I have kept many yellow tangs over the years and always found them to be very hardy, disease resistant, and excellent algae grazers. I can't say the same about my current regal. He isnt a very good grazer so I've decided to add another tang. I'm basically thinking a kole, purple, or yellow. Can anyone tell me how koles and purples are in terms of algae grazing and ich resistance?
Tang question
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Regals are notorious for ich and not being good algae grazers. I love mine though, one of my favorite fish. I've always heard yellows are the best grazers but koles are good too. For a solid workhorse you can't beat a foxface though. Amazing how clean they keep the rock work.
Yes tangs are more prone but regals and powder blue/browns are in a different league. I have found yellows to be very resistant. I am wondering since purples are in the same family as yellows if they carry the same level of hardiness and grazing proficiency even though they are from different oceans.
I have had all of the above and if I was to recommend a Tang it would be the Kole. The kole is different in regards to being a bristle tooth tang. Not only is he a good grazer but he will eat the poop from the other fish in the tank. My Kole is the only one that gets a hot meal. :lol2::yuk:
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Yeah that just made dr pepper come out of my nose, lol. Everyone is entitled to a hot meal. My regal actually enjoys them too.
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Lol. My coral beauty does that too.
The yellow tang is perhaps the hardiest (and the only one that I can keep from getting ich). The kole, however will be the better grazer. I've managed to kill 3 koles from ich in QT before I gave up on them. If you fart too loud in their presence, they break out with ich, so definitely QT...
