Purple Tang

[chunchma]

Are they as mean as the yellow tang? I have heard some stories that they yellow tang will pick on other fish. I have had power blue and hippo tangs and they never bothered other fish.

So what about the purple tang?


Thanks! :?:

 

[BOSS252]

My Purple Tang is very peacful.

 

[fishfanatic2]

It really is an individual fish thing, sometimes you will get one with a nasty personality. If you introduce the tang as the last fish in the tank when all the other fish are established then it should be fine 99% of the time. Otherwise the tang usually just claims the whole tank as his own.

 

[Anonymous]

I had a purple and he was just plain mean. I even saw him swat his barb at a clam once.

Beautiful fish though.

Louey

 

[Juck]

I even saw him swat his barb at a clam once.

Now that's a mean fish!

 

[btang]

My purple does not bother anyone. Did give my hippo a bit of a hard time at first, but now they are fine.

 

[WRASSER]

chunchma, did you get the purple tang?

 

[Reefer_man]

I just purchased a kole (yellow eye) tang yesterday. I is a little shy but has adapted quite well with my other fish. He has been swimming around with my yellow headed sleeper goby. They are pratically inseparable. I have a pair of false percs, 2 blue damsels, 1 yellow tailed damsel, the sleeper goby, and lots of soft corals. He is still very shy, but he enjoys swimming around with everyone else when we are watchign from a distance. He gets scared when there is a presence in front of the tank. I did notice that he has some HLLE on one of his sides. I'm hoping that the nice new home i gave him and a good diet could clear it up.

 

[Anonymous]

Add your fish at night too... when the lights are out, so that they have a "fighting" chance before the new day arrives.

~wings~

 

[Unarce]

Purple Tang's tend to be one of the most aggressive among surgeonfish. I was hoping I might get lucky when I bought my baby PT, and after 4 years, I've not been able to keep anything with him.

He even takes swipes at my hand :?