Adding new Tankmates

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  1. Kovu

    Kovu Fire Worm

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    Right now I have a 180 gallon with a 40 gallon sump and I want to add some gobies and tangs. The current stock is two cardinals, two clowns, and a spotted blenny.
    The gobies I am looking at are neons
    For the tangs I am interested in the convicts,kole,and red sea sailfin tang, or an alantic blue tang.
    Right now the only definite one is the redsea sailfin tang.
     
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  3. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    you can probily get the salfin tang and an other tang from a diffirtent sub-family like salfin and atlantic blue tang also make sure the tangs are diffrent coloration
     
  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    I would recommend a Atlantic Blue tang to. I also like wrasse to. is it a reef? large angels,triggers,eels,puffers,lionfish,and Squirrelfish are cool for fowlr tanks. chromis,anthias,cardinals, and assessor basslets are good for schooling.some wrasse,anthias, and dwarf angels can be kept in trios of 2 females and 1 male.
    other tangs-
    hippo,scopas,yellow,kole,bristle tooth,convict,vampire,archilles,flame fin,mimic,yellow belly hippo,powder brown,white cheek,powder blue tangs
    wrasse-
    fairy,flasher,hoevens,six\four\eight line,possum,scarlet pin stripe,pygmy,leopard,potters,mystery,christmas,black-backed,blue head,blunt head,chiseltooth,dusky,grey head,green,gold bar,radiant,yellow,yellow and purple,and sea grass wrasse.
     
  5. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    im not a hundred percent on this but you might be able to get 2-3 convict tangs if you can find them all at the same time because they are peaceful
    and in the wild they live in giant schools
     
  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Lots of great suggestions, here. :)

    I would recommend, however, that you not add the neon gobies. At a maximum size of only 2 inches, they could easily become a snack for a foot-long tang.
     
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    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    also in such a large tank i think it would be hard to find such tiny fish
     
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  9. Kovu

    Kovu Fire Worm

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    Didnt think about that I added a peppermint shrimp in there a month ago and just now saw it again, my thinking was three convicts and a sailfin, but then again I want the kole too, such a hard decision.
     
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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    I would have one of each tang.