Intro order of fish to dt

fishguy597

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I have had all of my fish in qt since October 2nd. I'm getting ready to put my anthias, wrasses, and tangs back in. Since putting my fish in qt I picked up a powder blue and has been eating in copper for a month. The pb is the smallest of the tangs at 3". I have a tomini, purple, and Atlantic blue. The ab is the biggest at 5 1/2". The purple and pb were in a 75 together and they got along after a little time.
I have done this once befor and used acclimation boxes for two weeks .The ab and the purple still fought till the ab established dominance. Now since they are going into a reef tank I'm worried about the pb since they are ich magnets. The tank is 7' long 200. Should I add the pb and let him adjust for a few days?Then after he's comfortable add the other 3 tangs ? Any suggestions are welcome.
 
Since the fish are all going into a new environment, I would be inclined to add them all at the same time. I did something similar with my 7 ft 265, moving all fish in from a prior 90 and using the opportunity to also add in all the fish that had made it through QT.
 
Yes, I had a pair of Hippos in the 90 (one of which I found a new home for) along with a yellow, and added in a purple that had been in QT into the new display all at the same time. Have since added a Desjardini Sailfin, all largely without major problems. OK, the yellow and purple do bicker a bit, and the latter occasionally has a chunk missing from its fin, but that heals up pretty quickly.
 
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