Sailfin and blue tang...

[Terryz_]

hi..

I am planning to keep one sailfin and one blue tang in my tank... will they fight...

[Achilles Tang]

All tangs will fight. To differing degrees.

[Terryz_]

But i heard many reefer here have kept tangs in a tank... how they do tat...

[Achilles Tang]

They usually fill up the tanks with saltwater and then any fish, including tangs, can be kept.

[mafia]

They usually fill up the tanks with saltwater and then any fish, including tangs, can be kept.

hehehee..

but...is it safe to keep a blue tank in a reef tank?

[Terryz_]

nvm... so they wun fight..

[Terryz_]

All tangs will fight. To differing degrees

By different specie or different size...

[Achilles Tang]

hehehee..

but...is it safe to keep a blue tank in a reef tank?

Theoratically, a tank of any colour, material and shape should be able to be placed in a reef tank, as long as it smaller and will not cause any obstruction or damage to the inhabitants of the reef tank.

If you are referring to a Blue Tang instead... yeah... they do well in reef tanks.

[Achilles Tang]

By different specie or different size...

Both.

[flubberina13]

I keep two Regals and a yellow. One regal and yellow were introduced together and the smaller regal about a month later. They live harmoniously together.

What you need is to feed them well and also to give them 'tunnels' and hideouts...

Wah...as if they are playing pirates and sheriffs...

But they have been together for more than half a year liao...

[SpiderOne]

I corrupt the souls of men.

with sarcasm

[Terryz_]

???

[blue.tang]

I got a sailfin & YT. At 1st the YT get bullied....but now they r gd fren

[IcecruncherZ]

Sailfin + Regal (blue) tangs are one of the more compatible pairs of tangs you can get. Just make sure you get your Blue Tang in before your Sailfin and that shouldnt be a problem. The reverse might not be true though.

[shiraz]

i tired adding a sailfin when a blue was already in the tank... they did not fight but the sailfin died after 2 weeks.. not sure if it was stressed out due to adverse water conditions OR because it fought with the blue tang.. secretly

[Dazza]

Hv kept yt with blue & no prob.

Now hv PT & sailfin, even less prob becos they are of diff sizes