Originally Posted by
Drama D
So yeah, I want to add two more tangs but not sure if it will be okay since I have the tommi already in there. I don't want him to get bullied and or attack the new tangs. Would it be okay to add 2 more tangs? I just read that if having more than one tang, they should be introduced at the same time and only one kind per tank is advised. I see others tanks with several tangs.
You should be able to add either pair, but add them at the same time. Very small juvenile tangs have much less chance of making it in an established tank and especially with the Tomini. I always thought bristle tooth types were less aggressive, but my tomini has a hard time tolerating any new fish additions. She has never shown aggression against my other tangs.
Disease is the biggest problem as any new tang from a store is going to carry ich possibly other disease. So unless you quarantine and treat if necessary my guess is that disease will be the biggest issue as it can spread then to the other fish. Newly introduced tangs will get stressed out which makes them loose all immunity they possibly had before.
And watch out for the tang police lol.
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