Tang Police...... Come and get me.

[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?

 

[chrgerondavins]

you can only put one tang in a 1200 gallon tank, anything else is too small.

 

[redman1221]

Originally Posted by ChrgerOnDavins
http:///forum/post/2471208
you can only put one tang in a 1200 gallon tank, anything else is too small.
WHAT I don't think so. I would go with the Achilles Tang if I was you.

 

[scsinet]

I think Davins was kidding.
IMO the Achilles is a very challenging fish. Environment wise, you'd be able to keep one though. They have a very high captive mortality rate.
The Desjardinii is a red sea sailfin... Zebrasoma desjardinii, so it will fight with the yellow tang you have unless you take steps to thwart it. If you added two of them, or perhaps the red sea sailfin and a purple tang or a normal sailfin, etc, to make (3) total Zebrasomas in your tank, you may have better luck. You can also remove the yellow tang into a separate quarantine tank, then add him back at the same time you add your new sailfin, so they are reintroduced to the environment at the same time.
Personally, the Sohal is my all time favorite fish. They are just gorgeous IMO. You'll have no trouble keeping one, just beware that the Sohal is a very aggressive tang and will likely rule the tank, so be sure to introduce him LAST.