tang behavior

Hey there guys I wanted to start a new thread I keep seeing old ones regarding this topic from years ago. I have a 75 gallon mixed reef with 8 nems 3 black widows, 1 ultra bubble tip, 2 normal rose bubble tip, 1 nexus, 1 Sherman rose and one rock flower with some other corals and such I have had...

Never heard much of this from this specific type of tang so I was just wondering if any of you ever had any Acanthurus tangs eat coral. I first noticed when moving corals from the sand to new rocks due to a court jester goby that kept burying them. I watched the gold rim rip two heads off the...

I introduced my baby Biota yellow tangs to my display tank last week. They're still relatively small, just under 2". Everyone was doing great, getting along - there are 9 of them in a 7' long tank with lots of hiding places. There were mild posturing but no real fights going on until last night...

Hey everyone, Alright so I have a 10” blue spine unicorn tang. I’ve had him for a while and eats out of my hand. He’s in my 310g which I plan to add a big blonde Naso and 4-5 other smaller tangs. (Achilles, gem, purple, blue hippo, maybe white tail) I have someone interested in buying the...

I was looking these up on Live aquaria and min tank size says 180 gallons. However most have told me they need a bigger tank, 300+. The tank is a Visio 210, 6 x 2 x 30" deep. What is your experience keeping a naso tang, what other tangs did you have it with, what tank size? Appreciate all the...

I got a new small blue hippo tang 8/21/23. it was be hide the rocks hanging out with my cleaner shrimp and eating on Sunday the 22nd. Then it just disappeared. I did see it hiding in the rocks Saturday 8/28/23 but I have seen it since nor is it coming out to eat. I know that they can fit into...

Hi, I’ve had this Vlamingi Tang for a couple months now and he has been a family favorite. He is super friendly, eats aggressively, gets along with tank mates (Invited my Vampire Tang to school with him and other fish after a day), and overall a super great fish. He has never shown any negative...