Tang aggression

[Luke11]

How to stop tang aggression in reef tank

 

[dswong01]

Use a mirror

 

[Srt4eric]

what size tank? how many tangs? what kind of tangs?

 

[Luke11]

75 gallon, juvenile tomini tang, juvenile yellow tang

 

[derek_SR]

They might work it out at that age still but your tank is too small for a yellow tang IMO, and he will probably only get angrier as he gets bigger. Tomini should be OK.

 

[Alexander1312]

How often do you feed them? What do you feed them?

 

[Luke11]

They might work it out at that age still but your tank is too small for a yellow tang IMO, and he will probably only get angrier as he gets bigger. Tomini should be OK.

The yellow tang is temporary

 

[Luke11]

How often do you feed them? What do you feed them?

I feed the tank musks shrimp, pellets, and nori(two clips)

 

[Luke11]

I feed the tank musks shrimp, pellets, and nori(two clips)

*Mysis

 

[Luke11]

How often do you feed them? What do you feed them?

I keep nori in tank 24 hours a day, mysis every two days, and pellets every day

 

[Patio]

Mirror worked for me as well.

 

[NanoCrazed]

The answer is lots of rock work and hiding places.... I keep lots of tangs in lots of tanks. Only issue is when you have similar shaped ones... but with lots of hiding places, they all settle down after a few days.

Except is when you have power xxx tangs... they're just jerks

 

[Luke11]

Thank you, I will try that

Mirror worked for me as well.

The answer is lots of rock work and hiding places.... I keep lots of tangs in lots of tanks. Only issue is when you have similar shaped ones... but with lots of hiding places, they all settle down after a few days.

Except is when you have power xxx tangs... they're just jerks

Thanks

 

[H2OPlayar]

Second to more rock and hiding places, never tried the mirror because I've always had enough rock work

 

[derek_SR]

The yellow tang is temporary

Then I guess your problem is temporary

 

[TheRealMadMax]

How long have you been seeing the aggression? I recently added a Hippo tang to my big tank where I keep a bunch of tangs. A few days of chasing and then everything settled out. Now everyone is happy, or as happy as fish can be.

 

[Turkeysammich]

As soon as a hierarchy is established. The aggression will calm down. All fish have a pecking order.

 

[PjFish]

How long is temporary? Put the largest mirror in the house against the tank! Turn off lights for a day or two but e eventually they gotta work it out but depending on the aggressiveness may want to toss whoever in the sump or acclimation cage since their caudal peduncles can slice and dice gravely! If ones getting sliced up then separate..
Good luck

 

[Srt4eric]

Best way I have seen to fix it is with a supporting membership...

 

[Luke11]

How long is temporary? Put the largest mirror in the house against the tank! Turn off lights for a day or two but e eventually they gotta work it out but depending on the aggressiveness may want to toss whoever in the sump or acclimation cage since their caudal peduncles can slice and dice gravely! If ones getting sliced up then separate..
Good luck

Will my coral be okay with the lights off?