Looking for suggestions on tangs...
 

I am considering adding one more tang to my intended sps dominant reef tank but not certain what tang would be best for my tank... I had planned to pick up a Kole Tang today but was then informed that they will show a lot of aggression towards blennys. :doh: I am looking for a tang that is not selective when comes to grazing on algae but is also not aggressive to other algae grazing fish. Any suggestions? :question::question::question: I current have a regal and a yellow tang and I also have a big and fat lawnmower blenny with full of personality. I would hate to lose this fella but having just one more tang that enjoys doing some housekeeping in the tank would be great too!

Thanks!!! :confused::confused::confused:

I love my Powder Brown tang (Acanthurus japonicus)!. His white face is so cute and he fit right in with my Yellow and Regal tangs.

I had to wait about 2+ months to get him from JL though as they don't always get them in when they order them. So I had to play the waiting game.

I have a beautiful Lieutenant Tang (Acanthurus tennenti) that I got from a fellow reefer, it wasn't much of a grazer at first but boy it sure goes to town on it now. Gets along with all my other fish ( Blennies, goby's, wrasse's, Cromis & other tangs) hands down my favorite fish in my tank.

Can anyone confirm a Kole would be aggressive with blennies? I've never heard that one before. A Kole would be a great grazer, and I think they're nice looking as well.

My Kole and Lawn mower do pester each other. But it's not in what I'd call a bad way. It's almost as if they play together, from what I've seen when the blenny's had enough he let's the kole know it!!

My kole terrorizes my lawnmower, the lawnmower has to get creative to get at its grazing , it hides mostly because of the kole. My kole isnt even that big, may just be him though.

Weird. I've never owned both together, I'm surprised they even acknowledge each other.

most bristle tooth tangs seem to have a general dislike towards blennies and gobies......we had a chevron in the display tank at the old shop that hated the orange spot diamond goby that was in with him and my chevron used to take runs at my shrimp goby.....he doesnt do it now that I have a pair of shrimp gobies....strength in numbers I guess....

My Kole tang and Tail spot blenny get along fine. Even hang out at the same end of the tank.

I had a kole and a starry blenny that got along fine.

I had a Kole tang that is very aggressive with feeding and chases pretty much EVERY fish in my tank. It also gets very aggressive with it's own reflection. I believe he was a full size adult and I had to remove him to restore the peace in my tank. My tank is a 180 gallon and it wants to keep it all to himself!
Steven

I have a nice atlantic blue eyed tang, nice little fish, don't see them around much either.

I have a lawnmower blenny, a yellow tang, a powder blue tang and a tomini tang in my tank. They all get along fine.

Thank you for sharing your experiences and thoughts... Guess I should re-consider about getting a Kole for now as I really do like my lawnmower blenny.


My lawnmover blenny is at least 4" long... I made one mistake once and that was to have two lawnmover blennys. Only one survived :sad:. Will a small-med Kole still harrass a blenny that is bigger in size or will the blenny dominate a small/med Kole?

I had a Tomini not long ago and seemed to have gotten along with my blennys but the blennys were only 2-3" long then. My lawnmover is now over 4" long and fat as ever... will the blenny take on and dominate any bristle tooth or vise versa?

Are other blennys just as good a grazer as a lawnmover? May consider making a blenny change in the future if I still want a Kole...

My Kole gets ****y if he spots any fish doing a grazing-like motion. He loves dive-bombing my diamond watchman but the watchman is too fast and is back to his thing in seconds. I'd say he's a bit of a jackass in general but doesn't chase... just likes to dart at some of the fish if I'm close to the tank (might feed it).

Convict Tang or Clown Tang.

I'm getting both.

Got a Purple and Regal, neither one is interested in the lawnmower blenny.

At 15" and a recommended 250g or larger for a clown tang. The OP would have to have a large tank. As would you with your 4 tangs already. Of which, 2 of them will get to the 14" range.

Also the survival rate on a clown tang is quite low. And they are one of the most aggressive tangs.

Lets start with a tank size before we recommend half the ocean guys :razz:.

ZoaElite is right

What is the length of your tank?
Thanks

Yeah I'm upgrading to an 8 foot tank right away.

I also have a kole in with two blennies. everybody gets along just fine

Also have a kole that gets along fine with blennies in tank

I have a regal tang, 2 yellow tangs, and a naso tang and they get alone fine.

It's my stupid coral beauty that's causing trouble. Picking on tangs 5 times his size

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