What are your favorite fish for large tanks?

[Anemone_Fanatic]

School of pyramid butterflyfish. They are reef safe, and add all the yellow and none of the aggression that comes from yellow tangs.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

So... I'm looking at an upgrade, and the plan is around 225g (72" x 30" x 24"). I'm wondering what are your favorite fish for tanks this size?

Regal Angelfish - Hands down. Also can't go wrong with a Powder Blue Tang, various reef safe wrasses, anthias, chromis, and gobies. Lots of little fish with 1 or 2 medium-large fish looks so much better than 5 or 6 XL fish jammed together in there.

 

[Vasudeo]

School of yellow tangs

 

[BradB]

School of pyramid butterflyfish. They are reef safe, and add all the yellow and none of the aggression that comes from yellow tangs.

I tried this, they killed each other, only 1 left. I had 3 yellow tang together for years in this tank, they had no aggression.

 

[Labridaedicted]

Honestly I only have 3 big fish in my 180. A 2 spot bristletooth tang, gold line rabbit, and my sailfin tang.

I do have a few mid sized fish. Regal Angel, bellus angel (female), copperband butterfly.

But mainly I fill out with lots of smaller very active fish. Lots of anthias and fairy/flasher wrasses.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Honestly I only have 3 big fish in my 180. A 2 spot bristletooth tang, gold line rabbit, and my sailfin tang.

I do have a few mid sized fish. Regal Angel, bellus angel (female), copperband butterfly.

But mainly I fill out with lots of smaller very active fish. Lots of anthias and fairy/flasher wrasses.

I consider my bristletooth to be a "medium" at best .. how big is yours?? I got mine because I thought they stayed small-ish (i.e. ok for a 90 gallon)

 

[Labridaedicted]

I consider my bristletooth to be a "medium" at best .. how big is yours?? I got mine because I thought they stayed small-ish (i.e. ok for a 90 gallon)

Mines about the size of a saucer. Def one of the smaller Tangs. IIRC they can get up to 10" or so in ideal conditions but tend to be on the smaller side of that (7-8") but more importantly, they're not as flighty as the zebrasaomas in my experience. My sailfin regularly breaks acros when he takes off.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Haha! I see what you did there

Sadly, I am also serious lol.

 

[Lividfanatica]

Sadly, I am also serious lol.

Haha - I love me some halichoeres, so i get it!

 

[FishTruck]

Just don't forget.. the best way to make a big tank look small is to put big fish in it!

 

[Lividfanatica]

Just don't forget.. the best way to make a big tank look small is to put big fish in it!

I am worried about this with my 310... but I want all the tangs (not literally all of them)... I just cant help myself!

 

[haitian_reefer]

A large tank is not complete without a blonde Naso.

 

[shakacuz]

blotchy anthias!

 

[MONTANTK]

Regal or Goldflake Angel

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Large fish I have in my Red Sea 750(180g) are...

Desjardini sail fin
Chocolate tang
Tomini tang
Magestic angel
Niger trigger

The largest right now is the tomini at almost 5", altho the sailfin is dominant. I like to get my fish in the 3-4" range.

 

[Stang67]

I am saving up for a Crosshatch trigger for my new 180g.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

So... I'm looking at an upgrade, and the plan is around 225g (72" x 30" x 24"). I'm wondering what are your favorite fish for tanks this size?

Are you going 30 tall or 30 wide? I have both and i highly recommend the 30 wide if you havent ordered it yet.

Id have to have a moray if it were me but theyre not for everyone haha definitely some tangs, a genocanthus angel, dwarf angel, long nose butterfly, a sand dwelling fish like a goby or something and a school of chromis or cardinals.

 

[HB AL]

Triggers, as many as possible!

 

[ninjamyst]

My new fav large fish (totally underrated IMO) - Siganus lineatus, the gold-lined rabbitfish!

Read so many stories of them eating corals....

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Are you going 30 tall or 30 wide? I have both and i highly recommend the 30 wide if you havent ordered it yet.

Id have to have a moray if it were me but theyre not for everyone haha definitely some tangs, a genocanthus angel, dwarf angel, long nose butterfly, a sand dwelling fish like a goby or something and a school of chromis or cardinals.

30 wide. I've gone back and forth on the moray idea. I really want a snowflake, but I'm worried about him enjoying the other fish. Haha.