Stocking density

[The Bungulo]

But blue tangs show a minimum tank of 125??
um.... you can obviously do what you want.
You want tangs, you have a "smallish" tank. Tangs need A LOT of swimming room. Keeping any of them in your size tank is like living your life in a jail cell without ever going outside.....

Kole tangs need 70+ gal, so ill get a yellow eye kole.

 

[spiraling]

Kole tangs need 70+ gal, so ill get a yellow eye kole.

I think that's your best option if you must have a tang. There are a lot of cool smaller fish that will work for you.

 

[cmcoker]

great! they look great and will make an awesome centerpeice fish. any special care or anything?

Add it later on your stock list. I've ready tangs and blennies can scrap. They have similar food territories, so stay away from the blennies if you want the tang.

As with any fish, I'd recommend quarantining. Tangs in particular can be ich magnets, so plan ahead on disease prevention for the tank.

 

[The Bungulo]

Yeah i know about the ich. I had no idea about the blennies though. What should i get instead? Ill probably get a UV water purifier filter thing for disease prevention and some backup meds just in case.

 

[cmcoker]

Yeah i know about the ich. I had no idea about the blennies though. What should i get instead? Ill probably get a UV water purifier filter thing for disease prevention and some backup meds just in case.

Where you planning a blenny? I didn't see on on your list.

A goby should be fine, I'm partial to flasher wrasses and would opt for one of those over the six line.

I wouldn't really consider UV a prevention method, maybe more of a disease management tool..