Does shape and size really matter?

[ShiftyGirl]

We have 4 beautiful tangs (maybe one in the eye of the beholder.) Purple, Sohal, Desjardini, and Hippo that range around 3-4 inches. Everyone's fat and sassy in our 265G. I want more tangs with as much ease as possible. I know the general rules. 1)Add smallest first and then work your way up, so they can hold their own. 2)Same shaped fish generally don't get along. 3)Then there is the exception that breaks all the generalities and is a freak.

My geometry is a little off, because I'm not too good at picking out the same shapes. To me a purple and yellow tang are shapped the same. Other than that........ Please help the "small brain" here with suggestions of what to go with and what not to. Much appreciated. :noidea:

 

[lowbudget]

size does. jk really for me i just throw them in and hope for the best
my lieutenant and sohal is the same shape differnt size they are ok, purple and yellow get a long fine. powder blue is different shape but hate everyone but my blue tang keeps him on check. really matter is the temperament of the fish

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Only tangs I've ever had issue with is purple, yellow, and scopas. But that Sohal might be mean


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[Clifford]

This so didn't go the way I thought it was going too. I should have known it was Chrystal.

 

[LotsaFishies]

Haha nice thread title.

A couple tricks that can be helpful when adding potentially aggressive new fish:

- add multiple new fish at the same time. If you add just one fish he's "the new guy" that everyone beats on. If you add multiple new fish it spreads the aggression around and lessons the likelihood that any one fish is goin to get overly bullied.

- use a clear in-tank separator / holding box for the first few days. This allows the new fish to acclimate to the new water chemistry, but more importantly gives your current fish time to see and accept him without being about to actually get I him and bully him.

 

[ShiftyGirl]

Love the idea of adding multiple at once. Great excuse to buy more.:whoo:

 

[Clifford]

Love the idea of adding multiple at once. Great excuse to buy more.:whoo:

I have never seen someone get more than you at one time? LOL. I can't wait until I get to see your tank in person on the way to Vegas.

 

[ShiftyGirl]

The more the merrier is my philosophy. :grouphug: Come by anytime. :car:

 

[ShiftyGirl]

It's decided. I'm adding a vlamingii. Wanting to try adding more than one fish at a time, I'll have to check out what else is in. Any other suggestions?

 

[jbaeza83]

It's decided. I'm adding a vlamingii. Wanting to try adding more than one fish at a time, I'll have to check out what else is in. Any other suggestions?

I hope it wasnt the big vlamingii that jason had in the nem tank because he came home with me today.....

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[ShiftyGirl]

You musta took home one of the invisible tangs. I hear just about everyone has one. BTW what you doing up so late?:clock:

 

[pgr11]

Here he is everybody

He's super chill eats from your hand and let's you pet him. No joke

The salifin and sohal are giving him a welcome but its not bad at all. The purple and blue don't seem to mind him at all.

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