Tang Troubles

EmilyB · #1 01-12-2014, 03:46 AM

Yellow's are the best. Get rid of the rest.

Slyguy00 · #2 01-12-2014, 04:50 AM

My yellow tang always picked on my sail fin. His fin usually heals pretty fast though. I think its just the way it goes, some fish have personality clashes

mark · #3 01-12-2014, 01:28 PM

So much do I want to get a YT but already have a Purple. Posts like this brings a reality check, zebrasoma can be jerks.

darkreef · #4 01-12-2014, 04:38 PM

All I hear is nasty stories about them yellow tangs refuse to own one .

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 01-12-2014, 04:38 PM

I just changed over two tanks and while I had my fish all caught, I added 3 Yellow tangs into my main tank that already has a Sohal (dominant tang) and an @sshole Lavender tang. As hoped, by adding the 3 YTs at the same time, the Sohal didn't know which to go after and after just a few shows of aggression, has pretty much left the three newbies alone. Whew.

rickcasa · #6 01-12-2014, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EmilyB

Yellow's are the best. Get rid of the rest.

+1, you'll regret getting rid of it if you do. I'm trying to add another 2 but my purple is the one kicking butts. I think we have to add smaller tangs (like half their size) for the alphas not to feel threatened.

mseepman · #7 01-12-2014, 09:34 PM

Well a quick update...I turned the lights on...and the beatings continued. I had already been using a mirror but someone suggested a bigger one...so I went to Walmart and for $7 got a 4ft mirror that i've placed along one of the sides...has it worked???? Maybe a little. The YT is watching himself as often as he is beating on the others now...so maybe a 50% reduction. The other fish have all gone insane...the hippo is not thrilled and my blue fairy wrasse has gone bonkers. The Sailfin is now using one eye to watch for yellow and the other to attack itself in the mirror. Even the goby is open mouthing the mirror side in aggression.
How the hell did i get so many grumpy fish? Without the New additions...there has been zero aggression in my tank over the last year. Only when the yellow sees a new tang.

Doug · #8 01-13-2014, 03:06 AM

Sorry about the problems Mark. I had to laugh at your last post though, imaging all the fish you described. I remember Mike having similar problems and he stuck with the mirror and it eventually did the job.

Thats one problem I have with bare bottom. My male clown is always beating on that guy down there.