I want another Tang

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  1. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Kole tang gets my vote! I used to have a yellow and a hippo in my 75 with no problems at all. But i like the kole tangs alot and might just go get one for the 180 now :)
     
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  3. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    Mimic tang or tomini tang could be a winner...

    But has anyone seen the yellow belly regal blue tang? If I can ever find one I would love to add one of those. This yellow belly looks really good.

    Chevron tang looks like a cool fish... But it seems as they mature they arent so cool looking anymore.

    Im just afraid to even add another tang of any kind in there. But my purple tang is still a juvenile. Maybe 3 inches. So I still have some time before he gets large and nasty.

    Thanks guys.:)
     
  4. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Any time brotha!!!! If you have a qt, and are able to get the purple out, put the purple in qt for 2 weeks and leave just the other tang in dt. Then after two weeks put purple back in and he will no longer be the alpha, this has worked for me a couple times
     
  5. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    the best post in the thread K+. The purple tang is going to be NASTY!!!!! Mine is by far my most aggressive tang.
     
  6. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Hippo tang is my choice if you were to add another. You are real borderline on that though. I have a hippo in my 90 and am on the fence as to whether I should add another. I do not want to create a situation where my tank is overpopulated with one particular genus. Also, something to keep in mind, the hippo will outgrow a 90. But the beauty of this hobby is that you can, in most cases, switch out your livestock and get credit for it at your LFS. That is my plan.
     
  7. Powerman

    Powerman Giant Squid

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    Oh John... now you are just being silly!


    You move to a larger tank...duh!;D
     
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  9. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    But has anyone have or has had the yellow belly regal blue tang?
     
  10. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    NO this is the best post in this thread :) k+
     
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  12. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    I have a seen a yellow belly blue in person at around 10". I never really liked regal tangs until I saw this one in a sick 300 gallon display. The yellow went from the belly and kinda spiked up behind its head. It was one of the nicer fish I had ever seen, and really made me consider getting a "dori" one day.

    Divers den gets them in every so often, but they go quick. are you planning on upgrading from that 90 at any time??? An adult hippo tang will make your 90 gallons look very tight, but that will take a couple years if you get a small one.

    ~Will.