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01/14/2020, 03:57 PM | #1 |
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Tang Compatibility Question
I have a mixed 120 gallon with a great deal of live rock, lots of crevices and hiding spots. My Yellow Tang is 4 years old and I am thinking of adding a very small Purple Tang. My question is:do you think the little guy will stand a chance? Am thinking with so much rock and hiding places, there is a good chance that the answer is yes.
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01/14/2020, 06:01 PM | #2 | |
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01/15/2020, 07:29 AM | #3 |
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You may want to have a mirror handy to distract the yellow tang. Also QT the purple tang and make sure he eats well and know how to eat nori on a clip. Sometime new smaller tang have to stay in the rock works for weeks. If he knows how to eat from a clip, you can put the clip on a stick and direct it to him.
I often use the methods above to add new tangs into a tank full of establish tangs. It works well for me.
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01/15/2020, 07:33 AM | #4 |
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I have used the mirror with this Tang, as well as Angels. I know the safe way is not to add the Purple and having slept on it, probably will not, not because of cost but because I do not want to mistreat a living creature.
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Not if you take good care of them. I immagine if you take good care of a small tang, the chance that he have along life in your tank is much better than he would in the wild. It is a Fish eat Fish world out there.
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Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip |
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01/15/2020, 11:49 AM | #6 |
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Agreed but you have not met my Yellow! Even with all of the rock work and tiny crevices, my concern is that the Yellow will never let the Purple alone.
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01/15/2020, 11:55 AM | #7 |
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You never can tell. This tank is about twice the size of yours and I think I got really really lucky. Had to use the mirror trick for about 10 days.
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