Tailed Damsels.
I am getting a Yellow Chromis, and a maited pair of Lyretail Chromis.
Now the big question....... I want to add some more tangs. I really like the following:
Clown Tang.
Sohal Tang.
Achilles Tang.
Atlantic Blue Tang.
Gold Rim Tang.
Desjardinii Tang.
Vlamingi Tang.
I think that I will go with 2, with one being the Atlantic Blue.
Any thoughts?

 

[devil dog]

I'm not the Tang Police and I don't like being told what to do with my tank... But I would NOT get any more tangs until you get a six foot tank...
And I would never add Damsels to your new tank you will never get them out...
IMO having Damsels in a tank with fish like Achilles Tang is like putting a silk hat on a pig...
Hope that helped

 

[m0nk]

I wouldn't add any of these until your 210 is up and you're adding directly to that one.
That said, when you do add them, I recommend against the clown tang, they get rather aggressive. Also, I agree that you need to get rid of the damsel before getting some of these tangs as the damsel will terrorize and possibly injure/kill them. Especially as the damsel gets bigger.
Because the Desjardini is a zebrasoma, you would only want to add that with the yellow if you add 1 more zebrasoma as well, so that they're in a group of 3. I like the Sohal and have considered that one for myself in the future, and Achilles and Gold rimmed tangs are both somewhat sensitive so I wouldn't get either until your 210 is mature (maybe a year after setting it up) and only if you get rid of the damsel.
HTH

 

[hariii2]

Originally Posted by m0nk
http:///forum/post/2471256
Because the Desjardini is a zebrasoma, you would only want to add that with the yellow if you add 1 more zebrasoma as well, so that they're in a group of 3. I like the Sohal and have considered that one for myself in the future, and Achilles and Gold rimmed tangs are both somewhat sensitive so I wouldn't get either until your 210 is mature (maybe a year after setting it up) and only if you get rid of the damsel.
HTH
On this site it says not to keep any of those 3 tangs together.

Yellow, Purple, Desjardinii. So you think you could have one of each? Why groups of 3?
Thanks,
hari

 

[lion_crazz]

The atlantic blue tang is one of the most difficult tangs, with the other two being clowns and achilles. For that reason, I would stay away from them. If you have to pick 2 off that list, I would recommend the desjardini and gold rim. The sohal will get much too aggressive.