Tang Suggestions

[JumpingFlea]

I’m not sure of what tangs I want to get and what tangs would be good together.
The tank is a 5 feet 150 gallon tank.

I will take any suggestions except: Yellow tangs and Gem tangs. Thank you.

Here’s a picture of the tank a week ago. All of the algae is now gone and is in the foxface’s stomach.

My fish stocking list if it helps:

- Foxface
- Starry Blenny
- Pinksquare Anthia
- Percula Clownfish (x2)
- Wyoming White Clownfish
- Melanurus Wrasse
- Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
- Firefish/Fire goby (x2)
- Pj Cardinal (x2)

 

[JumpingFlea]

Also is the tank too stocked to add anymore fish other than the tangs that I will get? If not any other fish suggestions before I seal my fate.

 

[Dbichler]

Tomini or kole tang would be my suggestion I wouldn’t put any of the big ones in a 5 foot tank. Purple tang would be fine as long as you are comfortable with a bully.

 

[Zach B]

I'm a big fan of the yellow eye kole tangs

 

[Mr Cypher]

I have a white tail bristletooth i highly suggest to help you out with that hair algae plus they look awsome and have a lot of personality

 

[DazAquariums]

Kole tang is one of my favorite fish ever

 

[Mr Cypher]

Also kinda gotta ask why no yellow tang?

 

[Uzidaisies]

Purple are nice looking.

 

[Mr Cypher]

My boys

 

[JumpingFlea]

Also kinda gotta ask why no yellow tang?

Yellow Tangs are too expensive around here. Don’t know if they are just expensive here or all over.

 

[JumpingFlea]

I have a white tail bristletooth i highly suggest to help you out with that hair algae plus they look awsome and have a lot of personality

I have heard of them but never actually seen one. Any pictures?

 

[ccole]

I like the squaretail bristletooth tang. They’re similar to Koles, but spotted instead.

 

[JumboShrimp]

One of the online sellers (out of NY, if I recall) is in the middle of it’s $199 Purple Tang sale. I’m sure it will come very small, and you would have to grow it out, but it seems like a good price to me. With the Hawaiian ban, a Yellow Eyed Kole Tang might be hard to come by now— but I have a similar Blue Eyed Kole Tank (Two Spot). He’s in the same 150-gallon as my Purple Tang.

 

[JumpingFlea]

One of the online sellers (out of NY, if I recall) is in the middle of it’s $199 Purple Tang sale. I’m sure it will come very small, and you would have to grow it out, but it seems like a good price to me. With the Hawaiian ban, a Yellow Eyed Kole Tang might be hard to come by now— but I have a similar Blue Eyed Kole Tank (Two Spot). He’s in the same 150-gallon as my Purple Tang.

I’ve seen a couple of purple tangs at my lfs for 150$ I will have to look into those!

 

[Gtinnel]

I came here to say purple as well. There is an online vendor that sells small ones for $100, before shipping.

 

[JumpingFlea]

How are purple tangs personality wise?

 

[Gtinnel]

How are purple tangs personality wise?

They can be a little aggressive. Mine only chases my tomini tang and even then it's not bad

 

[Tamberav]

How are purple tangs personality wise?

Bullies

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tomini
Hepatus
convict
gem (pricey thoigh)
lavender

 

[JumboShrimp]

Mine was so small when I got him that I was able to do TTM using 2-gallon fishbowls and moving him every 48-hours. Lol. Now he’s in his Big-Boy tank, but bothers nobody. Not a big open water swimmer though; I’d say a rock to rock stealth fish.