Bellus Angel pair stocking question

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by willi828, Jun 22, 2012.

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  1. willi828

    willi828 Plankton

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    tl;dr: should I worry about adding a bellus pair to a 120 with a yellow and blonde naso tang?

    I am not too nervous about adding a Bellus pair to my 120 gallon mixed reef, but I can't find a ton of info online about the compatibility with yellow tangs.

    I have a mean little bugger of a yellow tang; he's four inches or so and very territorial about everywhere in the tank, but allowed a blonde naso to acclimate about 6 months ago (naso is slightly larger). I rearranged some of the rockwork to help with this. Now they get along beautifully.

    There are plenty of places to hide and/or swim through, but I have a few small damsels and a female lyretail anthias in the tank as well.

    I have a 55 frag tank set up that could temporarily hold the yellow tang until the bellus angels acclimate, but no telling how the naso will act.

    Looking for opinions and notes of experience. Tell me what you guys/gals think. Forget the angels, move the yellow, let it ride?



    there are some pics in my tank thread.
     
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  3. 1.0reef

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    I would get the naso out ASAP, they grow really large. I don't know much about bellus angelfish, though.
     
  4. willi828

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    1.0reef, thanks. I know when the naso matures I will need to relocate him. For now he is happy as ever and the tank is plenty large for him.
     
  5. willi828

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    Naso + Bellus = fine

    For those that are interested, the Bellus pair and Naso are getting along fine, along with the yellow tang.