will damsels be ok with tangs?
- Thread starter karvis
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perchpsk
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you can easily keep a yellow tang in a 75 with the damsels you have. I would however wait until the tank is about 2 months old before adding a tang.. just my opinion. the domino damsels get ugly when they get big, they have somewhat of a temper, but its overrated. you should be fine
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mr.bubble
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Karvis, i agree with everyone else. put the tang in after 2 months if the water perimaters are good. i keep my tang with 6 yellow tail damsels and they were fine. But i have heard that the big dominoes can get very very very taratorrial. But the tang will probably do ok.....if the tang is larger than the damsels.
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mr.bubble
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Rockstar, this has nothing to do with this question, but my sister lives in brooklyn NewYork too!
jsolomon
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2 months? I dont even think 2 months is long enough to wait for a tang. I would give it more like 4 months for the tank to mature. You need to establish excellent water parameters and a good bacterial bed. 5 fish is more than you should put in a 3 week old tank. After 3 weeks the tank probably isnt even finished totaly cycling yet. Space the addition of new fish out more too. You should wait like a month after your first fish, then 3 weeks after second fish, 2 weeks after third, and then a week after each additional. Always watch the water parameters too. You also have to remember with 5 fish in a 75 gallon you are approaching your maximum, that is if you havent already reached it yet. 1 inch of fish for every 5 gallons of water. That means 15 inches of fish. I wouldnt push it past 1 inch for every 2 gallons.