Yellow tang fins

idan555 · 09/21/2018, 05:03 PM

I almost 80% sure that my blue tang like to eat the yellow tang fins.
My blue tang like to annoy all the tank in general and then run and hide under a rock lol.
Any suggestions how to help the yellow guy?

RioReefr · 09/21/2018, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by idan555

I almost 80% sure that my blue tang like to eat the yellow tang fins.
My blue tang like to annoy all the tank in general and then run and hide under a rock lol.
Any suggestions how to help the yellow guy?

Not a tang expert, but sad to say....get yourself a bigger tank would be the only help. I have yellow tang and he is the "king of the castle". I can't imagine having 2 or more tangs together without have a huge tank. They like to have all the space to themselves. If there is increased aggression, it basically means there is not enough territory to go around. Something has to give.

Cliving1 · 09/22/2018, 07:12 AM

Rehome one or the other would probably be your best bet. I doubt it likes eating its fins, probably showing dominance by damaging it

nereefpat · 09/22/2018, 07:20 AM

Tank size?

How long have you had them?

nycman · 09/22/2018, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idan555

I almost 80% sure that my blue tang like to eat the yellow tang fins.
My blue tang like to annoy all the tank in general and then run and hide under a rock lol.
Any suggestions how to help the yellow guy?

I had the same issue. A dominant purple tang with a yellow tang and hippo tang both with ripped fins. But then the hippo tang got 10 times larger and now all tangs have good fins and live in relative harmony.

Uncle99 · 09/22/2018, 11:32 AM

Not enough space in a 55g plus it is not wide

09/21/2018, 05:03 PM	#1
idan555 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 174	Yellow tang fins I almost 80% sure that my blue tang like to eat the yellow tang fins. My blue tang like to annoy all the tank in general and then run and hide under a rock lol. Any suggestions how to help the yellow guy?

09/22/2018, 07:20 AM	#4
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Tank size? How long have you had them? __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

09/22/2018, 07:12 AM	#3
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Rehome one or the other would probably be your best bet. I doubt it likes eating its fins, probably showing dominance by damaging it

09/22/2018, 11:32 AM	#6
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Not enough space in a 55g plus it is not wide