Sail Fin Tang Pairing

[breckco.ky]

I have 2 tanks and 2 sailfin tangs. Wondering if anyone has had luck pairing them up or if they had trouble or not. In the 125 I have a Yellow tang Sailfin Tang and other small fish. Just wondered if anyone had 2 sft's in same tank.

 

[kjr_trig]

Originally Posted by BreckCo.KY
I have 2 tanks and 2 sailfin tangs. Wondering if anyone has had luck pairing them up or if they had trouble or not. In the 125 I have a Yellow tang Sailfin Tang and other small fish. Just wondered if anyone had 2 sft's in same tank.
I would say that would likely be trouble in a 125...You would need a much larger tank to have multiple SFTs....One of Goodwins tank has several, but that is a 600 gallon I think.

 

[breckco.ky]

bump

 

[wangotango]

IMO the tank would be too small for two sailfins, and you would probably run into aggression.
-Justin

 

[florida joe]

I am talk about yellow sail fin tangs now IMO now guys so don’t kill me but I think you will have more trouble if you don’t put them in your tank simultaneous then tank size min for yellow SFTs is 80G and that’s to insure swimming room as they are roamers and are constantly swimming and picking at algae they are one of the few tangs that can be kept in pairs or more, naturally I would not put more then two in a 125

 

[lion_crazz]

I would not attempt it in that size tank. You will almost certainly have major aggression problems.

 

[florida joe]

still waiting to hear what kind of tangs we are talking about

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by florida joe
still waiting to hear what kind of tangs we are talking about
I am not sure what you mean, Joe. I thought we were talking about sailfin tangs?

 

[kjr_trig]

Originally Posted by florida joe
still waiting to hear what kind of tangs we are talking about
Your post confused me also Joe.

 

[stdreb27]

I think he is talking about a yellow tang.

 

[florida joe]

big difference in how many you can keep between indian ocean sailfin, yellow, black (longnose),brownsalfin, pacific sailfin,and others all avalable to us the post reads one yellow i was wondering what the other one was

 

[wangotango]

Regardless of which region the sailfin is from, I still don't think a pair would be a wise choice.
-Justin

 

[dogstar]

Some hobbiest refer to all Zebrasoma spp. as sailfins because they all have big fins.
Many keep this genus in different combinations as well as several of the " same species " together, ( myself included ). One rule of thumb when keeping more than one Tang is to have each species in odd numbers.
I am also not sure what the OP is asking....or exactly what species are being combined.

 

[jmb76]

I have three sailfins in my 200. 2 red sea and 1 pacific. Also have 4 yellow tangs and 1 purple. All were added at different times. Never had any trouble with any fighting. I have a lot of other tangs also, maybe this helps with the fighting issues.

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by jmb76
I have three sailfins in my 200. 2 red sea and 1 pacific. Also have 4 yellow tangs and 1 purple. All were added at different times. Never had any trouble with any fighting. I have a lot of other tangs also, maybe this helps with the fighting issues.
i think a big plus for you is a 200g tank

 

[breckco.ky]

I have in my 125 2 Red Sea SFT's 1 Yellow Tang among other small reef fish. They have been together now for a few days and the aggression has passed and now the 2 sf's are swimming together. Just wondered if anyone else had these types together in a 125