I have a 46 gallon bow aquarium. With Live Sand, Live Rock,Coral Chips, two peaceful clownfish, 1 six-line wrasse and some live coral. I've had this tank for 7 months now. Recently I purchased two Small Powder Blue Tangs (about 3 inches each). They have acclimitated to the tank nicely and they are eating. However one of them is very aggressive. It circles the entire tank feeding on macro algae and keeps the other tang in the corner. At all times it tries to keep the other tang in the upper right corner, where the less aggressive tang hides behind the protein skimmer. My question is how can I get these two powder tangs to get along? And will they hurt each other if in the same tank?
2007-02-12 16:25:50 · 5 answers · asked by Smitha 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
as you may know, two fish with the same body shape will not get along in a tank. i have found that 3 on the other hand can be cohabitats. in the ocean they actually school and get along quite nicely. i have three yellow tangs that i introduced at the same time and they get along wonderfully. my suggestion is, buy another powder blue of the same size. remove the two you have , rearrange some of the live rock. thenn reintroduce them together all 3 at the same time. that way no one fish has its own territory staked out. they will have a hell of a lot better chance this way. hope ive helped a little.
2007-02-13 04:58:10 · answer #1 · answered by mxstar71203 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tangs may seem small now but in short time will more than outgrow a 46 gallon tank. when tangs are their adult length of about 9 inches, both will be too large for your tank; even 1 will be too large when it reaches adult length. if you really want to keep your powder blues, get a much larger tank (at least 150, preferably bigger if you can) and introduce both tangs to the tank at the same time.
if you cannot afford or don't have the space for such a large tank, take the tangs back to the store you got them from & choose a few other fish that will attain much smaller lengths when adult. i have a 40 gallon that i only have a skunk clown, a fairy wrasse and a floppy-tail dottyback in and these 3 are more than enough as it is.
2007-02-13 11:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by ms v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sorry ,but you should only have one tang in every tank.They are very agressive to thier own kind.You have to have at least a 150 gallon tank,introduce them both at the same time and with enough live rock so they can hide from each other in order for them to co exist.Your best bet is to have a seperate saltwater tank if not,youll worry alot.
2007-02-12 16:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by ♠ Oscillate Wildly ♠ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tangs must be saved singly, or in tremendous communities. in case you in trouble-free words positioned some at the same time they are going to in all likelihood kill one yet another. Plus, your tank is a touch too small so that you may have 2 individual tangs.
2016-11-27 19:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by buckingham 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hate to break it to you, but if you don't separate them soon one will be co-existing inside the other's digestive tract.
2007-02-12 17:07:28 · answer #5 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋