Tangs In Aggressive

psusocr1

psusocr1

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o.k
as im coming close to getting tangs(3-4 weeks) in my aggressive, what should i look for and watch with the whole ICH thing?? i plan on getting an Atlantic blue tang, a clown tang, foxface and kole tang... how do they get ich? how can i prevent it? what do i need as far as a QT tank??
any help is appreciated!!
 
clown123

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my huma huma just devoured my yellow tang about 2wks ago i hate him for that i plan on getting rid of it.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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no of course im not getting them all at once,, im getting my first one in about 3 weeks, then i will add 1 tang every 2 weeks from then on, thats just my list of tangs i want to get..
anyone have any opinions?
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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QT all of them. That is my best advice. This way you will avoid any type of introduction to ich.
You picked 2 poor choices in tangs though, in the Atlantic Blue and Clown. Both of those have terrible survival rates, with the atlantic blue being much worse. They only do well long-term in schools, and most public aquariums that you see that have them have them in schools.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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thanks lion.
o.k next questions.
besides the foxface(def. getting him) what are three, colorfull, cool, tangs that would thrive in an aggressive tank??
how many is considered a "school" ? 3-6, 10-20, 100-200???
and how do i properly QT the tangs befroe they go in my tank??
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Foxface is fine, and then you could do a yellow, naso, kole. Or yellow, kole, powder blue. Or a purple, naso, and powder blue. I am sure you know of the different families of tangs, differientiated by body shape. You seem very intelligent so I will not explain this, but I am glad you are considering changing the atlantic blue and clown. Both do very poorly.
I would consider a school of atlantic blues to be at least 3 or 4, but as many as 20 or 25. In the Atlantis resort and hotel in the Bahamas, I just came back from my second visit there and I love going there because my favorite fish, the Atlantic Blues, are HUGE and AMAZING because every tank they have them in they have them in huge schools. And whats amazing is that tank size has no relevance to their health. In the resort, they have schools of atlantics in tanks as small as 200-300 gallons and as large as 2.5 million gallons.
This is the same way Atlantic Blues are kept in the New Jersey aquarium,and many other aquariums that I have been to.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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As far as QT, put them in a separate tank from your main tank for 3 weeks to closely observe their behavior. If you notice any kind of spots or scratching, it would be in your best interest to start hyposalinity to kill any ich.
However, if you have not QTed all of your fish, this will not be effective because you may already have ich in your tank. At least Qting the tangs will eliminate a lot of the possible ich you may put into your tank. Any fish can bring ich into your tank though, most times without you knowing it. You just need to keep excellent water quality and this will keep the ich from effecting the fish because his immune system will not be weakened.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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lion,,
thanks for all the advice im glad your heleping me out before i buy. i like to get opinions on everything before i jump in, and then learn the hard way.
how does this sound
foxface
purple tang
kole tang
powder blue
i love the yellows but i dont want to get one because the foxface is yellow and iw ant some great color variety in my tank, in my research you should also not keep purple angs with yellow tangs, correct?. let me know of any other chnages i can make..thank you
also i always have excellent water quality, but what temp. should the tangs be at?? higher temp prevents ich?? or not? is 75 good?
BTW i know what you mean about the atlantis. I just got back from a 10 day stay at the atlantis and i was glued to the aquarium's and shark ponds all day!! thats wher ei got the idea of gettin an atlantic blue
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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75 is fine if that is what it is working for you. I prefer a little higher, like 77-80, but that is what works for me. Higher temp does not prevent ich very much. It helps a little, but not enough to change what you do and have success with.
That list of tangs sounds fine. Make sure the more docile,Kole tang, is added before the more aggressive purple. Other than that, you are fine.
Oh and yes, since purples and yellows are in the same family (same body shape), you should not keep them together.
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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i edited my last post a bit, i dont knwo if you saw the changes.
also can you give me the order of those fish that they should be introduced in?
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Oh, yeah, you were the person who told me you went to Atlantis for 10 days, the same week as me. That's awesome. I absolutely love that place. I already told my soon-to-be fiancee that that is where we are having our honey moon.

I took her for the first time a few weeks ago and she loved it almost as much as me.
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

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Order of addition:
kole
foxface
purple
powder blue (make sure he eats VERY well before you buy him and this is the one you want to pay close attention to in QT. This is the hardest in the list to care for, but usually does MUCH BETTER since you have a long and large tank. In small tanks, it does a lot worse. Although these are hard, I do not consider them as hard or as ich-prone as hippos)
 
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