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Unread 10/11/2018, 12:03 PM   #6
Anemone
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I have a smaller (2") Purple Tang with a medium (4") Blue Tang (Hepatus) and medium (3") "Philippine" Yellow Tang (maybe Acanthurus pyroferus) in a 4 foot, 88 gallon tank, and I see no real aggression between the tangs.

I've had the Blue tang for 5+ years, and originally had it in a 28 gallon JBJ tank for 2 years, then moved it into a custom 2' cube for a couple of years, before moving it to the current tank in January; so I'm definitely not the tang police.

I also have the following as tankmates:

- 4 lyretail anthias (1 male, 3 females)
- 1 flameback angel
- 1 royal gramma
- 1 yellow-tailed blue damsel
- 2 maroon clowns (1 GSM, 1 WSM)
- 2 banggai cardinals
- 1 mottled filefish
- 1 yellow watchman goby (with tiger pistol shrimp)
- 2 skunk cleaner shrimp

So, yes, I have quite a bit of bioload, but the tank seems to handle it well, and I have little aggression between the fish.

Kevin


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