I think I would buy just about anything but first I would like to SCUBA dive where it comes from to learn how it makes it's living. I did that a few times with Moorish Idols and I can keep them now, Not as long as their natural lifespan which is "probably" 10 years so I consider that a failure.
But most creatures can be kept especially if you live near the sea and you can closely approximate it's food. With some animals it's not just food but habitat or amount of water you have. Tangs are easy to keep but most live in schools so will always be stressed in a tank with only a few specimens. They are also long range swimmers and eat a little algae constantly. Algae doesn't have much nutrition so they need to get it all through the day. Mandarins are simple if you just make a feeder. They are long lived fish with no maintenance and constantly spawn.
I have very little luck with orange spotted filefish as I can't, and don't have the time to feed them correctly but I know some people ever breed them.
But I would try just about anything. Not by just putting it in a tank and hoping for the best like too many people do. But I would have to go through much planning for something very difficult and I may not be successful.
But most creatures can be kept especially if you live near the sea and you can closely approximate it's food. With some animals it's not just food but habitat or amount of water you have. Tangs are easy to keep but most live in schools so will always be stressed in a tank with only a few specimens. They are also long range swimmers and eat a little algae constantly. Algae doesn't have much nutrition so they need to get it all through the day. Mandarins are simple if you just make a feeder. They are long lived fish with no maintenance and constantly spawn.
I have very little luck with orange spotted filefish as I can't, and don't have the time to feed them correctly but I know some people ever breed them.
But I would try just about anything. Not by just putting it in a tank and hoping for the best like too many people do. But I would have to go through much planning for something very difficult and I may not be successful.