Damn Yellow Tang...

[madhouse]

I added a CBB to my 75 Gallon tank today and my Yellow tang just kept going after him... had to take him out and put him in another tank i had thankfully... why did that happen..? tank consists of (1) 3" Yellow tang, (3) 1" Chromis, (1) say 1.5" 6 Line, and (1) 1.5" Chalk Bass...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

territorial... how long was it in the tank.... pretty much hes showing whos boss..

 

[marrone]

Yellow tang can be very aggressive and fight with a lot of fish. CBB aren't that aggressive and need to be keep with peaceful fish. What happen, the yellow tang attacking the CBB, was very expected. The yellow tang may leave the CBB alone in time or keep attacking him until the CBB stress out and dies.

 

[nycitaliano9]

i got dibs on yellow tang lol ill give you 10 for him

 

[madhouse]

nah i got 2 tanks running second tank has a small hippo tang which seems to get along with him so no sales yet..

 

[nycitaliano9]

ill buy both of them give me a good price or ill trade my big salfin for him 5-6 inchs eats alot and very healthy. got to get him out my tank he is too big

 

[madhouse]

im not a fan of buying or getting big fish .. i like to get small fish and watch them grow..

 

[nycitaliano9]

i feel the same my salfin was a gift so i kept him for 7 months now he got so big he needs 75 gallon or more

 

[Tonyscoots84]

correction 120 gallon or more...

 

[samksy]

Yellow tang will beat the crap out off the CBB. Good luck.

 

[Chris5]

nah he will just harrass him for about 24 hrs or so thats what mine does to any new fish, i also had a CBB but he lost the battle to ick, not to the YT...just give it some time and dont stress, and hopefully there is enough room for them to find their own territories....:Up_to_som

 

[samksy]

My got harrassed and beat to deadth :Starwars: :skull:
Also depends on how big your tank is. Mine was 90g, but still not enough space to hide.
I say don't take any chances.

 

[marrone]

CBB are very delicate to begin with, not to mention that they're hard to get to eat, and anything that is going to stress it out should be removed from the tank until the CBB gets a good foot hold in the tank.

A YT will stress it out enough to cause it to not come out and probably not eat. There isn't a set time that the YT will stop going at the CBB and since the tank isn't that large the YT will probably keep going back at the CBB.

 

[druluv]

Yellow tangs and any tangish looking fish don't get along. If the CBB can survive the tangs first flury, then it will be ok.

 

[marrone]

Yellow tangs and any tangish looking fish don't get along.

Not true at all. YT tangs can be mixed with many other tangs without any problems. You will have problems mixing one then one YT together but a lot of other tangs or other fish wouldn't be any problem.

If the CBB can survive the tangs first flury, then it will be ok.

Just because the CBB can survive the first flury from the YT tang doesn't mean it's going to be alright. The YT many consistantly continue to attack and harasse the CBB, and depending on the size of the tank the CBB could become very stressed out and spend most of it's time hiding.

If the fish was a Hippo or Kole tang or maybe a pygmy angel or a stronger more aggressive fish then I would said that would be true, but a CBB doens't fit that type of fish.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Yellow tangs and any tangish looking fish don't get along.

not necc. true... its all about luck and personality of the fish... i got 3 tangs in my 75 gallon tank and all hang wit each other... blue hippo 2", yellow tang 2", and powder blue 3+" and there all friends....

 

[herman]

If the yellow tng is being an ass, print out this pic and hang it on your tank to serve as a warning. "you dont behave, I will buy a grouper"

 

[Tonyscoots84]

:funnypost lmao @ hermz... hey herman if i did that to my yellow he would go into shock and prob. die.... lmaooooooo

 

[SaltWaterN00b]

**N00b ALERT**

Whats a CBB?

 

[marrone]

CBB=Copperband Butterfly.