Hippo tang pretty hardy?

[Mrspit66]

I'm thinking about getting a hippo tang next for our 75-gallon reef tank. Currently, we have a yellow tang, humbug and yellow-tailed damsels, 2 emerald crabs and 4 turbo snails. I believe everybody would get along okay. Humbug is NOT aggressive at all that I've noticed, and we've had him for several weeks.

My main concern is our tank is 11 weeks old. Readings are good; pH 8.4, no nitrates, nitrites or ammonia; SG about 1.025 (for the inverts) and I'm wondering if the hippo is a pretty hardy fish. Is my tank too new for one? Also, as they are particularly susceptible to skin parasites, could you all give me some pointers on giving a freshwater dip? I haven't tried doing one of those yet.

Thanks!

Cathy

[victorology]

from what i've read, the hippo tang is prone to ich and is one of the less hardy tangs... also, with a yellow tang already in the 75 gallon tank, there wouldn't be much more room in there for another tang...

[Skipper]

And I would add that as the Humbug gets older and bigger, he can really defend his territory. They are tough lil buggers.