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Ok, real quesition.

Tang, what is the smallest tank you can put one in to adult hood, say a yellow or purple, or a Powder Blue?

In what size water can you have two tangs of different types (body shapes)?

What size tank hold two same type?

Is it just lenght of tank or is it also width?
 
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Ok ill take a crack at it. Feel free to correct me if im wrong. For a single tang to stay healthy and happy to adulthood i'd say at least a 100G. I heard that Kevin Kato has 5 or more powder blue in his 800 G and none caught ick. Space = less fight = no disease outbreaks.. If you decide to keep more than one it's best to add all at once or if that's not feasible try to move around your rock work. Hope i get this right or the tang poe poe gonna get me :cry:
 
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I had both a purple and a yellow tang in my 75 gallon tank for two years. They lived peacefully and were fat and happy. I fought one outbreak of ich in the very beginning and that was it. They were not frantic swimmers and they kept the tank wonderfully algae-free. I don't have a problem with a tang in a 75 gallon tank as long as it's not one that paces. I don't know how powder blues behave because I've never had one.

BTW, both the purple and yellow tangs went to new homes because they bothered my sun corals too much and it got to be a PITA.

~ Sherri
 
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You had them both in at one time?
Just wondering if 2 would do go in 150, but sounds like depends on the individual fish.
 
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I have a regal and a yellow in my 90 gallon.
They been there about a year, and perfectly healthy.
Never had ich problem with them.

I didn't add them at the same time, had the yellow first.
 
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I had 5 tangs plus a couple of damsels that I couldn't catch in my 135g for several years w/o ich. Occassionally there would be a minor squabble but no serious injuries. Of course noone can guarantee you will have the same experience.
 
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2 Tangs in a 75g.

I have 2 Tangs in a 75g also. One is a Scopas and the other is a Regal/ Hippo Tang. I've had them together about a year and a month, I guess...and I've had the Scopas for almost 2 1/2 yrs. They get along fine, and I have them w/ several other fishes as well. I guess it does depend on the fishes you have together and temperament, but also if they have enough hiding and swimming places, and territories...
 
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I have a yellow tang in my 55 gallon without any problems for the past 8 months.

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I've had a Sailfin and 3 Regal/Hippo Tangs for 2 years in my 150. No ick to-date. Also, no real fights. The Sailfin shows he is boss by doing that back swimming/tail waving stuff... and everyone just backs away.

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Some folks on RC said they have had similar experience ...(no fightings, 2 tangs in 75 G, no icks) for awhile (1-2 yrs) until one of the tang decided he didnt wanna share and killed his fellow tang. So there's a risk involved
 
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I currently have three tangs and a Foxface Rabbitfish in my 180 gallon tank. I have had two tangs in a 75 (before I had my 180 gallon) without a problem. True, they were not fully grown and therefore there was not too much competition for space yet, but they were fine.

Currently my tang population includes a Desjardini Sailfin Tang, a Scopas Tang, and a Mimic Eibli (Acanthurus pyroferus) Tang. They are all juvenile, and I suspect that as they grow there will be increasing competition and I will have to get rid of at least one of them. However, for now they are doing great together.

Jim 8)
 
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I have one a. japonicus in a 75g, and to be honest I feel a little guilty doing that. I used to have a yellow tang in a 72g and it got very aggressive and just paced all the time, because it was too big for the tank. The whitecheek I have now is a little smaller, and they are one of the smallest tangs full-grown (about 8" in nature), so I think the longterm prospects are a lot better than with most tangs. Still, I probably wouldn't have bought a tang for my 75 if I wasn't planning to upgrade to a bigger tank in the next year or two. And 2 tangs in a 75 - maybe if they're really small I could see that, but it's probably hit or miss at best.
 
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