Help with stocking

[amirkabeer]

Hello,

I have been a lurker here for about a year, I finally decided to make an account and participate in the forum.

My 135 gallon 6 foot tank has been setup for almost 3 months and I have 2 Ocellaris clowns (about 2 inches each) and one Tomini flame tang. I was planing on making this a primarily tang tank. In addition to keeping fish I plan on keeping LPS and sofies (maybe SPS in the future), here is what I plan on adding to the tank in order (over the course of 4-6 months):
Kaudern's Cardinal x2
Firefish x2
Copperband x1
A sifter gobby x1
Naso Tang x1
Hippo Tang x1
Purple Tang x1

Do you think this is a good Idea for a beginner? What about aggression? Thanks, I would love to hear your input.

 

[DDon]

The Naso tang and hippo tang both get very large. Check out this thread for recommended tank sizes for tangs.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1946079

Also Copper band can be difficult to get eating so not a good beginner fish. In addition they may pick on your LPS corals. I watched one in a tank at fish store going to town on an acan.

 

[amirkabeer]

Thanks for the reply. If I buy the Naso and Hipo while they are small (2 inches) how long do you think I would have before they outgrow the tank?

 

[DDon]

I can't really say as I have never kept them even though the Naso is probably my favorite tang. I'm sure someone else may be able to answer your question.
Best practice is to purchase fish that can live their full life in the tank you have as it is not always easy to find a new home for larger fish and people get attached to their pets and don't want to give them up even if that was their intention in the first place.

 

[fearyaks]

The sticky at the top is a great place to post your initial stocking questions. Steve is usually fairly prompt at replies -
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2068112&page=493

I'm not terribly experienced but I would be hesitant to have that many tangs in a 135. Also the X2 Firefish will become 1 if they're not a bonded pair, right?

 

[amirkabeer]

Thanks for the info fearyaks, I will repost my question to the sticky.