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So currently in my 135 gal aquarium, I have
1- clown fish
1- green chromis
1- cleaner wrasse
1- black trigger
I want to add 1 hippo tang, 1 Naso tang, and 3 yellow tangs, and A flame angel. What do you guys think of this idea, I may also add a snowflake eel, and A humahuma trigger.
Suggestions?
 
I think your tank will be overstocked if you add all of those fish. The Naso tang really needs a minimum of a 180-220g aquarium. The hippo also needs a bigger tank. I would add one yellow tang and the flame angel. You could add a bristle tooth tang at the same time as the yellow and that might work out ok. I don't have any experience with huma triggers, but I wonder how that would work out with the black trigger.

I would definitely qt. all of your fish before you put them into your display.
 
Yea, I was wondering about the aggression of 2 triggers, if anyone has any ideas, let me know
 
So is that a good o on the tangs? I honestly like tangs, and is a reaon why I got into the hobby, but had a tank crash, thanks to a fish sitter when I was in Vacation
 
You can certainly add more chromis - if you can get them to survive, chromis are _much_ nicer to look at in groups.

You have a black trigger - is that a niger, or a durgeon? I've seen tanks where multiple triggers get along, and in six feet, with a mellower trigger like either of the "blacks", a younger huma-huma might just be OK - for a while, anyway. Shrimp, crabs and other crustaceans will be at risk - but you knew that. They'd be at risk with a snowflake eel, as well. (Do keep in mind that these big predatory fish take up a lot of your biofilter's capacity to process waste - and believe it or not, can start to look cramped, even in a six foot tank!)

You've got your eye on some big tangs who really love to move. I'd probably set the naso and regal blue (hippo) into my "someday" bin, until I had a bigger tank to place them in. (I have a 220, and am not considering those fish. Well, OK - I _briefly_ considered a hippo, but only because I have a formerly-Nemo-obsessed granddaughter.) Yellow tang ought to be good, or a purple tang _might_. Had you looked at any of the smaller bristletooth tangs? I've got a kole, and in good health, she's nothing like the ones you see in your LFS. Tomini or white-tail would be happy there too, as might a mimic / chocolate tang, which I happen to think both fascinating and elegant.

One yellow (Zebrasoma), Kole, tomini or white tail (Ctenochaetus) and a mimic (Acanthurus) ought to get along well enough in that box. Choose one from each genus to minimize aggression.

Flame angel ought to be OK - will you have coral in the tank? My own flame is pretty well behaved, but the risk exists.

As you get closer to "fully stocked", test your nutrient levels frequently. Your tank will tell you when its biofilter is handling all the current residents, and ready for a new one.

~Bruce
 
It is a Niger trigger, and I will take a look at the Tang options, thanks for all the good info, I will also add some more green chromis in there. And another clown, I am trying to get the salt vack up to 1.025ish, some How it got to 1.023. What is the easiest way to raise that?
 

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