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.