Thoughts on clown tang in 180?

[Milad]

well here is what my wish list was for tangs
yellow
mimic
purple
orange shoulder
clown
naso
powder blue

so how should i be changing this?

remove powder blue, clown and orange shoulder from my list and just get a purple and naso?

I really want a good group of tangs with lots of color. suggestions welcome!

[Zoaelite]

In my 170g I have 6 tangs;
1 Purple Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 2 Spot Bristletooth Tang
1 Chocolate Mimic Tang
1 Lemon Peel Mimic Tang
1 Orange socket Tang (Acan auranticavus)

They all get along very well, I think a big key to that is having an automatic feeder and a VERY large amount of live rock. I added them in the following order:

1. Orange Socket
2. Yellow Tang
2. 2 Spot Bristle
2. Chocolate Mimic
3.Yellow Mimic
4. Purple (The biggest)

I won't be adding any more until I upgrade my tank size. As stated I would stay away from the Clown, powder blue, and possibly the naso. How full is the 180 as far as liverock and coral goes?
Levi

[Milad]

well its a new 180 and there is tons of live rock in it. im slowly removing liverock from display because i think there is to much live rock

currently there is only about 16 fish in the tank, mainly clowns, wrasses, gobies

probably about 16-20 pieces of coral
mainly zoas but couple sps.

i just like the fact that my chocolate mimic, foxface, and yellow all hang out together. they cruise the tank in a pack and eat algea all day. I want to add more to their crusin pack.

I do have automatic feeder and it feeds 4 times a day.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by Milad

well its a new 180 and there is tons of live rock in it. im slowly removing liverock from display because i think there is to much live rock

currently there is only about 16 fish in the tank, mainly clowns, wrasses, gobies

probably about 16-20 pieces of coral
mainly zoas but couple sps.

i just like the fact that my chocolate mimic, foxface, and yellow all hang out together. they cruise the tank in a pack and eat algea all day. I want to add more to their crusin pack.

I do have automatic feeder and it feeds 4 times a day.

Yes it's fun to watch as they are all different species but my tangs do it too. Watch out if you are thinking of keeping zoas and tangs together, many species of tangs are known to munch on softies.

[Milad]

ok here is my revised wish list (even though i really want either a clown or sohal but im gonna listen to you guys)

Currently have:
Chocolate mimic
Yellow

Want to buy:
Powder brown
Sailfin
Purple


thoughts and suggestions?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

The purple will likely fight with the yellow (same body shape). On the plus side, since your yellow is already in the tank, and the purplbe is usually more aggressive, that could balance out. Probably better than adding a YT to a PT. However, be forewarned that adding tangs is a hit or miss scenario and be prepared to try to separate them if the fighting gets too bad.