clown tang

[nemo1991]

ok so once the 135 is set up and cycled......i want to put one in.

i have a blue tang and a yellow tang already. (r.ip. powder blue-he got caught in my carpet anemone : /) i want to add a clown tang, red sea sailfin tang, and possibly anohter powder blue thats 5 tangs in a 135 is that too much? my neighbor has a 180, and has 9 tangs in that, so let me know. also if any one ahs a clown tang, what should i know?

[phoenixhieghts]

lovely tangs - aggresive tho, and from what i've they are short lived in the aquarium

[Daniel072]

they are very short lived in the home aquarium and really noone knows why. Beautiful yes, good aquarium fish??? no IMO

[Nykademus]

I hear they taste... funny. HA

Get it.. clown tang.. funny.. bah. NM

[nemo1991]

so will 5 tangs be too much?

[Daniel072]

I personally wouldn't do 5 tangs but that's just me. Tangs (yes all of them) get stressed over 2 main things. Lack of free swimming area and food competition. They also need a ton of oxygen which is hard to produce in a tank that small.