180 stocking questions

[mermin]

Hello all! I have a 180 with about 50 gallons of sump going on. I recently cleared up a ton of room and have a minimalist aquascape going on. Nitrates are hovering around 10 with ammonia/nitrite at 0. Currently in the tank is
4 inch sailfin and 3 inch kole eye tang
3 inch foxface
3 damsels (surprisingly not territorial)
coral beauty
ocellaris clown

So I want to add a hippo and powder brown tang and maybe some other fish. Is this asking too much or do you think ill be safe?
Thanks!

 

[jwm2k3]

Since youve been around RC since 2006 Im very sure you will understand when people chime in and say that would be too many tangs in one tank, that tangs grow too large for a home aquarium, etc. etc. I wont say it. I like watching tangs! Beautiful fish. The only hard part is when they all do get too big what do you do with them? Also, Im sure you know tangs graze all day in the wild, so they will need to be fed small amounts, many times a day to thrive. I wish I had the time to devote to be able to properly care for a tang or anthias, because I love those fish, but I do not.

I am glad to see this question was asked about a 180 and not a 75 or 55gal....Good luck, Id love to see some photos, sounds like a nice setup!

 

[mermin]

The currently get a sheet of nori twice a week and daily feedings of Julian sprungs herbivore food and New life spectrum pellets. All are fat and healthy. Anyone maybe have some alternatives for active colorful fish!?

 

[Bnortz]

Anyone maybe have some alternatives for active colorful fish!?

Wrasses!

 

[dzfish17]

I would forgo the hippo (needs an 8' tank) and get a group of anthias instead.