yellow tang

[jthomas0385]

I got a new real small yellow tang today for my 55 gallon tank. I plan on keeping him for a while till he outgrows my tank, then he will be moving into a 300 gallon tank, that he would fit perfectly in. Any advice for while hes in my care?? thank you.

 

[m0nk]

He's likely going to get rather territorial in there (too small of a tank for that type of fish, imo), so just be sure there aren't any inhabitants that are already territorial or they'll fight quite a bit.
Also, make sure you have plenty of well established live rock so he can graze. Feed algae sheets often.

 

[jthomas0385]

alright. I do have a lot of well established LR. If it doesn't work out even at his size I can always move him to the 300 gallon we have a work.

 

[mcbdz]

What else do you have in the tank?

 

[jthomas0385]

2 percula clowns, 12 hermit crabs, 8 snails, 2 peppermint shrimp CC star, conch

 

[pastor b.]

Dear hobbyist,I bought a 2"yellow tang for my 75 gallon Aquarium about 2 years ago, with in a year it grew to 3". Yellow Tangs can be quite aggressive if they're put in your tank first.Y t's should be placed last in the home aquarium . Right now,my Y t is 5.5"in my 150 gallon aquarium along with 3 other tangs,and is doing just fine .

 

[jthomas0385]

cool, thanks for the info

 

[ladies man 246]

Originally Posted by m0nk
He's likely going to get rather territorial in there (too small of a tank for that type of fish, imo), so just be sure there aren't any inhabitants that are already territorial or they'll fight quite a bit.
Also, make sure you have plenty of well established live rock so he can graze. Feed algae sheets often.
Pretty much what he said!