Proper Size/Good Company

NewBie1 · 07-15-2007, 12:35 PM

I have a yellow tang about 1.5 inches, and a huma trigger about a 1 inch, in a 55 gallon tank. I have a rocky tank setting, so where the fish can swin through but no coral. I was wondering if I could add a small snowflake eel, if the eel could surive in a 55 gallon which I believe should, but how would it cope with the Tang and the Trigger?

GoodMike · 07-15-2007, 01:05 PM

your tank is already too small to house the yellow tang and the trigger, so the simple answer is no

**Fishfirst** · 07-18-2007, 10:52 AM

yes the simple answer is no. maturing huma humas will certainly turn on its tankmates. And I would say it wouldn't be a great idea to house a huma huma with most anything but the most aggressive fish or a huge tank with lots of hiding spots. The SHORT TERM answer would be yes, provided you have excellent filtration and have reasonable LONG TERM PLANS for these three fish. In the long term this combo would not be good due to the explaination above. I say you might... MIGHT have 6 months worth of a docile trigger. The tang and the eel would be fine for a couple years though.

07-15-2007, 12:35 PM	#1
NewBie1 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Proper Size/Good Company I have a yellow tang about 1.5 inches, and a huma trigger about a 1 inch, in a 55 gallon tank. I have a rocky tank setting, so where the fish can swin through but no coral. I was wondering if I could add a small snowflake eel, if the eel could surive in a 55 gallon which I believe should, but how would it cope with the Tang and the Trigger?

07-18-2007, 10:52 AM	#3
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Soon to be Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,506	yes the simple answer is no. maturing huma humas will certainly turn on its tankmates. And I would say it wouldn't be a great idea to house a huma huma with most anything but the most aggressive fish or a huge tank with lots of hiding spots. The SHORT TERM answer would be yes, provided you have excellent filtration and have reasonable LONG TERM PLANS for these three fish. In the long term this combo would not be good due to the explaination above. I say you might... MIGHT have 6 months worth of a docile trigger. The tang and the eel would be fine for a couple years though. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 467	your tank is already too small to house the yellow tang and the trigger, so the simple answer is no

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