I wanted to get some advice/opinions on Tangs. I currently have a 75 gallon FOWLR tank that holds a Foxface, Tomato Clown, Melanarus Wrasse, I believe a Sebea Clown, and a Yellow Tang. I'd like to get a Blue Hippo and possibly a Lieutenant Tang or Sailfin Tang. Will having all these Tangs in a 75 gallon cause aggression towards one another? I know my Yellow Tang went crazy on a Pearlscale Butterfly I used to have until I took the Yellow Tang out for about 5 days and moved the Live Rock around. After that he only chased the Butterfly around every so often. I really like Tangs but I'm not sure if my tank is big enough for more than 1.
Having more that 1 Tang in Aquarium...
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I have a Sail Fin, Blue Hippo and Yellow Tang in my 75 reef with no problems at all. Of course i added mine all with in a couple of months from each other. Im sure you will heaer something about the Tang Police out of someone but like a wise man here on MASC (MartinsReef) always says" What works for me might not work for you and what works for you might not work for me".
If you decide to add another, you might want to choose one that's not in the same genus. You're more likely to get fighting with a sailfin and a yellow than with a blue and a yellow. Also for that size tank you might want to look at bristletooth or kole tangs that won't outgrow your tank
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CRW...that does make sense, I think if I do end up putting 2 more Tangs in I will buy them both at the same time so hopefully the Yellow Tang doesn't go crazy like he did with the Pearlscale. Also, yes after their growth I would have to rehome them, this is my pitch to the wife to buy a bigger tank! Hehe.
It all depends. I'm sure you could get away with it, but what then happens when they outgrow your tank? You're either forced to get a bigger tank or get rid of a fish. Kinda sad having to give away a fish, if that's what it comes down to, when you've had him for a while. Especially just because that particular fish has gotten to big and that was his only crime 
. Again though, many people do it, but personally I'd get a tang and then a couple smaller fish.
. Again though, many people do it, but personally I'd get a tang and then a couple smaller fish.
You probably wouldn't see agression between the hippo and either the yellow or the sailfin but you may see agression between
the yellow and sailfin. I had a scoapus that got along fine with my yellow tang and my hippo but as soon as I added a purple tang,
the purple just hated that scoapus for some reason. Right now I have a purple, yellow, and hippo tang in a 200g. I also have a purple and
a yellow in a 150g tank.
the yellow and sailfin. I had a scoapus that got along fine with my yellow tang and my hippo but as soon as I added a purple tang,
the purple just hated that scoapus for some reason. Right now I have a purple, yellow, and hippo tang in a 200g. I also have a purple and
a yellow in a 150g tank.
I have a yellow and a lieutenant in a 130 and there are days I think it's too much. My yellow was small when I bought him and he has nearly outgrown my tank. The lieutenant is supposed to get even bigger so while I could probably add another tang or large-ish fish to the mix I doubt I will.
Tangs are awesome fish and they add tons of movement to the tank but lately it's been so much more interesting for me to add small fish that just take up a corner or a specific rock. I think small fish have just as much characteristic and personality as large fish and you can have a lot of them before you reach the level of waste that just one medium sized tang gives off.
Tangs are awesome fish and they add tons of movement to the tank but lately it's been so much more interesting for me to add small fish that just take up a corner or a specific rock. I think small fish have just as much characteristic and personality as large fish and you can have a lot of them before you reach the level of waste that just one medium sized tang gives off.
