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Thanks, trying to figure out what fish I'm able to add and powder brown has been one of my favorites. I will assuredly pass on those tangs. Still don't know if I'll for sure go for a tang. What about one spot foxface or copperband? I know the copperbands can be tough so I would have to be prepared with all the foods for it.. but would either of those fit in the tank ok?The Powder Brown is not normally a species that swims close to the reef and instead prefers the room for swimming. The Yellow tang (I personally believe this species also needs a 6’ tank to thrive) is less active and stays closer to the reef and caves in the wild.
If I were you I wouldn’t do those tangs in the tank as they would most likely stress out in the long term due to swim room and potentially die - if you went a powder brown, if these stress they risk diseases which can wipe out your entire fish stock. Instead I would personally go for a small Ctenochaetus species as these don’t get overly huge for tangs and can thrive in 4’ tanks. The ones I would recommend are one of these;
- Ctenochaetus binotatus
- Ctenochaetus flavicauda
- Ctenochaetus trunctatus
- Ctenochaetus cf. striatus
- Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
- Ctenochaetus tominiensis