Bought a Chevron Tang

Couple hours gone by now, sailfin and very large sgt. major damsel, both appear to be fine with this guy...the sgt. major and the chevron had a few "words" when i put a veggie clip in the tank, but the chevron held his own and the damsel backed off and nothing has happened since..the sailfin did turn to his "pissed off" color at first during feeding, but is now back to normal and never really had a tussle at all with the chevron Lets hope this behavior continues, to make this as easy as a transition as possible so no one will get sick

 

omg that thing is a beauty!!! you are so lucky!! wow that rivals the mandarin fish in colors and beauty!!!

 

Oh and I wanted to ad that your chevrons mouth looks amazing, My guys was a bit oddly shaped, didnt look right almost torn, but now it looks just like yours... Not sure if thats a juvie thing or not. You will surely get alot of joy out of this fish. Did you name it yet?

Mine Leaves lip marks on the sides of my tank LOL

 

With them big ol' lips i'm thinkin it should be either "Bubba Gump", or "Angelina"...depending on its sex..lol Anyone know how to tell the difference?

 

Yeh, i have a mandarin too..and its definately a toss up as to who has the brighter color!....being that the tang stays out in the open more, he is definately more enjoyable of the 2

 

There is no external difference in the chevron tang I believe. I named mine Chevy, When he was weeee little, He would wiggle and then shoot himself into the powerheads flow and then launch himself across the tank. Mom says "Chevy goes vroom vroom" Its funny to walk into my room and shes talking to the fish!

 

Day 2...Chevron still looking good...grazing A LOT, does the fish ever get full? He also ate some of the meaty food I fed them (mysis, brine, blood worm stew)...really like this fish, hope everything keeps going like it is..

 

Nice looking fish. Man I wish I could get a tang. Need to upgrade my 55.

 

You got a heck of a deal at $40 for that Chevron. They go for over $100 here in South Florida and mostly closer to $140. Great buy you have there. Enjoy!

 

Yeh i know!! I couldnt believe it..i could of gotten a purple tang for the same price, but I was afraid that being the same species as a sailfin, and my sailfin being kind of a jerk to most, that it just wouldnt be a pleasant transition for anyone, and probably end up losing someone..