Final fishes in my reef. Need advice about them.

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Hello,
I have a reef tank which is 132 gallon display (210 gallon whole system). My fishes inside the tank are:
-2 clowns
-cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
-leopard wrasse
-yellow wrasse
-flame angel
-cardinal
-midas blenny
-one spot foxface
-royal gramma
-flame hawkfish
-yellow watchman goby(which I see for a minute every 1-2 weeks)

I guess my rockscape is minimalistic (not many hiding places yet, because of lack of a coral inside)

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Now I want to add some tangs inside. I wanted to add blue tang and purple, but I was told purple will be too agressive for my tank, than I switch for a blue, yellow and tomini but I am not sure about getting too crowded tank, so I switch now for a blue and tomini only, but I am affraid will it have a lot of aggressian because they are only 2 or it will be good? Also if you have any other ideas what tangs to put I am up for them!
p.s. I know blue tang will be a big guy for the tank but I will get him little and will think later if he grows too much.
 

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A blue, yellow, and tomini tang will be fine, you could also go with purple and blue if you prefer. You’ve got plenty of space to work with. You’re right about the blue tang being too big, it would definitely be more comfortable in a larger tank. So, I would recommend sticking with a purple, yellow, and tomini tang instead. However, if you’re willing to rehome the blue tang once it outgrows the tank, that could work as well.

You have a good amount of fish but i don’t think you’re not overcrowded yet.
 
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A blue, yellow, and tomini tang will be fine, you could also go with purple and blue if you prefer. You’ve got plenty of space to work with. You’re right about the blue tang being too big, it would definitely be more comfortable in a larger tank. So, I would recommend sticking with a purple, yellow, and tomini tang instead. However, if you’re willing to rehome the blue tang once it outgrows the tank, that could work as well.

You have a good amount of fish but i don’t think you’re not overcrowded yet.
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I wouldn’t put a Blue in your tank. Many don’t have the tank for one long-term. A Yellow, Purple, Scopas, Gem (out of the Zebrasoma), just about any of the Bristletooths (other than maybe the Chevron- not likely to be available anyway due to the Hawaii situation), and a smaller Acanthurus like the Convict or Yellow Mimic, maybe a Japonicus (Gold Rim) would be your choices essentially.

You could do a Yellow or Purple, and one of a Bristletooth of your choice or a Convict / Yellow Mimic / Japonicus.

I agree with you, I’m not a big fan of very crowded tanks, just like how I’m not a big fan of crowded settings in the human sense.

If you haven’t already, your Yellow Watchman Goby should ideally have a pistol shrimp partner. The symbiosis is too much of a thing to miss.

So basically, it will come down to this:

(2) Ocellaris Clowns (not a fan of any designers, but it’s your tank)

(1) Leopard Wrasse (Meleagris)

(1) Yellow Wrasse

(1) Purple Head Fairy Wrasse

(1) Midas Blenny

(1) Bangaii Cardinalfish

(1) Flame Angelfish

(1) Flame Hawkfish

(1) Royal Gramma

(1) OSFF

(1) Yellow OR Purple Tang

(1) Tomini (or other Bristletooth) OR 1 smaller Acanthurus Tang of your choice

For a recap. IMO that should be good.

Your bigger fish will be the Foxface and your 2 Tangs, your “swimmers” will be your Flame Angel (not too big) and the 3 wrasses, the rest of your fish are either smaller or don’t swim as much (Clown pair, Royal Gramma, Flame Hawk, Cardinal, Blenny).
 
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With the small amount of rock work for hiding I'm not sure I would add more than one tang. I keep a yellow and two spot bristle tooth in a 36x22x22" tank and they are fine but I have a lot of rock work with caves and swim throughs.
In another tank 84x30x25" I keep 8 tangs but again I have a lot of rock work.
THO after typing this I took another look at the rock scape and I don't see a single cave or decent spot for fish to hide. Every one of my fish hide in rocks at night. They each have a spot staked out as theirs. I just don't see fish that need hiding spots being comfortable in this tank. JMO
 

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I would drop the flame hawk. Can be a bully and there isn’t alot of hiding places once the clowns and hawk set up shop.
 

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You need way more rock if you want tangs to be honest, not enough hiding places and things for them to swim through
 

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