yellow tang vs purple tang

[pokmingsheng]

can they live together??

i understand that the purple tang is the more aggressive one..

but if i introduce both into the main tank at the same time, will they still fight??

anyone got experience keeping both yellow and purple tang together?

[ReDDeviLs]

likely that it will, try the mirror trick it they does.

[Solo77]

there is always exception......introduced a yellow and purple and in the end...the yellow whacked the purple....

[pokmingsheng]

likely that it will, try the mirror trick it they does.

how does the mirror trick work?

[Solo77]

just place a mirror to the tank...the aggressive tang will think it is one of its kinds and start flaring...not knowing that is its own reflection...and ignore other new tang being introduced.....

[chercm]

just place a mirror to the tank...the aggressive tang will think it is one of its kinds and start flaring...not knowing that is its own reflection...and ignore other new tang being introduced.....

my yellow tang got frightened by its own reflection ....

[kelvin70]

can they live together??

i understand that the purple tang is the more aggressive one..

but if i introduce both into the main tank at the same time, will they still fight??

anyone got experience keeping both yellow and purple tang together?

Hi bro ,I has try 2 time aready..... the purple tang like crazy hell man fight untill the yellow tang .... .. unless you put them at the same time into the tank & same size too. good luck.........

[pokmingsheng]

Hi bro ,I has try 2 time aready..... the purple tang like crazy hell man fight untill the yellow tang .... .. unless you put them at the same time into the tank & same size too. good luck.........

hmm..

i guess i'll just stick to only yellow tang when i start stocking up then...

kinda love purple tang as well haha...

[jackywongto]

hmm..

i guess i'll just stick to only yellow tang when i start stocking up then...

kinda love purple tang as well haha...

Not sure if this is a good suggestion - buy 3 -4 small ones. then dump all into the tank together.

2 is bad cause the aggressor will always target the other fish.

With 3-4, the aggressor take turn to bully the other 2 - 3 fish.

Then after a few days, trap and sell off the other aggressor and another fish or keep the all of them.

I once introduce 3 purple tang. 1 did not make it. The other 2 survived.

[tench1]

i once had 3 purple and 6 yellow in 1 tank.

Its possible, but you need to have some tricks up your sleeves...

[pokmingsheng]

Not sure if this is a good suggestion - buy 3 -4 small ones. then dump all into the tank together.

2 is bad cause the aggressor will always target the other fish.

With 3-4, the aggressor take turn to bully the other 2 - 3 fish.

Then after a few days, trap and sell off the other aggressor and another fish or keep the all of them.

I once introduce 3 purple tang. 1 did not make it. The other 2 survived.

wow.. so its down to luck...

haha...

and lots of $$$ to invest to get them together...

am i right to say that purple tangs are generally fierce to other tangs?

[pokmingsheng]

i once had 3 purple and 6 yellow in 1 tank.

Its possible, but you need to have some tricks up your sleeves...

share some of your tricks leh..

any success stories out there?

[tangfan]

my also not success story, the yellow tang kept chasing the purple until i have to remove the purple

[pokmingsheng]

wow.. this thread is about 6months old.. haha..

anyway i've lost interest in keeping a purple tang already..

[DUCADOS]

Depend on size of tank for hiding. I kept 2 yellow n 1 purple. Intro them together shouldn't be a problem. Mine dun fight. At time just stick close to each other n open fin wide n high. After that each go their own way.