tangs

[mm16]

I have a 300 gallon tank
4 clown fish
4 anthias
4 cardinals
5 chromis
hippo tang medium
kole tang medium
flame angel

I wanted to add 1 or 2 purple tang, at least 3 yellow tangs and a blonde naso tang. Any suggestions of order or all at once?

 

[salt_for_brains]

I would do the three yellow and Naso at the same time and then the purples at the same time. The Naso are pretty docile in my experience so you definitely want to add it with other fish so all the attention is not on it.

 

[fastrd400]

I've never had a yellow tang that took to new fish being added. For me I'd put them in last.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

My yellow has always been an asshat.

 

[salt_for_brains]

I agree with both of you but the exception to this is the purples. They are the baddest of the Zebrasoma in my dealings with them.

 

[fastrd400]

Lol. Mine must be a pansy. My yellow lit his ass up, and my purple was twice the size of the yellow.

I think key here is which ever way you do it, do it with the lights out. That is the best way I've found.

 

[monique]

i have recently started to use a acclimation chamber to introduce new fish into the tank. it works well. however you want to introduce multiple fish. if your tank can handle it and all the fish are about the same size then i would add them all together. it would make it hard for the existing fish to pick on one in particular. they would be overwhelmed because of the amount of new fish. if it was my tank -emphasis on MY- i would do a large water change, feed the fish well turn the lights down to dim and ad the new fish, leave the lights down low for a couple days. you want enough light for the fish to find hidy holes but not spot each other across the tank. if your egzisting fish have definet territories you should try to break them up as well. that will really help. then gradually raise the lights back up over a couple of days. good luck

 

[mm16]

thanks