Scopas tang lateral line with yellow tang

ejk17 · 03/05/2010, 10:36 AM

Hi, I am posting a general question about a scopas tang I am wanting to rescue from my LFS. The scopas has lateral line disease and is pretty beat up but seems to be doing fine, He is about 5 inches min. I am in the process of setting up a 90 gallon mixed reef and i want to add him in and I was wondering if the scopas will fight with a smaller yellow tang 2-3in. I have had the tang for a while now in another tank and its time to move him to my 90. The questions I mainly have are will the Scopas survive or will he just die in a couple of months? Also, Will the scopas pick on the yellow or viceversa? and who should I add first? The scopas has some beat up fins from constant picking on by other fish.

Any suggestion and answers is greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Evan

ejk17 · 03/06/2010, 12:34 AM

Correction, The tang with lateral line disease is a Purple Tang.

Untamed12 · 03/06/2010, 12:50 AM

If you can get some proper nutrition into that fish with lateral line disease he can make a full recovery.

As to whether it will disagree with your yellow tang.....probably, but there is no telling for sure if the disagreement would be serious or not.

ejk17 · 03/07/2010, 11:07 AM

Thanks for the info. Does anyone else have an opinion on this or had experience with these tangs together?

tkeracer619 · 03/07/2010, 11:50 AM

If you are putting them in at the same time I doubt you will have much aggression. Be prepared to take one out if it gets bad.

agreeive?fish · 03/07/2010, 01:28 PM

with mixing purples and yellows its a guessing game.. it is extreemly dependant on each individal fish, i have seen it go from absolutly no problems to complete and total terror.. and anywhere inbetween..

03/05/2010, 10:36 AM	#1
ejk17 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 364	Scopas tang lateral line with yellow tang Hi, I am posting a general question about a scopas tang I am wanting to rescue from my LFS. The scopas has lateral line disease and is pretty beat up but seems to be doing fine, He is about 5 inches min. I am in the process of setting up a 90 gallon mixed reef and i want to add him in and I was wondering if the scopas will fight with a smaller yellow tang 2-3in. I have had the tang for a while now in another tank and its time to move him to my 90. The questions I mainly have are will the Scopas survive or will he just die in a couple of months? Also, Will the scopas pick on the yellow or viceversa? and who should I add first? The scopas has some beat up fins from constant picking on by other fish. Any suggestion and answers is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Evan

03/06/2010, 12:50 AM	#3
Untamed12 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,578	If you can get some proper nutrition into that fish with lateral line disease he can make a full recovery. As to whether it will disagree with your yellow tang.....probably, but there is no telling for sure if the disagreement would be serious or not. __________________ Fishlist: Tangs: Yellow, Vlamingi, Blonde Naso, Unicorn, Atlantic Blue Others: Maroon Clown(s), Foxface, Majestic Angel, Hawkfish and more.. Current Tank Info: 400gal Envision Acrylic reef started 04/07

03/07/2010, 11:50 AM	#5
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	If you are putting them in at the same time I doubt you will have much aggression. Be prepared to take one out if it gets bad. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

03/06/2010, 12:34 AM	#2
ejk17 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 364	Correction, The tang with lateral line disease is a Purple Tang.

03/07/2010, 11:07 AM	#4
ejk17 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 364	Thanks for the info. Does anyone else have an opinion on this or had experience with these tangs together?

03/07/2010, 01:28 PM	#6
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	with mixing purples and yellows its a guessing game.. it is extreemly dependant on each individal fish, i have seen it go from absolutly no problems to complete and total terror.. and anywhere inbetween..