Help Me Choose a Tang!

Well, I voted for the yellow eye tang. I almost voted for the 2 spot, but those do get pretty big, at least for a 90g. I will not recommend a kole tang, because they are one of the meaner tangs you can get. My kole killed a 2 spot and more recently,my awesome little regal tang that was so cool.

If you want another ctenochaetus tang choice, I would add the tomini tang, as they stay the smallest of the bristletooth tangs and are not mean like kole's are.

A regal will get too big for a 90g, purple tangs are mean, and many times will eat prized corals, more so than all the other tangs out there.

The only issue with any ctenochaetus, is the tank needs to be mature enough to house one. Sometimes they won't eat any prepared foods, sometimes they do. If they don't and your tank does not have enough grunge to eat, they die.

If you really want a regular kole tang, you have my warning about them. They are not nice animals at all, and not even to just other tangs.

 

Hey ya KC... hope all is well.... I would go with the Kole but then again research it well. My yellow tang is being very territorial towards the newly added coral beauty.
My best to you!!!

 

Thank you for all the opinions and votes. I am really taking all of them into consideration. This is a big decision for me, and I don't want to make the wrong one.
Here are my pros/cons of each fish:

Kole: Stays small, loves algae, reef safe/heard it can be aggressive

Two Spot: Cute. Don't know much about this fish!

Purple Tang: Beautiful, brightly colored, read they are fairly hardy, would pop in my tank/get pretty big, can be aggressive, may nip at coral

Indian Gold: Rare, beautiful, stays small/hard to find

Regal: My favorite looking tang, want blue in the tank/get biiiiig, not as hardy as some.

Any more opinions are greatly appreciated!

 

I vote purple x100.... but since I can only vote once...

 

Pretty sure I voted for the purple... I am biassed you know.

 

KC, I have had 2 two spot B tooth tangs. If your tank were a tad larger, I would recommend one over the kole a million times over.

You could still get one though, as they take a while to reach maturity, and by then you will be obsessed even more with your tank and upgrade

 

Haha. I am planning on upgrading to a 300 gallon in a couple years. :

 

Kacy Ive seen a ton of purple tangs They are pretty peaceful IME. Even more so when they are the ONLY tang in a tank. Plus having it be a little more agressive might help since your wrasses are pretty thick headed so it seems

 

Oh my gosh. Haha well it's only Ahi (the flame wrasse) now. He is king of the tank and Rex is super mellow now. But yes, Ahi has a MAJOR 'tude. That is something to think about.

Azul (pygmy angel) is a little rude too.

 

Cause If Ahi is going to harass a new comer, Youd want a tad more aggressive fish in there. My purple never had issues with any of my wrasses I added in after he was established. and He only picks on coral when he steals shrimp or pellets from them :