Qns on keeping Tangs

[shoelevy]

hello guys...i'm very interested in tangs and would like to keep all of them

aniwae...would like to hear comments on ease of rearing of the different kinds...jus feel free to add a name and how tough or easy it is ESP regarding prob of ich since tangs are ich magnets.

allow me to start it off...hm...i'm thinking of getting powder blue and brown....r they tough?...also yellow....purple....redsea sailfin bla bla

pls respond

thanks

[AlfaRomeo]

The powder series should be attempted if you are successfull with the 'easier' species like sailfin, kole,yellow.

The most difficult will be AT in my limited experience.

The thing to note is dat usually tangs will do well in matured reefs. Matured meaning at least 6 months old. Pls not that cycled tanks and matured tanks are 2 completely different things.

[pegasus1010]

i would presume yellow tang is more hardy then the rest.

cleaner shrimp(s) would be indispensible if not the cleaner wrasse.

[shoelevy]

[quote name=The powder series should be attempted if you are successfull with the 'easier' species like sailfin' date=' kole,yellow.

The most difficult will be AT in my limited experience.

The thing to note is dat usually tangs will do well in matured reefs. Matured meaning at least 6 months old. Pls not that cycled tanks and matured tanks are 2 completely different things.

ok

luckily u mentioned this...was gonna get the blue and brown powders this weekend and my tank is only 3weeks old after cycling

one quest about fighting...its true that tangs will fight and so its best to add them together or within short time intervals of each other

however, in the light of wat u haf jus said...i haf already added 2 sailfin tangs in and if i haf to wait 6mths to get my powders, fighting is sure to break out...so wat should i do to prevnt such fighting?

how bout regal tangs?....anione to comment on it please

[AlfaRomeo]

Regals are very docile but ich prone... so a more matured tank is needed.

Sailfins are ok i guess... initially, fights will break out but will not last long... but if u had a clown/sohal tang or AT in there and wanna introduce new tangs... prepare for WW3

[shoelevy]

right

does using uv and cleaners help in controlling the ich?

ok alfaromeo... i haf 2 sailfins...correct me if i'm wrong...would it be ok to continue on with a yellow and a purple and wait for the tank to b more mature b4 adding the rest like powders?

[djviper]

my blue tang has itch zzzz

treating the tank zzz

[AlfaRomeo]

Depends on your tank. i think you should leave the tank with the current inhabitants to mature first before adding more bioload.. dats wat i feel..

[giantbicycle]

which range is KOle consider as?

[Lin]

how bout regal tangs?....anione to comment on it please

regal are ICH kIng! as so far i noe (1yr ago i failed to save one) if u intend to get, go for a bigger size one, they are more hardy.. juz my 2cents

[Terryz_]

which range is KOle consider as?

Quite hardy if you managed to get it to eat...

[that was niceeeee]

do not keep tnags of the same genus together..u need a much more bigger tank if u wan to keep 2sialfin purple n yellow together..

just my 2cent..

correct mi if i am wrong..i now only have a 5inch sailfin with mi in my 4 footer..n will only add a kole BT n powder brown..thats all for tangs

[H_S]

i had a pacific sailfin tang when i first finish my cycling process. he took only few hours to get used to new enviroment, started nipping on my LRs for algae and always spotted swimming around... so i presume that he is quite good for a new tank..

[giantbicycle]

Quite hardy if you managed to get it to eat...

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[aStRoBo|]

right

does using uv and cleaners help in controlling the ich?

UV kill bad and good bacteria present in ur tank. Use a isolated tank while using UV. Cleaner like cleaner wrasse and cleaner shrimps dun clean whitespots. juz my 2cents.

[Travy]

Yellows and purples are good for beginners.

But both can be quite aggressive unless provided a big tank.

Both a small regal last time... kanna bully by my Yellow till got permanent itch... then have to give it away to save its life..

When introducing new tangs there will most definately be a case of itch, it will normally clear up within a week or two, if not then something might be wrong with the water parameters or other tank inhabitants.

My 2cents

[Ekia]

UV kill bad and good bacteria present in ur tank. Use a isolated tank while using UV. Cleaner like cleaner wrasse and cleaner shrimps dun clean whitespots. juz my 2cents.

UV don't kill beneficial bacteria...

[aStRoBo|]

UV don't kill beneficial bacteria...

izit? how u came to tat? i think i read it somewhere here.. UV noe what bacteria to tackle?

[Ancelot]

[nim75sg]

Taking one step forward on Ekia's comment.

UV Sterilizer will not adversely affect the fish or beneficial nitrifying bacteria as they're in the filteration system or sand bed and not "free floating" in the tank.

So how to "kill" them?

[damienkee]

how about naso tang? i recomment naso tang. "hardy and won't get itch easily!" -from book.

i have 1 hehehe.... nice.

but my bubble......

[alanseah]

u can try blue tang also.. the key one is do it slowly.. get all your current tang health up to the level of resisent to ich be4 going for other..if not once ich break out and loss control.. u can say bye bye to all your fish..

[shoelevy]

i had a pacific sailfin tang when i first finish my cycling process. he took only few hours to get used to new enviroment, started nipping on my LRs for algae and always spotted swimming around... so i presume that he is quite good for a new tank..

ya

so true so true

sailfins r very gd...very brave

[shoelevy]

u can try blue tang also.. the key one is do it slowly.. get all your current tang health up to the level of resisent to ich be4 going for other..if not once ich break out and loss control.. u can say bye bye to all your fish..

i once read from many sources that to prevent fighting...its best to add all the tangs together...but i also undersatnd from yr pt that its best to add slowly to ensure the survival of the tangs.

these 2 pts r very contradicting...i wish for my tangs to be stable but that would mean having to wait and that means fighting is almost inevitable

can anione advice on this?

[alanseah]

i once read from many sources that to prevent fighting...its best to add all the tangs together...but i also undersatnd from yr pt that its best to add slowly to ensure the survival of the tangs.

these 2 pts r very contradicting...i wish for my tangs to be stable but that would mean having to wait and that means fighting is almost inevitable

can anione advice on this?

well it's all depend on your luck...

cause sometime with the same type of tang.. u lucky enough able to get those frenly and non firece one..

also it's depend on how u choose fish.. and how big your tank is..

I got 2 tang inside my 187gal tank, got a blue tang that is already 3 yrs plus inside along.. until half a yr ago i add another tang.. also no fight.. now just add another power blue also no real fight..