Are these fish compadible

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clowntriggerfis

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These are the fish I want for a 135 FOWLR
1 whitecheek tang
1 aussie tusk
1 porcupine puffer
3 clarkii clowns
1 cleaner wrasse
1 lepord wrasse
and possibly a leaffish if it is compadible
 
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Some of them are not compaTible.

You can only have one pair of clowns in that tank. The clarkiis will destroy the Occ. or Perc. pair. I also wouldn't put a Porc puffer in a 135g as they will get almost as long as the tank is wide if properly cared for.
 
clowntriggerfis said:
These are the fish I want for a 135 FOWLR
1 whitecheek tang
1 aussie tusk
1 porcupine puffer
3 clarkii clowns
1 cleaner wrasse
1 lepord wrasse
and possibly a leaffish if it is compadible
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The porc will get too big unfortunately.
3 clarkii's could be an issue. Clown's a pretty territorial fish and do best singly or in pairs. As mentioned, mixing clown species can and probably will cause them to fight.

Leaf fishes are pretty fragile I believe. Putting them in a tank with voracious feeders might cause them to not get enough food. Fortunately you're in the right place as there are a couple leaf fish gurus on this forum who will know more definitively.

Leopard wrasses are the same story as the leaf fish. They're one of the more difficult species to care for (feeding and fairly sensitive to water quality). I'd hold off on getting one of those until you get a chance to learn about disease treatment.

Which tang do you mean specifically as there are 2 that go by the name whitecheek. Acanthurus japonicus (also called the powder brown) is the better alternative as it is much more hardy that the "other" white cheek, A. nigricans.

I'd imagine the tusk, A. japonicus, and pair of clowns of your choice would be just fine in your tank.

Definitely no on the puffer, and most likely no on the leaf fish and leopard wrasse.

As substitutes for those 2, look at the sharp nose puffers. They're little guys but have a lot of personality. Here's mine, named Toby.

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Here he looks like he's smiling :)
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As far as wrasses go, there are plenty of beautiful ones you can choose that are way more hardy. If you get a wrasse (including the tusk) get a top with really tiny spaces of it'll go carpet surfing.
 
revised list of fish
1 white cheek tang
1 aussie tusk
1 blue spotted puffer
2 clarkii clown
1 cleaner wrasse
1 dusky wrasse
1 richmond wrasse
1 greyhead wrasse
1 hoeven's wrasse
 
Mine's a blue spotted puffer (Canthigaster solandri, there's another blue spot from Hawaii). He was about $35 if I remember correctly. I've had him since winter of 2009. Mine looks a little different from the puffer in the picture as fish tend to vary in coloration from region to region. I'm not sure where Toby came from.

The A. nigricans (white cheek) is definitely a beauty but like I said they're notoriously hard to take care of. I'm pretty sure it's due to the fact that they are very prone to catching diseases. Powder browns are really pretty in person and much more bullet proof than the white cheeks though are still a little disease prone (as with most tangs). I'd sill recommend the powder brown or maybe holding off on getting a white cheek until you get some experience under your belt. It's your call but losing a fish to preventable disease really sucks. It's happened to me several times and each fish probably could have been saved had I had more knowledge under my belt.

Ah, the Coris Wrasse. I'm not too sure about aggressiveness (I think they're kind of boisterous but not outright violent) as I've had no experience with them but that fish gets too big for a six foot tank. They grow to be about a foot in length.
 
It could be. I know people mix wrasses but I'm not really sure how they behave when there are several species in a tank. I can't comment on that because I don't know.

If all the wrasses are small, bioload will probably be ok.

One comment about the cleaner wrasse: as cool as they are, there's some controversy among reef keepers regarding the practice of collecting them from the wild. Since they're such an integral part of the reef, collecting them removes a very important piece of the ecosystem. I'd really discourage you to purchase one as these guys are much better off on the reef. The rest of the fish benefit as well.

One other thing to consider also. Since you've got a pretty decent size tank, instead of all wrasses maybe consider some more diverse species like a dwarf angel or another small tang (kole, tomini, convict, etc.)? It'd add a lot of variety to your tank. Just a suggestion!
 
Honestly I really only feed my fish New Life Spectrum pellets. There's a lot of aquarists who feed a variety of foods like nori (dried sea weed), mysis (tiny shrimp, PE, Piscene Energetics, is one of the better brands), clams on the half shell, krill, small pieces of ocean fish, etc.

I'll feed nori or mysis as a treat but 95% of my fishs's diet is NLS pellets. Based on how fat and colorful my fish are, as well as lack of disease and observable stress I really don't see any reason to vary the diet too much. A lot of people will disagree with me on that but a lot will agree as well. The diet issue is another topic that people tend to debate.
 
The blue tang is too big also :). I hate telling you that because I'm in the "my tank is just too small" zone as well. The flame angel is a great choice. I have one in my tank. Here's a pic:

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My flame is from the Marshall Islands. They have the more orange, yellow centers. Hawaiian flames are more bright red. He's a great fish.
 
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