foxface or kole

[Willow]

my tank still shows some nitrates (10 i think) so im not quite finished cycling yet. when i am though i should have a nice crop of algae for someone to eat. does anyone see a problem with adding a foxface or kole tang to the tank to help with some algae control as a first fish? is there one of these more efficient than the other? i was also thinking down the line at some point i would like to add a chevron tang, would a kole and a chevron pose any problems together?

thanks.

[muck]

What size tank are we talking about here..??

[Willow]

doh.. sorry it's a 90

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Willow,

Kole. I might have a two spot or Indonesian purple tang available in a couple of weeks from my seahorse tank if you're interested.

Anthony

[BCOrchidGuy]

Kole tang is a beautiful fish in my books, I had a fox face and a Sailfin Tang in my 155, algae didn't stand a chance... so get both (once the tank is ready to handle them both).

Doug

[Willow]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Willow,

Kole. I might have a two spot or Indonesian purple tang available in a couple of weeks from my seahorse tank if you're interested.

Anthony

whats a 2 spot, is that the yellow eye that you have in there? if so hell yeah i'll take that.

[EmilyB]

Regarding the mix of a chevron and a kole, I would definitely advise against. It is always a good general rule of thumb to avoid mixing fish of the same genus, in this case Ctenochaetus .

They end up looking very much alike (when the chevron matures). The Chevron I might add, was ime much "smrter" hehe, than a kole.

[Willow]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Regarding the mix of a chevron and a kole, I would definitely advise against. It is always a good general rule of thumb to avoid mixing fish of the same genus, in this case Ctenochaetus .

They end up looking very much alike (when the chevron matures). The Chevron I might add, was ime much "smrter" hehe, than a kole.

i did think of that and its a good point, they are both pretty peaceful tangs though aren’t they? i really want the chevron but a kole really earns his keep in the tank.

[Willow]

has anyone every heard of a kole tang with poka dots instead of the horizonal lines? i was a j&l last week and they had one there in the sps tank. ive tried searching for info about them but can't seem to find anything.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Willow,

The two spot or Indonesian purple tang has blue eyes and spots on the front half & stripes on the back half of the body. More of a brownish-lavender colour & yellow tinted tail.

Anthony

I tried to get a pic but it's too bleepin fast for a digital camera.