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01-30-2005, 05:38 PM
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#21 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
|  Re: What about tangs?
You would need a 250 gallon or larger tank to safely keep a Powder Brown and Powder Blue tang from fighting one another. _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | 
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02-16-2005, 11:56 PM
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#22 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
| Re: What about tangs?
I have a blue hippo tang and a purple tang in my 120 and they occasionally spar but seem to get along fairly well, just luck I guess.. *I put the purple tang in last, *they can be very belligerent to all fish in a tank and should be one of the last fish added. *Those powder blues and browns are ick magnets though, *your asking for double trouble. Stay away from achilles tang too, might want to try a gold rim tang or white cheek tang. Gold rim hybrids are nice too but very expensive. They are very hardy though. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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02-11-2006, 09:47 AM
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#23 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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That is a good selection of fish that will do well together especially in the size tank you have. The royal gramma, is an excellent reef fish with vibrant color and a good demeanor which you could add as well. May want to try a blenny and/or goby also. All of these fish will get along well with each other. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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02-11-2006, 09:52 AM
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#24 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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The powder Tangs as well as the Hippo's are suppose to be some of the more demanding Tangs to keep alive. Correct me if i'm wrong. I've had a Yellow Tang in my 75gal. reef for a couple years now. He is doing very well though he really hasn't grown that big(4-5") about the same as when I bought him. Welll, my question is, is it possible to add another tang to my tank? | |
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08-05-2006, 09:00 AM
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#25 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
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Great thread! Thank you for such good information. One question though kinda off topic.... I see "(word)" around a lot.... what is "
Thanks
again, great thread. | |
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08-05-2006, 11:16 AM
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#26 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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Hey, dont forget to mention the temperment of each Tang species. Those guys are bad when they wanna be. :mad:
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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11-13-2006, 10:40 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Can a Tang eat to much? I have had a yellow eyed tang for about the past 3 months and he eats the algea, prepared foods and sea weed strips like it's his last meal. The foxface doesn't eat as much as he does and almost always gives him the right of way when it comes to eating. I only put sea weed stips in my tank every third day or so because he will go to town on it the minute it's in the tank. Can he over eat or does he have a saltwater tap worm in his GI tract (LOL)? | |
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11-13-2006, 11:18 AM
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#28 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
LOL
I know what your talking about my Orange shoulder is a real pig as well. I don't think it's something to worry about
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11-13-2006, 12:25 PM
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#29 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2006
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I thought about getting a NASO Tang, but I'm qeustioning tempermants and whether or not the Tellow Eyed Tang would be to aggressive.
Any experience with these two types of Tangs getting a long. | |
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11-13-2006, 02:51 PM
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#30 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Berlin, WI Age: 29
Posts: 500
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my powder brown is a frickin garbage disposal. Every time I look at him he's eating something. | |
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