Hey,
I currently have a Red Sea Sailfin Tang that I've had for several years.
It is about 5" from nose to end of tail.
It is currently the largest fish in the tank.
About its temperament, it isn't overly aggressive, but will occasionally chase the second largest fish ( a 4" Copperband Butterfly).
I am looking to add 2 more tangs, a Powder Blue and a Clown.
What size would be recommended to get them?
My LFS currently has each of these which are probably about the same size as my Red Sea Sailfin.
My thinking is that these larger specimens are the way to go, they can probably hold their own better at this size and be more readily accepted into the community hierarchy.
I typically buy fish smaller than this and had a thought, being larger, meaning they have been in the wild longer, would it be harder for them to adjust to captive life?
Would I be better off purchasing smaller specimens and have them just deal with the gauntlet of adjusting to the tank with a larger established tang?
Also, I currently have a bunch of recently purchased chromis' in an observation tank. Would it be of any benefit/distraction to introduce these "dither" fish at the same time as the new tangs?
Just looking for opinions or similar personal experiences with this.
Thanks.
A post is always better with pics, so here is my Red Sea Sailfin.
I currently have a Red Sea Sailfin Tang that I've had for several years.
It is about 5" from nose to end of tail.
It is currently the largest fish in the tank.
About its temperament, it isn't overly aggressive, but will occasionally chase the second largest fish ( a 4" Copperband Butterfly).
I am looking to add 2 more tangs, a Powder Blue and a Clown.
What size would be recommended to get them?
My LFS currently has each of these which are probably about the same size as my Red Sea Sailfin.
My thinking is that these larger specimens are the way to go, they can probably hold their own better at this size and be more readily accepted into the community hierarchy.
I typically buy fish smaller than this and had a thought, being larger, meaning they have been in the wild longer, would it be harder for them to adjust to captive life?
Would I be better off purchasing smaller specimens and have them just deal with the gauntlet of adjusting to the tank with a larger established tang?
Also, I currently have a bunch of recently purchased chromis' in an observation tank. Would it be of any benefit/distraction to introduce these "dither" fish at the same time as the new tangs?
Just looking for opinions or similar personal experiences with this.
Thanks.
A post is always better with pics, so here is my Red Sea Sailfin.