+dapettit Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Given the right conditions will a Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), Achillies Tang (Acanthurus achilles) and a Naso Tang (Naso lituratus) co -exist in the same system? Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Can't speak for the achillies, but my yellow and naso peacefully coexist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Can't speak for the achillies, but my yellow and naso peacefully coexist. I see you have a 125, I assume my 150 will be large enough should I decide to have these> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 They should be fine, but it depends on the size, the order you put them in, and luck. I personally have never had a yellow that really got along with anything, much less another tang. My powder brown is super peaceful, but I haven't tried another tang and really don't plan too. Do you plan to add them all at once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma13 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 A naso will need a bigger tank at some point and an Achilles would need one to start with. I think that they can be compatible in the right setup, but that setup is not one under 240. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma13 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 They should be fine, but it depends on the size, the order you put them in, and luck. I personally have never had a yellow that really got along with anything, much less another tang. My powder brown is super peaceful, but I haven't tried another tang and really don't plan too. Do you plan to add them all at once? My yellow will give new fish some "extra attention" for a couple of days, but has always settled down. I have added a Regal and Achilles Tang successfully with my Yellow. In fact the most aggressive the Tang has ever been is when I added my barred rabbitfish (S. Doliatus). The Yellow, Naso, and Achilles are all from different genus, so that should help. I really wouldn't recommend an Achilles in anything less than an 8' tank. It isn't their size, but their nature that is the problem. My Achilles did not make it much to my displeasure. You can check any board and find the difficulty of keeping an Achilles long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I have to agree with Enigma. The Nasos get huge! Many people don't believe it is a problem but watch a video of Melev's tank sometime. His is a 280 and look at how big his Naso is in comparison and how fast it will swim one end to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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