Tang vs. Angel
Hi guys,
<Hi David, PF here tonight>
Quick Question...(I think)
<It's the quick ones that turn into War and Peace... ; ) >
I have a 800 litre tank with the following fish:
Yellow Tang
Bristle Tooth Tang
Coral Beauty
Clown
Damsel
Emperor Angel
The Emperor is the latest addition and has only been in my system for two days, the Tangs are giving him a hard time particularly the bristle tooth. The Bristle tooth is a real menace and I have taken many fish back to my LFS because of him.
I have about 60 kg.s of live rock in the system and if anything I thought the Emperor would put the Tang in his place. Emperor is about 18cm.
This morning I noticed a small hole in the side of the Emperor, funny enough just the size of a Tang scalpel.
The question is do I rush home and remove the offending tang and in the process rip half of my tank apart or will they sort themselves out.
Thanks in advance.
David
Cape Town
South Africa.
<Well David, I think the answer boils down to whether or not you want to keep the tang or the angel, one of them needs to go. You can let them sort it out, but the tang to me sounds like a trouble maker. It could also be the presence of two tangs that is causing the aggression, tangs generally don't get along with other tangs.
Have a good evening, PF>

Kole Tang
I'm looking into purchasing a Kole Tang that's about 3" long. At the present time, I've already got a Hepatus Tang in the tank that's about the same size.
I've seen conflicting reports on how well these two fish will get along in a 75 gallon tank. Please give me your opinion.
<Should be fine... both not terribly aggressive species... good size difference... My opinions on the family, genera, species are posted here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tangs,.htm
and the links beyond>
It's also possible that I could get a 2 1/2" Kole instead.
<Go with the larger one. Bob Fenner>
Thanks, Larry Breit