stocking question

[pjlovesbaskets]

Hello,
I have a 125G tank. Here is my current fish and invert stock. I have 2 yellow tanks, a blue hippo tang, 3 clowns, a chocolate star fish, a black urchin, a cleaner shrimp,1 diamond watchman gobby, another yellow gobby, snails, purple lobster, and royal gramma. I want to get a powder blue tang. If I get a small one can I get away with it not picking on the hippo tang. The hippo is about 3-4 inches.

 

[granny]

My instincts say no. Hippos are shy anyway, and the hippo and powder will most likely clash. Keep in mind body shape. The round bodied yellow tang and a different tang of dissimilar shape like the hippo will usually cohabit fairly peacefully, but tangs with similar body shape usually show aggression.

 

[granny]

Why dont you add a nice Wrasse or Angel instead?

 

[reefmate75]

i just added a PBT to my mix of tangs,...the yellow picked on him for about an hour and stressed him out but now hes out and picking at the rocks, he was wild as he will not eat food that i feed as of yet, and will not eat the nori, only food he is intrested it seems is whats on my rocks, but atleast he is eating
if i had it to do over i wouldnt have added the PBT, as on the 3rd day of haveing him he now has ICK, and my blue hippo has it and so dose my yellow eye cole, sail fin and yellow are fine looking with nothing out of place, but i know its justa matter of time befor they all get it
and i did not QT this fish, and now i belive im going to have to start QTing as the price list of my fish is so large i dont know if i would start doing fish agin if i lost them all