Sorry for your troubles but you have to admit your move here was kinda ballsy... You went 3.5 hours away to pick up huge fish for your (relatively) small tank (for those fish at least) and you did so with a 5 gallon bucket. Who are you Chuck Norris??
It was a risk that I think paid in it's own because for the amount of rock and other surviving livestock you probably more than made the money you spent (a good size clam assuming it survives is $100-$150 on it's own, not to mention the poor stars which would have made money for you if you traded them). Also, since I am a guy that likes looking at silver linings let me tell you one thing you probably gained. Those tangs, besides the fact that were too big for your tank as others pointed out, they were already stressed and would have been even more in a small tank. When tangs are stressed they are very prone to diseases, especially ich. I would have not been surprised if a week later an entire population of fish was wiped out or you were in much more trouble trying to heal and QT a bunch of fish. So I think, although unfortunate, this might not have been such a bad thing. Also, those other yellows you have I would QT or otherwise try to safeguard against sickness for a few weeks.
Lastly, one thing that a more experienced reefer might want to comment also, is the file fish that was in the mix. Those guys are mellow and all but some species of them have a thorn with a toxin and in a confined space I would not be surprised if s**t went down... Just another thing that probably went wrong...
All in all, I think this is a good story to share and RIP brittle and serpent starts....
