Tang opinion

Reef tank with one small yellow tang. I want one more tang and wondering what would be the best other tang to put with the yellow? I want a Blue hippo tang would that be ok?
Thanks, Justin

 

Yes a blue hippo will be fine to add.

 

blue hippo will quickly outgrow your tank. 1 tang is probably maxed on a 75 gallon

 

I am going to upgrade later this summer to a 125 or 150 gallon so it would probably be fine until then right? So those two would probably get along fine?

 

if you are upgrading soon then i would say sure. they are different shaped, so that helps. just make sure you get a small blue hippo

 

Ok thanks for the quick replies just wanted to make sure they would not fight to much.
Thanks Justin

 

I've had a blue and yellow tang together in a tank (with several other fish, I might add) for over a year, GASP!!! It will not outgrow your 75 gallon tank quickly. It will not outgrow it in even 3 years.
The main question is whether or not the yellow tang will allow it to live in the tank with it. If the yellow tang is around 2" or less, you should be more than fine. Just don't get a blue tang so small that he won't be able to defend himself against the yellow tang if your YTang is an aggressive individual.

 

Right on. That is why I hate yellow tangs, they are way to mean.

 

You have seen my 11 or 12 yr old hippo its huge! all 4 " of it LOL as is the sailfin and the little 1.5" convict tang not to mention all the others this hippo spent the last 10 yrs in a 300 750 and 180 until last weekend and wanted to say thinks to you and that Guy for helping me out with everything . There is a BBQ in the near future .. Oh you have to see the finished 90 tank is 95% and stand is still in need of the facing . But all the tangs /fish are looking great and corals are looking better daily..

 

Yeah, Hippos are very nice contrast to a yellow tang.